Wright Memorial Hospital has been named a 2020 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey. The award recognizes top-performing health care organizations that have achieved the 95th percentile or above of performance in clinical quality. It’s the second year in a row that Wright Memorial Hospital received this award. The Press Ganey Guardian of […]
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Missing Hale resident found by private citizen on Saturday morning
A missing resident of the Hale community was located late Saturday morning, sometime after the pickup truck he was driving went off a road in southeastern Livingston County and hit a small grove of trees. Eighty-one-year-old William Weaver was taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with moderate injuries. The highway patrol listed the […]
Three from Utica injured in crash on Highway 65
Three residents of Utica were injured late Tuesday night when the car they were in allegedly failed to halt for a stop sign, traveled across Highway 65, and into a ditch on Carroll County Route WW at Highway 65. The driver, 22-year-old Trista Neal as well as passengers 18-year-old Gage Deshazier and 19-year-old DeQuaila Mayfield […]
Two Chillicothe teens injured in rollover crash near Laclede
Two Chillicothe teens sustained injuries when a car overturned half of a mile east of Laclede the night of Friday, September 4th. The driver, a 16-year-old girl, and the passenger, a 16-year-old boy, were transported by ambulance to the Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield with what the Highway Patrol called minor injuries. The names were […]
With continued spread of COVID-19, Wright Memorial Hospital, Hedrick Medical Center, revise visitor guidelines
With the continued spread of COVID-19, Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital have revised their visitor guidelines to further protect patients and care team members. The new visitor guidelines fall in line with the Saint Luke’s Kansas City area hospitals as ‘Level 4 Restricted.’ Level 4 Restricted visitor guidelines restrict visitors to one visitor […]
Shelbina man accused of DWI after crashing on Highway 6
A northeast Missouri resident was hurt when the pickup truck he was driving traveled off Highway 6 and overturned east of Milan. Twenty-year-old Drake Oxendale of Shelbina was taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with moderate injuries. The crash happened early Saturday approximately five miles east of Milan on Highway 6 when the […]
Carrollton man injured, Norborne teen escapes injury in two-vehicle crash on a county road
The Highway Patrol reports a Carrollton man sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Carroll County on the evening of Friday, August 28th. Emergency medical services transported 37-year-old Bobby Derickson to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital. The other driver, a 16-year-old girl from Norborne, was reported as not injured. A crash report indicates Derickson’s […]
Two injured in crash on Highway 6 near Green City
Green City and Milan residents were injured Thursday afternoon when two vehicles collided and overturned at Green City. Seventy-four-year-old Michael Gray of Green City received serious injuries and went to University Hospital in Columbia. The patrol reported 51-year-old David Chapman of Milan received minor injuries and was sent to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. […]
Milan woman injured in crash that demolishes SUV on Route T
A Milan woman was injured when the sports utility vehicle she was driving ran off a Sullivan county route, overturned, and struck a fence. The single-vehicle accident happened Wednesday afternoon on Route T, two miles south of Milan. Injuries were minor for 28-year-old Clarissa Lemire of Milan, who was taken by an ambulance to the […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees address lengthy agenda at Tuesday meeting
Various reports were given at the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees meeting the evening of Tuesday, August 25th. Several included information about the COVID-19 pandemic. Vice President of Student Affairs Doctor Kristen Alley reported student move-in went well, and precautions were taken. Seventeen students were tested for COVID-19, and all results were negative. […]
Martinsville man injured in crash on Highway 69; accused of DWI
A Martinsville resident was injured, then arrested, following a two vehicle accident on Tuesday near Eagleville. The highway patrol reports 83 year old John Stegmayer received moderate injuries and was taken by emergency medical services to the Harrison County Memorial Hospital in Bethany. The other driver, 66 year old Leonard Stobbe of Eagleville was not […]
Trenton City Council discusses, then requests more information on potential increases in water and wastewater rates
The Trenton City Council listened, had a discussion, then requested more information on potential increases in water and wastewater rates to go toward financing possible future projects described as needed sooner than later at Trenton. Comparison of water and sewer rates were provided on some two dozen communities, some with higher rates, others with lower […]
Trenton City Council, Building and Nuisance Board set to meet on Monday evening
Meetings are scheduled Monday night at Trenton City Hall for the Building and Nuisance Board as well as the Trenton City Council. The 6 o’clock agenda for the building board lists ten addresses of concern. To be reviewed are 604 Linn, 812 Grant, 1113 to 1115 Main, 1109 Main; 1814 Hillcrest; and 813 Olive. New […]
Man from De Kalb dies at Mercer Homecoming Park during ATV drag race
A northwest Missouri man was fatally injured Saturday evening when the all-terrain vehicle he was operating hit a utility pole just north of Mercer during an ATV drag race at Mercer Homecoming Park. Sixty-four-year-old Billy Nichols of De Kalb was pronounced dead at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton slightly more than an hour after the […]
Trenton man injured in crash west of Altamont
A Trenton resident sustained injuries in a one-vehicle accident west of Altamont the morning of Tuesday, August 11th. A private vehicle transported 31 year old Jeremy Reed to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton with what the Highway Patrol described as minor injuries. The vehicle traveled west on U. S. Highway 69 before it ran off […]
Wright Memorial Hospital and Hedrick Medical Center COVID-19 testing tops 3,200
Over 200 COVID-19 tests were conducted during the past week at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe and Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Collectively, the new total is 3,234 tests, however, results are not provided by the hospitals. Reports are made public by the county health departments Wright Memorial has tested 1,045 including 711 from Grundy […]
Three injured when car overturns west of Reger
Three area residents sustained injuries when a car overturned three miles west of Reger the night of Friday, August 7th. The Highway Patrol reports driver 22 year old Sabrina Lee of Milan and passenger 43 year old Josette Mace of Milan received moderate injuries. Injuries were described as minor for passenger 19 year old Jessica […]
Trenton man injured when car strikes cow on Highway 65
A Trenton man, 30-year-old Jason Golden, was injured last night when his northbound car struck a cow on Highway 65, seven miles north of Trenton. After impact, the car traveled off the west side of the highway, overturned, and struck a fence. Golden received serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Wright Memorial […]
Powersville woman injured in Highway 139 crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Powersville woman sustained minor injuries when a sport utility vehicle traveled into the path of the car in which she was a passenger in Putnam County the afternoon of Wednesday, August 5th. A private vehicle transported 76 year old Oris Roberts to the Putnam County Memorial Hospital of Unionville. No […]
Marceline man life-flighted after mower runs off road in Brookfield
The Highway Patrol reports a Marceline man sustained moderate injuries when the mower he operated ran off the road in Brookfield the afternoon of Tuesday, August 4th. An ambulance transported 67-year-old John Polson to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. An air ambulance then took him to the University Hospital of Columbia. The mower traveled west […]