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Icy road causes rollover crash injuring Trenton woman

A Trenton woman sustained minor injuries when a car went too fast on ice and overturned one mile west of Jamesport on Tuesday night, December 29th. A private vehicle transported passenger 30-year-old Jomelle Baker to the Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. No injuries were reported for driver 33-year-old Colby Baker of Trenton. The car traveled […]

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Florida man crashes Freightliner truck on Highway 65

The Highway Patrol reports a Florida man sustained moderate injuries when the Freightliner big rig he drove struck a tree in northern Carroll County Wednesday. Forty-year-old Steven Oberheim was transported to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. The truck traveled west on Route J east of  Highway 65 before it reportedly crossed the center […]

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Milan resident injured in crash on Route C

A Milan resident sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he drove overturned three miles southeast of Milan the morning of December 16th. An ambulance transported 20-year-old Devon Clinch to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan. The pickup traveled west on Route C before running off the right side of the road, overcorrecting, going […]

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Grundy County Commission to consider mask order after meeting with numerous health professionals

Representatives from Wright Memorial Hospital, the Grundy County Health Department, and Grundy County Ambulance discussed a possible mask order with the Grundy County Commission the morning of December 8th. Wright Memorial Chief Nursing Officer Catherine Hamilton said she does not think communities understand the stresses on hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. She explained there […]

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Two-car crash in Adair County injures Ottumwa teenager

One person from Iowa was taken to the hospital in Milan following a two-vehicle accident late Sunday night on Highway 6 in western Adair County. Nineteen-year-old Manuel Ruano of Ottumwa received minor injuries and was taken by private vehicle to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital. A trooper reported cars driven by Ruano and 27-year-old Yadira Hernandez-Jimenez, […]

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Audio: Missouri prepares to launch new program to help rural hospitals with covid struggles

On Tuesday, Missouri is launching a program focused on helping rural hospitals with their problems of limited staffing, bed capacity, and equipment during the pandemic. In southwest Missouri’s Appleton City, many low-income families are waiting for care. Jamie O’Farrell tells Springfield television station KOLR she treats patients at Ellett Memorial Hospital’s clinic.     Through […]

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Two area teenagers injured in crash near Ravanna

The Highway Patrol reports two area residents sustained moderate injuries when a car struck a fence five miles west of Ravanna Saturday at 1:05 in the morning. A private vehicle transported the driver, 18-year-old Luka Nichols of Princeton, to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. An ambulance transported the passenger, 17-year-old Maci Lisle of Bethany, to […]