Coronavirus
Northwest to require face coverings starting Friday
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Citing low vaccination rates and the prevalence of the delta variant of COVID-19, Northwest Missouri State University will reinstate its face covering requirement effective Friday, Aug. 13. According to the university’s COVID-19 information webpage, all students, employees and visitors indoors will be required to wear a face covering regardless of vaccination status.…
Read MoreNodaway Co. sees highest single day of new cases this year
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Nodaway County fatalities due to COVID-19 are now at 28, adding another since last week’s update in this newspaper. It is unclear when the newest deaths occurred. In its daily updates, the Nodaway County Health Department did not attribute the deaths to a specific date or release related demographic information. Health department…
Read MoreCounty sees 2 more deaths as COVID-19 cases climb
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Two more Nodaway County deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 and the county saw its highest single-day total of new cases since March this week as health officials continue to plead with residents to get vaccinated. The two additional deaths bring the county’s total COVID-19 fatalities to 27 since the first case…
Read MoreCOVID-19 cases spike to highest level since January
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Health officials in Nodaway County are calling for more people to get vaccinated as the number of COVID-19 cases reaches levels that haven’t been seen since winter. As of July 19, the most recent data available, the Nodaway County Health Department reported 55 active cases, the highest active case count since Jan.…
Read MoreNorthwest offers students chance at scholarships, incentives for being vaccinated
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State University announced Tuesday it will offer incentives to students who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 when they return to campus in the fall. The university said in a press release that it will offer the chance to win prizes valued at a total of $20,000 to qualifying students in…
Read MoreRemain vigilant
A cautionary tale is used to help the reader avoid potential danger. In that spirit, I would like to share with you details of what is happening just 260 miles to our south. Missouri currently leads the nation in new COVID-19 cases per capita and Springfield is the hot spot. The two largest hospitals in…
Read MoreTwo more Nodaway County deaths attributed to COVID-19
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Two more deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 in Nodaway County, bringing the total to 25 since the pandemic began. The update on May 20, the most updated information released by the Nodaway County Health Department, included the two additional deaths. In an email Wednesday, health department administrator Tom Patterson said the…
Read MoreBlackford: ‘Tom truly saved the day’
MARYVILLE, Mo. — There are few public officials more eager than Nodaway County Health Department Administrator Tom Patterson to talk through just about anything having to do with his department, whether it’s a deep-dive discussion on the intricacies of policy, general information about the state of health services or even just listening to complaints. But…
Read MoreVaccine is key
Three weeks ago, we took at moment as a health system to celebrate. After 383 days, we had a brief moment with zero COVID-19 inpatients. We knew the pandemic was not over but felt like it was a milestone worth celebrating. However, since then our system COVID admissions are gradually climbing again. Earlier this week,…
Read MoreFinal first-dose mass vaccination event held
MARYVILLE, Mo. — After the final first-dose mass vaccination event was held last week, 33 percent of the county has initiated a vaccine regimen as of Tuesday, the most recent data available. According to the state’s online vaccination dashboard at covidvaccine.mo.gov/data, 5,712 people in Nodaway County have been fully vaccinated, or about 25.9 percent of…
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