How your Health Department Tracks COVID-19
By: Shari Rayner, BCN, RN Director of Nursing Noble County Health Department One of the Noble County Health Department’s main responsibilities with any disease outbreak or illness is contact tracing. Contact tracing is a method used to contain the spread of communicable diseases, such as COVID-19. It is the process used by public health to…
Read MoreMarlene Triplett
Marlene Triplett, age 87, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at The Beckett House in New Concord. She was born March 18, 1933, in Noble County, daughter of the late Paul R. and Hattie V. Kirkbride Davis. She was employed as a nursing assistant at Summit Acres Nursing Home in Caldwell and she…
Read MoreOhio Dept. of Health Director Acton Allowing Elective Surgery to Proceed, With Caution
Dr. Acton today announced an order that directs healthcare providers in hospitals and outpatient surgery centers to reassess procedures and surgeries that were postponed. On March 17, Dr. Acton issued an order postponing elective surgeries to conserve critical personal protective equipment (PPE) and to open bed space needed to care for COVID-19 patients. “Because of…
Read MoreACT Prep Course Goes Virtual
Students who will be taking the June 2020 ACT test are encouraged to register for the ACT Prep sessions , which will be held via Zoom on Sundays May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Those who register will be contacted via email on Friday of the week prior to…
Read MoreDeWine Forming Minority Health Strike Force
Because COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting minority groups in Ohio and across the country, Governor DeWine announced today that he has formed a new Minority Health Strike Force. According to data from the Ohio Department of Health, 21 percent of individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ohio are African American, although they only make…
Read MoreCitizen Scientist Census Finds 707 Bald Eagle Nests in Ohio
Thanks to thousands of reports from citizen scientists during February and March, 706 bald eagle nests have been confirmed in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The bald eagle is one of Ohio’s greatest wildlife success stories. The nest census was the first undertaking to discover all such…
Read MoreWilliam D. “Bill” Richards
William D. “Bill” Richards age 79, of Caldwell, Ohio passed away early Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio. He was born June 23, 1940 in Junction City, Ohio a son of the late Willard T. and Lillian G. Paxton Richards. Bill was a deeply religious man; he was a member…
Read MoreGovernor Offers Hope by Setting May 1 as Target Date to Reopen Some Businesses
By Keith Lake, Ohio Chamber of Commerce There is light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, after all. Yesterday, during his daily COVID-19 briefing, Gov. Mike DeWine announced that he is targeting May 1 as the date to reopen business in Ohio. This is much-anticipated and welcome good news for the tens of thousands…
Read MoreUpdate on Noble County COVID-19 Cases as of Monday Afternoon
Noble County Health Commissioner Shawn Ray issued a statement about the number of COVID-19 cases in Noble County today. “As many of you saw over the weekend, the state reported that Noble County had three more positive COVID-19 cases. These numbers were reported out yesterday by the state of Ohio before our staff at the…
Read MoreStudents will not return physically to school in Ohio this school year
By Anne Chlovechok Governor Mike DeWine announced today that after extensive consultation with school administrators, teachers and parents, the decision has been made that Ohio children in grades K-12 will not return physically to school this school year, but will finish out the year remotely. The governor cited a number of reasons for the decision.…
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