The Grundy County Health Department reports 20 new COVID-19 cases since July 23rd. Forty-six cases are active out of the 1,329 total. Missouri’s COVID-19 Dashboard shows 29.6% of Grundy County residents have initiated COVID-19 vaccination, and 26.7% have completed vaccination.
The Sullivan County Health Department, on Friday night, July 23, confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases. That brought the total number of cases to 938, with 29 active cases. As of July 22, 30.2% of Sullivan County residents were fully vaccinated. Nine COVID-19 cases have been added in Linn County since July 20. The health department, […]
Residents of Eagleville and London, Kentucky sustained injuries when a car struck a deer and ran off the road three miles north of Eagleville on July 24 at 1:55 am. The driver was later arrested. Passengers 21-year-old Peggy Lawson and 21-year-old Charles Bray, both of London, Kentucky, and 18-year-old Grant Trusty of Eagleville were taken by […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports 15 new COVID-19 cases have been added since July 21st, bringing the total to 1,309. Of the 36 active cases, 14 involve residents between the ages of 40 and 64, 12 involve those from 20 to 39, eight involve those 19 or younger, and two involve residents at least […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports five COVID-19 cases have been added since July 21, bringing the total to 2,070. Twenty-eight cases are active. Missouri’s COVID-19 Dashboard indicates 37.6% of Livingston County residents have initiated vaccination, and 33.9% have completed vaccination.
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors heard an update on the energy project July 20th. Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments Administrator Jerry Doerhoff reported a construction meeting was scheduled for July 21st morning to discuss the schedule for the project. The contractor is expected to start on the project in August. Doerhoff […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry have created COVID-19 Hotspot Advisories in light of the rapidly rising case counts in north-central and southwest Missouri, including Adair County which confirmed another 11 cases bringing their case count to 2670. The Hotspot Advisories are designed to keep […]
(Missouri Independent) – The summer surge of infection tied to the easily spread Delta variant of COVID-19 is accelerating in Missouri, with state health officials on Wednesday reporting the highest case total since mid-January. The Department of Health and Senior Services reported 2,995 additional cases, with at least one case in 105 of the state’s 117 local […]
Governor Mike Parson announced the launch of a statewide COVID-19 vaccination incentive program, MO VIP, to encourage vaccination among all Missourians age 12 and up. Over the next three months, 900 Missourians who have or will choose to be vaccinated will win cash or education savings account prizes in the amount of $10,000. “We understand […]
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division issued a consent order against Green Clinic, LLC, after selling unregistered, non-exempt securities to Missouri residents. Green Clinic was established in response to the November 2018 Missouri constitutional amendment creating the Missouri Medical Marijuana Program. From November 2018 to November 2019, Green Clinic sold $520,000 of unregistered securities […]
Leadership Northwest Missouri recently held their 2021 graduation ceremony in Cameron at the Cameron Community Center. The celebration began with a welcome by Master of Ceremonies, Julie Robertson, Chair of the Graduation Planning Committee and 2020 LNWMO alum. Tim Wymes, 2020 LNWMO alum, blessed the group with an invocation prior to dinner. Katelyn Addison and […]
The Putnam County Health Department reports seven new COVID-19 cases since July 15th, making the total 535. Five of the new positive cases are linked through close contacts. Eight cases are active. There are 14 COVID-19-related hospitalizations and 13 deaths. The Putnam County Health Department requests close contacts self-quarantine for at least seven days. On […]
The Putnam County Fair will be at the fairgrounds of Unionville September 7th through 11th. Livestock shows are open to surrounding counties in Missouri and counties that let children from Putnam County show at their fairs. Livestock entries are due August 1st. Entries can be submitted, and payments can made at putnam.fairwire.com. Only dogs and […]
Redistricting reformers urged the people charged with drawing new voting-district maps in Missouri to commit to putting the voters over partisan interests. Governor Mike Parson has appointed a bipartisan group of commissioners to draw state legislative maps. The Legislature draws congressional maps. Caroline Fan, founder and president of the Missouri Asian American Youth Foundation said in […]
A house fire early Saturday afternoon in Trenton resulted in extensive fire and smoke damage to the second floor of the two-story structure at 208 East Tenth Court. According to Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler, there was moderate smoke and water damage to the first floor of the house. The outside of the structure was […]
Three Shenandoah, Iowa residents were hurt late Friday afternoon in DeKalb County when a sports utility vehicle overturned on Highway 36 east of Osborn. The driver, 28-year old Roger Cromwell, and a passenger, who’s a seven-year-old girl, both received serious injuries. Another passenger, a four-year-old girl, received minor injuries. All three were transported to Cameron […]
(Missouri Independent) – When the attorney general’s office asked a judge in 2019 to lift a temporary restraining order blocking a Missouri law pre-empting county regulations on concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, that were stricter than the state’s, the argument was straightforward. No one was trying to build a large animal feeding operation in Cedar […]
COVID-19 cases have increased by 11 in Daviess County since July 12th, bringing the total to 757. The health department reports that, of the 12 active cases, six involve residents at least 60 years old, three involve those 40 to 59, two involve those 19 or younger, and one involves a resident who is 20 […]
Lawmakers are celebrating the decision to drop a proposal before the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to redefine a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The proposal would have raised the threshold for an MSA from 50,000 residents to 100,000, which would have eliminated 144 areas from the designation, including St. Joseph. The move to drop […]
The Trenton Area Ministerial Alliance helps Grundy County residents with paying utilities and sometimes rent. Tenth Street Baptist Church Pastor Ron Ratliff says the Good Samaritan Fund was started about 10 years ago. He explains the Trenton Area Ministerial Alliance will help in the best way and as much as it possibly can. […]
