FCS Financial has awarded three scholarships to rural Missouri nurses to complete the Agrisafe Nurse Scholar education series. One scholarship recipient is from Trenton, Jena Eads, a registered nurse at Wright Memorial Hospital. Other recipients of an FCS scholarship are Katie Krohn – quality management lead at the regional medical center in Kirksville and Carla […]
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Wright Memorial and Hedrick Medical Center test another 178 for COVID-19
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 […]
Carrollton man injured after being ejected from motorcycle
A Carrollton man was hurt when the motorcycle he was driving overturned in southwestern Carroll County ejecting him from the vehicle. Thirty-two-year-old Adam Geiger was taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital with moderate injuries. The accident happened Saturday morning on Highway 10 south of Norborne when the eastbound motorcycle went off the road, hit an […]
Kirksville residents injured in crash attempting to avoid deer
The Highway Patrol reports three Kirksville residents sustained injuries when a vehicle swerved to avoid a deer and ran off the road a quarter of a mile east of Green Castle the morning of Friday, June 5th. Injuries were described as moderate for passengers 23 year old Bajana Merville and 25 year old Jonathan Mbumba. […]
Gladstone resident injured in crash on Highway 5
A resident of Gladstone was injured early Thursday morning when the vehicle he was driving traveled off Highway 5 at Linneus and struck a ditch. Sixty-year-old James Hollon was taken by ambulance to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield with minor injuries. The 2020 Kia Forte received minor damage in the accident at 2:30 Thursday morning. […]
Norborne woman’s pickup goes airborne and demolishes vehicle in Monday crash
A woman from Norborne has received serious injuries in a Highway 10 accident in Carroll County. Sixty-three-year-old Debbie Petrechko was taken by emergency medical services Monday evening to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital. Petrechko was driving a pickup eastbound when it apparently failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the right side of Highway 10 […]
Wright Memorial, Hedrick Medical Center report more than 1000 tested at all locations
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 reports third case of COVID-19
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. […]
Carroll County Trust Company pledges $50K to Carroll County Memorial Hospital Foundation
The Carroll County Memorial Hospital Foundation is honored to receive a pledge of $50,000 from the Carroll County Trust Company. “On behalf of the Foundation, we are so humbled by this wonderful gift,” said Rachel Davidson, Director of Carroll County Memorial Hospital Foundation. “During these challenging times for healthcare, the support of our local community […]
One-half of slots filled for COVID-19 testing event on Saturday in Trenton
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 […]
Wright Memorial Hospital Auxiliary announces scholarship awards
Wright Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has awarded four $500 scholarships that are renewable for multiple semesters dependent upon the student’s performance. Recipients will pursue or are currently pursuing, health-related careers. The 2020 recipients are: McKenna Cox, Trenton High School, daughter of Dustin and Mandy Cox, and James and Heather Evans Sidney Lynch, North Central Missouri College, […]
Wright Memorial and Hedrick Medical Center report 934 tested for COVID-19
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 […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of May 25, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of May 25 – 31. MoDOT will halt temporary lane closures throughout the state to accommodate an increase in traffic due to the Memorial Day holiday. Most temporary lane closures […]
Wright Memorial Hospital operating at full capacity
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 […]
Free COVID-19 testing to be offered to area residents in Grundy and Mercer counties
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 […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital announces new hospitalist program
Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton has announced a new hospitalist program will begin June 1st. A hospitalist is someone who specializes in the care of patients who have to be hospitalized. The hospital reports the program will provide consistent, full-time patient care of the duration of a patient’s hospital stay. It will help remove […]
Memorial Day kicks off “100 Deadliest Days of Summer”
The “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” are designated as the days between Memorial Day and Labor Day. These days cover the summer travel season and are historically a deadly time on our nation’s roadways. During this time in 2019, there were 291 fatalities on Missouri’s roadways. That’s nearly three lives lost each day during that […]
Audio: Every available Missouri state trooper to be on the road and water this Memorial Day weekend
You’ll notice extra Missouri state troopers on the road throughout the long Memorial Day weekend. Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain John Hotz describes the holiday weekend as the unofficial start of the summer season. “We know that a lot of people are ready to get out and enjoy the outdoors and travel is part of […]
Grundy County Museum to host Memorial Day Flag Raising Ceremony
Trenton VFW Post 919 Commander Tony Ralston will speak at a Memorial Day Flag Raising Ceremony in Trenton. The Grundy County Museum will host the ceremony at the Baker School Monday morning at 10 o’clock, weather permitting. The program will also include an official flag-raising and a rifle salute presented by the Trenton VFW Post. […]
Doctor Jennifer Bowe appointed Medical Director at Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy and Health Center
The Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy and Health Center of Trenton has announced a doctor with the Saint Luke’s Health System and Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton has joined Life Options as its medical director. Jennifer Bowe will oversee the medical services provided by the center. Services include medical-grade pregnancy testing, limited obstetric ultrasounds, and […]