Four people received serious injuries, three of them teenagers from Lathrop, when two vehicles met Monday afternoon on an icy Interstate 35 two and one-half miles south of Lathrop in Clinton County. Injured were the driver of a car, 18-year-old Devyn Robinson, and passengers 19-year-old Blake Brown and 19-year-old Kriston Pennington. Also with serious injuries […]
In a report provided on Monday morning, the Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded Saturday evening to a structure fire at Leisure Lake. Upon arrival, light smoke was showing at 73137 South Leisure Lake Drive and firefighter Alex Lovell noted fire damage was contained to areas in the wall and ceiling immediate to the […]
Sullivan County Health Department has confirmed twelve additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Sullivan County. Currently, Sullivan County sits at a total of six hundred and eight, with three active probable cases, seven deaths, and one hundred and sixteen active cases. The positive cases have been determined to be community-related. To maintain confidentiality, no other […]
Thirty new COVID-19 cases were reported for Grundy County on November 19th, which the health department notes is the highest number in a 24-hour period. The total number of cases is 592. Four hundred thirty-seven cases have been confirmed, and 155 are probable. One hundred twenty-six cases are active. Eighteen COVID-19-related deaths have been reported […]
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 18 in Harrison County to 393. The health department notes 224 of the positives are female, and 169 are male. Active cases went up by four to 98. One COVID-19-related death has been reported for Harrison County. The Livingston County Health Center announces 10 new COVID-19 cases […]
A jury trial has been scheduled in Harrison County for a Kirksville woman charged with murder in the first and second degree after a child death investigation in May. Twenty-eight-year-old Makuya Stephanie Kambamba’s trial is scheduled to begin July 26th, 2021. An arraignment is scheduled in Harrison County on December 18th, and a pre-trial conference […]
Over the last three weeks, since October 28th, the Grundy County Health Department reports 220 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified. The health department reports Grundy county’s positivity rate for the week from November 8th through 14th is 32 point two (32.2) percent, or one in three, which is in between two other methods […]
One additional COVID-19-related death and 61 cases have been reported in Caldwell County since November 12th. The health department reports four total deaths and 408 cases. Three hundred fifty-five cases have been confirmed, and 53 are probable. The number of active cases decreased by 24 to 70. Three hundred thirty-four cases have recovered. Eleven more […]
Two suspects have been charged in Caldwell County with felony tampering with a motor vehicle, after a vehicle pursuit that began in Linn County and ended in Hamilton on November 17th. Online court information says the bond was set at $25,000 cash only each for 21-year-old Kaleb Dawson Brooks of Hallsville and 25-year-old Tye Nicole […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports it was able to release several residents from isolation in regard to COVID-19. The active case number decreased by six to 115. The health department notes being released from isolation does not mean a person is well, it means a person is no longer infectious. Some individuals recover quickly, […]
A judgment has been issued in Grundy County regarding a wrongful death suit stemming from a fatality accident on eastbound Highway 6 in June 2019. The Highway Patrol reported 38-year-old Eric Virtue of Jamesport was pronounced dead at the scene three miles west of Trenton when a pickup truck driven by Russel Louderback of Trenton […]
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors on November 17th received a report on a recently completed audit, which was said to be clean. Administrator Jerry Doerhoff reported the Department of Health and Senior Services completed focused infection control surveys on November 4th. No deficiencies were cited. The filing dates for the April […]
While the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Grundy County continues to increase, the number of people considered to have active cases has decreased. The Grundy County Health Department Tuesday night reported 121 active cases, which is a decrease of seven from the Monday report. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Grundy County has […]
On Tuesday morning, November 17, 2020, Chillicothe dispatch was alerted of a pursuit by the Linn County Sheriff attempting to stop a specific vehicle allegedly involved in a residential burglary in Linn County on Tuesday morning. A vehicle pursuit was reportedly in progress on Highway 36 in Linn County traveling westbound toward Livingston County. The […]
The Grundy County Commission approved COVID-19 Relief Fund allocations for five entities on November 17th. Laredo R-7 was approved for $5,641 and the health department for $46,372.03 both for payroll for public health and safety employees, Pleasant View R-6 for $5,201.05 for distance learning and disinfecting supplies, the Grundy County Senior Tax Board for $3,343.76 […]
Grundy County Rural Fire District responded to a fire Monday at the Gary Hall property on Route W, west of Trenton. Rural Fire Chief Kenny Roberts reported trash was being burned but the blaze got out of control. Aided by the wind, Roberts said some four to five acres burned along with a couple of […]
The FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 2019, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation. The 2019 data, submitted by 15,588 law enforcement agencies, provide information about the offenses, victims, offenders, and locations of hate crimes. Law enforcement agencies submitted incident reports involving 7,314 criminal incidents and 8,559 related […]
A committee composed of four members of the Trenton City Council has voted to recommend a public vote on enacting a local “use” tax for the city. The Economic Development Committee on Monday evening discussed the possibility before voting to send a recommendation to the full city council to put the issue on next April’s […]
The Grundy County Health Department on Saturday evening, November 14, 2020, reported 14 additional COVID-19 cases in Grundy County. That brings the total to 521 cases since testing began including 367 confirmed cases and 154 probable cases. The number of active cases in Grundy County, as of Saturday evening, was 119. The number of deaths […]
Fifty-seven new COVID-19 cases have been added in Linn County since November 11th for a total of 503. The health department reports 139 cases are active. One hundred thirty-three of those cases are in the community. There have been 14 COVID-19-related deaths in Linn County. The Sullivan County Health Department confirms 13 additional positive COVID-19 […]
