News Staff The Feds are changing the guidelines on how long you should quarantine if you have covid; and the Missouri health department is going along with the new rules.
So, if you test positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccine status, you should isolate at home for five days. If you have no symptoms — or they are improving after five days — you can leave home, but wear a mask for another five days.
Ring-in the new year with snow and ice.
With snow expected Friday night, the city of Kirksville plans on announcing a Snow Emergency, if the predictions of winter weather pan-out. Once the Snow Emergency is declared, all vehicles parked on designated Snow Routes, including City streets in the Downtown, must be moved within two hours. If vehicles are not moved, they will be ticketed or towed.
Covid count: 44 news cases Monday in Adair county. The youngest, a one year old girl. The oldest, a 78 year old woman.
Eight of the cases reported from the local schools. And 11 of the 44 — or 25% — had been vaccinated.
There’s an adult vaccination clinic today at the health dept and a pediatric vaccination clinic on Thursday. To register for a shot, call the health department.
Unusual murder. In Cape Girardeau, a woman is charged with killing her boyfriend on Christmas Eve with a sword.
32-year-old Brittany Wilson called police to tell them what she did. They found her outside the home — a sword in the yard, and blood on her clothes. Wilson told police the two had taken meth, and she said that by stabbing him, she set him free from other creatures living in his body.
A train derailment, Sunday morning in Knox County. 40 cars of a BNSF train jumed the tracks just after 6:30. A variety of freight was hauled, but no hazardous cargo. No one was hurt. Investigators are still working to figure out what caused the derailment.
Covid count: another 22 new cases of the virus in Adair county by mid-week. The youngest a two year old girl. The oldest and 80 year old man.
The Feds have now approved two different pills that covid patients can take to lessen the severity of the virus. One of the pills, by Merck. The other by Pfizer. But the pills are expected to be in short supply for a while until production is ramped up.
“He had his guardian angels with him.” That’s what a woman wrote on Facebook, after her father was hit by his tractor while working on a farm near Clarence. Jim Chin seriously hurt. His daughter says the tractor rolled over him, putting his hip out of joint. His pelvis is broken. He also has broken ribs. And, there is internal bleeding. The family is asking for prayer.
Controversy over the governor’s mansion. A member of the foundation that oversees the Missouri Governor’s Mansion says she quit because the governor’s wife is making too many decisions. Marion Smith first raised her concerns about Teresa Parson in October. She says the governor’s wife dictates staffing and tells the foundation how to spend money. This comes after a longtime director of the Friends of the mansion also quit. The governor’s office says he and his wife support the work of the foundation.
Deer versus SUV. A Kirksville woman hit a deer Tuesday evening on route H. 38 year old Jessica Marberry had moderate injuries. The patrol says the impact of the collision set-off the airbags. Marberry was taken to Northeast Regional Medical center.
The Adair County Health Department confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and 44 new cases since last Friday.
The department also reported the 45th known COVID-related death. A 70-year-old unvaccinated man died Tuesday.
Cases continue to be reported in the K-12 schools and there were eight breakthrough infections — people who are vaxed but got the virus anyway.
A pediatric vaccine clinic set for Thursday at the health department and an adult vaccination clinic next Tuesday.