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A Go Fund Me page has been set-up to help with funeral expenses for 14 year old Jordan Griffey. He died after accidentally shooting himself Saturday near Kahoka while he was hunting. His funeral is set for 5 p.m. this Friday in the Clark County R-1 High School gym

Covid-count: between last Friday and Monday, the Adair county health department confirmed 40 newcases of COVID-19 and four more COVID-related deaths that were previously not reported.

That means there are 134 cases active at the moment, with 41 residents who have died.

The new cases involve a girl as young as one with the virus, and a woman who is 95. New cases also include 5 and 6 year boys.

There are seven new cases connected with local schools. And three people with the virus had been vaccinated.

This Thursday, the health department has a pediatric vaccination clinic. Register…by calling 665-8491.

If you’re going to the Adair county library, why not take a few canned goods to drop off in the barrel in the lobby. The Library is collecting food through December, with everything that’s dropped off, given to the local Salvation Army.

Items must be unopened and not expired.

Pandemic payola….paying people to take the vaccine hasn’t worked too well. An investigation by the The Missouri Independent shows that few health depts in the state have taken advantage of the state’s gift card program…to give cards to people who roll-up their sleeves. Adair county has been involved in the program to reward vaccinations with a car…but as of mid november only 15 cards were handed out. Several states that offered big money for taking the shot…didn’t move the needle very much. North Carolina, for example, had four drawings for a million dollars in their vax lottery and the program did not prompt many people to get the shots

Tributes are coming in for Bob Dole who died yesterday. He was 98 years old.

Dole suffered disabling wounds in World War II. He rose to prominence in the Senate and ran for President against Bill Clinton.

Missouri Senator Roy Blunt said that Missouri Republicans considered Bob Dole as Missouri’s third United States Senator. Blunt said Dole’s quick wit and “keen understanding of America’s role in the world were always part of any conversation you had with him. A great life, well lived.”

Tis the season for porch pirates — people who steal packages delivered to your house by Amazon or UPS or other services. A Kirksville man arrested for doing just that. 19 year old Ely McKeehan arrested after police were alerted to a package swiped from a porch on March Drive. The homeowner had video of the crime being committed.

Be careful looking for love online. In St. Louis County, a man pleaded guilty to helping sweet-talk women out of a lot of money in 25 states. 43-year-old Bonmene Sibe pleaded guilty to helping a Nigerian group. The scam involved using stolen identities of U.S. military officers, so women thought they were talking to real soldiers. Sibe’s job was to find people willing to send cash and electronics to their new online boyfriends.

Victims lost more than a million dollars.

Experts say if you’re talking romance with someone online and they begin asking for money — it’s probably a scam.

Covid count. The Adair county health department says 28 new cases on Wednesday. That brings the current number of active cases to 123. And since this all started last year, Adair county has had right at 39-hundred people in the county with the virus. Nearly all recovered.

The city of Kirksville will hold a workshop for people interested in starting a daycare.

WIth the pandemic, child care has become an issue, with some centers closing or having trouble getting help.

But the city says that grant money is available to help open child care facilities. So a session is planned for Wednesday, Dec 15th on Zoom to explain the details. You can contact the city to learn more…665-3348.

The new Omicron strain of covid-19 has turned up in the U.S. — in California. The patient is fully vaccinated and has mild symptoms.

Locally, cases of covid are climbing in Adair county. Yesterday, the Health Department confirmed 10 new cases, and that pushes the number of people known to have the virus in Adair county to 106. That is the highest number in a while. The youngest person reported with a new case is a five year old boy. An 86 year woman also one of the newly diagnosed patients.

But there are no reports of the Omicron strain except for that California case.

In Sullivan county — 3 new cases reported on Wednesday.