Chief Executive Officer of Wright Memorial Hospital, Steve Schieber, discusses factors that led to the consolidation of management and other positions at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Schieber reported over 80 hospitals in rural America have closed in recent years and noted more than 40 percent of hospitals in […]
At the most recent meeting of the Highway 5 Corridor Coalition, a unanimous vote was taken to endorse Proposition D on the November ballot. Proposition D raises the motor fuel tax by 2.5 cents each of four years totaling 10 cents per gallon in the fourth year. The funds will directly offset money in the […]
Chief Executive Officer Steve Schieber reports he was on the review team two years ago that did evaluations of the obstetrics programs at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe and Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The decision ultimately was made to close the OB department at Wright Memorial, and Schieber discussed the background that led to […]
A family of five from Trenton were hurt in a Sunday afternoon crash on Highway 6 two miles west of Humphreys in Sullivan County. The vehicle, a 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada, driven by 24-year-old William Swartz was eastbound on Highway 6 when it left the roadway, struck a fence and overturned. Injured in the crash was […]
A Show, Shine, and Dine Evening on Main Street will be held for the next Cruise Night in Trenton. Cars will be on display on Main Street from the Grand River Baptist Association Book Store to Howards the evening of October 6th starting at 6 o’clock. Five Points Alive will also serve food to raise […]
A group in Grundy County assists women diagnosed with breast cancer and Grundy County Breast Cancer Support Group member Ruby Walker says the group allows breast cancer survivors to provide insight, advice, and knowledge to those just diagnosed with the disease. The group’s goal is to help patients move through their breast cancer journey with resources […]
A St. Joseph resident, Austin Frisbie, has waived a preliminary hearing in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on two felony counts from June 19, assault in the first degree or an attempted assault as well as first-degree property damage. The charges, certified to the higher court, were driving while his license was […]
A book and gift fair are scheduled this Thursday, September 27 at the Education Center of Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The fundraiser runs from 8 in the morning until 3 o’clock in the afternoon with the event open to everyone from the public. Organizers of this one day only event say it includes a […]
Nevada Fields, registered nurse, at Wright Memorial Hospital, was honored as the hospital’s Employee of the Quarter for third quarter 2018. Steve Schieber, Chief Executive Officer, presented the award to Fields at a ceremony held in her honor on September 24. The Employee of the Quarter Award recognizes an employee who provides exemplary service, going […]
Physician recruitment is one of the priorities for Interim Chief Executive Officer Steve Schieber of Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Schieber, on a recent edition of Open Line, stated Wright Memorial and Hedrick Medical Center have two of the highest employee retention rates among the 14 entities that make up the Saint Luke’s Health System of Kansas […]
A Sunday evening accident in Trenton caused minor injuries for a Trenton woman and two children. The accident happened at 6:20 pm as a vehicle was being driven on the southbound ramp to U.S. 65 when equipment failure caused the sports utility vehicle to travel off the left side of the road and down an […]
A grain truck overturned Saturday night in northwest Missouri injuring the driver and spilling about 550 bushels of corn. The driver, 53-year old Randall Liles of Fairfax, was taken to Community Hospital in Fairfax with moderate injuries. The accident happened three miles west of Craig on Highway 111 as the eastbound grain truck traveled off […]
Kimberly Meeker, Financial Aid Director at North Central Missouri College, has been recently elected to serve as the 2019 Secretary for the Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Personnel (MASFAP) twelve member executive board. Kimberly has worked in the NCMC Office of Financial Aid for six years and currently is in her third year as […]
More than 40 U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers received their shoulder sleeve insignia for former wartime service, or combat patch, during a ceremony held in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter hangar at Camp Taji Military Complex, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2018. The Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, from Sedalia, Missouri, arrived […]
The Regional Forensic Nursing Team at Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe will sponsor a TAKE Defense Women’s Self-Defense Class next month to benefit The Ali Kemp Educational Foundation. Participants must be at least 12 years old to register for the free class at the Cornerstone Church in Chillicothe the […]
LandLINK is a new service provided by FCS Financial. It connects young, beginning farmers with landowners through completion of an online form. The young, beginning farmer completes a form where they describe their current farming operation, experience and agricultural goals regarding the size of the farm they want to purchase or lease and location. The […]
The North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission is introducing a broadband delivery concept, called AquaSmart, to deliver fiber to 10 counties in North Central Missouri. The Water Commission is responsible for building the East Locust Creek Reservoir, which will provide a water supply to Sullivan, Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler, Adair, Macon, Chariton, Linn, and Livingston […]
The Unclaimed Property Auction earned $205,963.96 for account owners, $20,000 more than the last auction. The auction was held in Columbia at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center on September 13 and 14. Thousands of items were up for bid including old coins and currency, jewelry, sports memorabilia and a variety of other items. The […]
(Missourinet) – Missouri lawmakers and administrators are trying to figure out what has caused a $100 million budget shortfall in the first two months of the current fiscal year. Democratic State Representative Deb Lavender of Kirkwood is a member of the House Budget Committee. She notes there’s a level of uncertainty over how the federal tax […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Clifton Hill man sustained moderate injuries as the result of a one-vehicle accident in Carroll County Friday evening. Fifty-five-year-old Richard Best traveled east on U. S. Highway 24 when the vehicle he drove ran off the right side of the road east of Route V and hit a tree demolishing […]
