The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville woman sustained moderate injuries when the vehicle she drove ran off the road and overturned three miles east of Kirksville on Wednesday morning, December 23rd. An ambulance transported 52-year-old April Craig to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The vehicle traveled west on Highway 6 before running off […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports another COVID-19-related death, bringing the total to 28. The number of active COVID-19 cases has decreased the last two days in a row as more cases were released from isolation than added. Active cases went down by seven since December 22nd to 98. Several probable cases were reclassified as […]
Five COVID-19-related deaths have been added in Mercer County since December 18th, which the health department reports make the total seven. Confirmed cases went up by seven to 117, and probable cases increased by two to 142. Active cases in Mercer County dropped by 44 to 26.
According to spokesperson Kara Helmandollar, the 2020 Trenton Kiwanis Christmas Wish Project helped 48 families with 130 total children which is close to the same number of families helped in 2019, and the number has been fairly consistent the last several years. Close to $3,000 was raised in monetary donations to be used to purchase […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees heard various reports the evening of December 22nd. Multiple reports involved information on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dean of Instruction Mitch Holder filled in for Vice President of Academic Affairs Doctor Tristan Londre. Holder reported students were appreciative of the on-campus experience during the fall semester. He is […]
A civil complaint filed by the Department of Justice has alleged that Walmart Inc. unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from pharmacies it operated across the country and unlawfully distributed controlled substances to those pharmacies throughout the height of the prescription opioid crisis. The complaint alleges that this unlawful conduct resulted in hundreds of thousands of violations […]
The Putnam County Health Department reports it has been notified of an additional 16 COVID-19 cases since December 20th, which brings the total to 350 or 7% of county residents. Thirty-eight individuals are being actively monitored. Five COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Putnam County. The health department asks for residents to stay home if […]
The Grundy County Health Department on Tuesday, December 22nd reported two additional COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total to 27. There were six new cases for a total of 828. The number of active cases decreased by 12 to 105.
Death from COVID-19 has visited now every county in Missouri. Tiny Worth County along the border with Iowa has about 2,000 people. The Department of Health and Senior Services reported over the weekend that Worth was the last of 117 local health jurisdictions to have a death recorded on the department’s COVID-19 dashboard. The report, […]
The number of COVID-19 cases have increased in Grundy County. The health department Monday morning reported a total of 822 cases year to date, which is up by 16 from the Friday report. Of the 822cases of COVID-19, 605 cases are listed as confirmed with the balance probable. The number of active cases remains fairly […]
Daviess County has had another COVID-19-related death since December 11th, which the health department reports brings the total to 12. Total cases went up by 61 for 491. Active cases increased by 20 to 130. Livingston County now has more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases. The health center announces nine new cases since December 17th, making […]
A man was charged in federal court with fentanyl trafficking after law enforcement officers found seven pounds of fentanyl in his backpack when he arrived at a Kansas City, Missouri, bus station. Daniel Bonilla, 26, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, was charged with possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute in a criminal complaint filed in […]
COVID-19 cases have increased by 12 in Harrison County since December 16th, which the health department says brings the total 584. Active cases went up by eight to 43. Eleven COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Harrison County. The Putnam County Health Department reports 11 new COVID-19 cases were added on December 17th, making the […]
Missouri 4-H’ers have been hard at work making blankets since the State 4-H Fashion Revue in October. Fifty 4-H’ers from 19 counties donated 72 handmade blankets to Project Linus as a result of a philanthropy challenge at the event. Project Linus is a national nonprofit that facilitates the donation of handmade blankets and afghans to […]
A corporate executive has been ordered to serve 20 years in prison after his conviction related to falsely telling thousands of patients with long-term incurable diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, they had less than six months to live and subsequently enrolling them in hospice programs. A federal jury in McAllen, Texas, convicted Rodney […]
WIC, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children will be changing the brand of standard infant formulas available to participating infants effective January 1, 2021. The Missouri WIC program will change its standard infant formulas from Enfamil to Similac. WIC federal regulations require all state […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released a report on the Jackson County government’s handling of payroll and personnel. The audit, part of an independent review of county government finances, found issues with the allocation of different funds to pay salaries and with the handling of vehicle allowances. The report gave a rating of “fair.” “Our […]
COVID-19 cases have increased by five in Grundy County for a total of 777. The health department reports 578 cases have been confirmed and active cases went up by one to 104. Twenty-three COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Grundy County. The Grundy County Health Department encourages residents to “present a unified front” and do […]
The Grundy County Commission and COVID-19 Relief Fund Task Force have distributed the $1.15 million in CARES Act funding the county received in early May. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray reports the funds were distributed to entities impacted by COVID-19 based on a formula that utilized assessed valuation and accounted for the portion of each taxable […]
A Trenton resident was arrested December 15th on two capias warrants on failure to appear. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 39-year-old Emily Marie Hendee’s original charges were two felony counts of passing a bad check–$500 or more—no account or insufficient funds and one count of non-support, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments […]
