Cedar Co. COVID-19 stats for Aug. 30

Reported cases since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic (1588) Active COVID-19 cases (15) # of deaths (26 confirmed PCR, 7 by antigen. Updated Aug. 17) Total Cedar County Test Count (total of negative line list + # positive cases) Negative Cedar County Test Count (26648 on Aug. 29) Positive Cedar County Test Count (1588)

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The Rock Wall

Over the weekend, I asked Kimball if she was glad we’re out of New Orleans. She said, “No”. After we drove all day getting away from Hurricane Rita (I think it was), I vowed to never get caught in one again. You may recall we went to Shreveport for a Parents’ Weekend with Adrian at

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BBB warns against fake vaccination cards

As more and more public places begin requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19 in order to enter, scammers are taking advantage of the news to offer phony “vaccine passports.” Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) cautions consumers to give careful scrutiny to any offers of digital proof of vaccination, and further warns that falsified proof of vaccination

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Pulling for Bozarth to attend meetings

Editor: I had several people contact me about your recent news story who felt David Bozarth had been steamrolled at the Hospital Board meeting and they wondered how ethical or legal it was. I can tell you that I was on the Board meeting call and the board did indeed vote on Aug 19th to

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The importance of talking about suicide

September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month and the Cedar County Memorial Hospital Senior Life Solutions team is working to raise awareness and educate the community on the risk factors and warning signs of suicide. Talk of suicide should never be dismissed. If you, or someone you know, are thinking of suicide call the

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Hindered by the board he serves on

Since I filed to seek the position on the CCMH Board of Trustees, certain members of the Board have been working to hinder my ability to be a representative for the citizens of Cedar County. First, I was slandered and they lied about me and my positions during the election. After I won the election,

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Fire report for week of Aug. 27

Friday Aug. 27, at 11:30 a.m. the Fire Department was dispatched to a motor accident one mile west of El Dorado on US 54 to provide traffic control. Three trucks and five firefighters responded.

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CMH rural health clinics receive $643,877 HRSA grant

Citizens Memorial Hospital has been awarded a $643,877 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to help boost vaccine confidence and counter vaccine hesitancy in rural communities where COVID-19 vaccine uptake lags in comparison to more populated areas. Created in 1982, HRSA is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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BOBBY LYNESS RECEIVES 2021 BILL T. CRAWFORD PRAIRIE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD

Bobby Lyness is a wildlife services contractor who has worked for more than 30 years controlling invasive plants and performing other management services on thousands of acres for the Missouri Department of Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, and the Missouri Prairie Foundation, among other clients. Lyness is careful to target control efforts to invasive plants only

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Blunt Statement on the Attacks Outside of the Kabul Airport

Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement after the Department of Defense confirmed that multiple U.S. service members have been killed in the attacks outside of the Kabul airport: “Today, the United States tragically lost a number of U.S. service members in the attacks outside of the Kabul airport. I am praying for their

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