Stories from Monday, August 17, 2020

Health Connection of Pace Community Action Agency, Inc. is joining the CDC in recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month. The Centers for Disease Control recommends males and females get vaccinated for human papillomavirus (HPV) at ages 11-12 but can be given as early at age 9. HPV is a health...

Barbara Jean Myers, 91, of Bloomfield, went to Heaven, on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington. She was born on July 10, 1929, in Lawrenceville, Illinois to James and Geneva (Harris) Skeel. Barbara was married to Max P. Myers...

Robert E. ‘Bob’ Bradford, 89, of Linton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. Bob was born on January 12, 1931 in Linton to Chester R. ‘Chet’ and Hazel (Dean) Bradford. Bob married Suzanne Priest on May 29, 1957...

According to a quarterly report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published on the Hospital Compare website at https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/, Greene County General Hospital ranks 3rd in the state out of 97 participating hospitals in “communication with nurses,” 1st in “communication with doctors,” 4th in “responsiveness,” and 1st in the state and 45th in the nation for “communication about medications.” GCGH ranked 8th in the state for “overall rating of hospital,” and 323 in the nation.. ...

Ronald Gene Wilson Sr., age 87, of New Palestine, passed away Aug. 10, 2020. He was born in Clay City. to Ralph and Margaret (Schauwecker) Wilson. He graduated from Linton HS in 1951. Received his Masters in Education from ISU. Mr. Wilson served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Ronald married Joretta (McDonald) on Jun 4, 1955...