The Princeton R-5 Board of Education the evening of Monday, June 8th approved the district preparing an Alternative Methods of Instruction Plan. The district explains that, starting in the 2020-2021 school year, a local education agency will not be required to make up school hours lost or canceled due to exceptional or emergency circumstances, up […]
Another 178 people received COVID-19 testing during the past week in Chillicothe and Trenton. As of Monday morning, the combined number for Wright Memorial Hospital and Hedrick Medical Center was 1,249. Wright Memorial has tested 328 people including 228 from Grundy County, 54 from Mercer County, 46 from other counties. Hedrick has tested 921. That […]
The Mercer County Health Department confirms the fourth positive case of COVID-19 in the county. A private laboratory out of the county tested the specimen. The person is self isolating at home with mild symptoms. No other information about the patient will be provided to maintain confidentiality. The Mercer County Health Department is conducting a […]
A structure fire occurred last night in Spickard and the Mercer County Fire Protection District reports it responded to a mutual aid call in Spickard’s fire protection district. While on the scene of the fire at 612 Pine Street, Mercer County reports one member of Spickard Fire and Rescue was injured when there was a […]
The Mercer County Health Department has confirmed the second and third positive cases of COVID-19 in the county. The individuals are self isolating at home with mild symptoms. The specimen were tested by a private laboratory in another county. No other information will be provided on the patients to maintain confidentiality. The Mercer County Health […]
It was a light voter turnout of just 10.9% in Grundy County on Tuesday for the election. Trenton voters selected four city councilmen and three people to R-9 Board of Education and passed a city of Trenton ballot issue. The five percent bed tax was approved by a margin of 247 in favor and 107 opposed […]
More than one thousand people have received COVID-19 testing through Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital using current criteria to be tested. The combined total of 1,071 tests includes 295 with Wright Memorial and 776 with Hedrick Medical Center. The combined total is an increase of 139 from the figures reported last Tuesday morning. […]
Grundy County Health Department Sunday reported a third positive case of COVID-19 in the county. Health department staff are working to identify and communicate with close contacts of the person. That individual is said to be isolated at home. The health department noted this case is not related to the COVID-19 testing conducted on Saturday. […]
One of the anticipated outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic and precautions that have been taken is a large increase in county unemployment rates across Missouri. That’s evident in the figures available for the April report from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. Many of the county rates have doubled when comparing April to March […]
The Mercer County Health Department confirms the first positive case of COVID-19 in Mercer County. The specimen was tested by a private laboratory out of the county. No other information about the patient will be provided to maintain confidentiality. The Mercer County Health Department is conducting a case investigation to determine identified close contacts.
Materials will be available to provide active COVID-19 tests for 200 individuals at the free community event in Trenton Saturday, May 30, 2020, from 10 to 2 o’clock. The drive-thru will start at the First Christian Church at 17th Street and Princeton Road and end at the Emergency Services Complex with medical staff collecting specimens […]
A Princeton man faces four felonies after an incident Friday. Online court information shows 32 year old Jackie Duane Beaman has been charged with first degree endangering the welfare of a child—first offense—no sexual contact, second degree domestic assault, second degree kidnapping, and unlawful use of a weapon. Bond has been set at $10,000 cash […]
Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe report a combined total of 934 individuals have been tested for COVID-19 by the two facilities as of Tuesday morning. That is up by 176 tests compared to numbers announced the morning of May 18th. Overall, Wright Memorial Hospital has tested 268 individuals, which […]
Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton is back operating at full capacity within the hospital outpatient services, including imaging, rehabilitation, surgery, and the physician clinics. The inpatient unit and emergency department remain operating fully as well. Wright Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer Steve Schieber says the hospital is “grateful…to ramp…up” services at Wright Memorial and clinics […]
The Grundy County Health Department, Mosaic Life Care, Wright Memorial Hospital, the Mercer County Health Department, and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services are partnering to offer free community COVID-19 testing for residents of Grundy and Mercer counties. The testing will take place using the Grundy County drive-thru flu shot route May 30th […]
A case was bound over to Division One of Mercer County Circuit Court this week for a Princeton man charged with sex-related felonies stemming from an alleged incident in early February. The Mercer County Circuit Clerk’s Office reports Brian Dean Preszler is scheduled for arraignment June 10th. Online court information shows he has been charged […]
The weekly report from Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital indicates 758 people have received COVID-19 testing, which is an increase of 146 tests when compared to the numbers announced last Monday, May 11, 2020. Wright Memorial has tested 239 including 171 from Grundy County, 38 from Mercer County, 30 from other counties. Hedrick […]
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education has approved a health insurance proposal from broker Thomas McGee that involves no increase in premiums for employees. The base PPO for an employee will remain at $607.35, and the base HSA will stay at $516.63. The district cap will remain at $600. This is the second year the […]
The Mercer County Library of Princeton will begin curbside services on Monday, May 18, 2020. Director Paula Fagan says the library will take orders weekdays from 9 to 2 o’clock. Pick up will be held on weekdays from 11 to 4 o’clock. Questions should be directed to the Mercer County Library at 660-748-3725.
COVID-19 testing indicates 612 tests have been performed at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe and Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton which is up nearly 100 tests from the figure on Monday, May 4th. Wright Memorial has tested 210 people including 150 from Grundy County, 36 from Mercer County, and 24 from other counties. Hedrick has […]
