Vaccinations gain steam across Mercer County region
Medical staff at Princeton Community Hospital and nearby facilities continue receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine injections as supplies arrive in Mercer County. Pfizer doses reached PCH on December 15 with staff vaccinations starting December 16. Nurses and others working directly with COVID patients are prioritized as the rollout enters its third week.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Princeton Community Hospital
PCH
Pfizer
Rose Morgan
Home invader shot by deputies in Matoaka stand off
Rex Hurt aged 39 held a man and three children at knifepoint in a Matoaka residence on New Year's Eve. Deputies negotiated for over 30 minutes before Hurt advanced on hostages. a deputy shot him in the abdomen to end the threat. A 2-year-old girl sustained a hand laceration. Hurt is charged with kidnapping and assault during the commission of a felony.
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Matoaka
Rex Hurt
First Street
Steven A. Sommers
Mercer County Sherriff’s Department
Hurt
Kaytie Thomas
Luke Hines
Sommers
Hines
Kmife
Hart
Samantha Perry
Sperry
Bdion- Tine
Area students named honorary secretaries of state
Five area high school students named honorary secretaries of state for promoting voter registration and mobilizing peers. Honorees Brendan Blankenship Katlyn Williams Gabriella Gray Logan Krauss Abby Fraley represent Montcalm Pikeview and James Monroe high schools and were nominated by teachers for the Jennings Randolph Award.
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Mac Warner
Jennings Randolph
Brendan Blankenship
Katlyn Williams
Montcalm High School
Gabriella Gray
Logan Krauss
Pikeview High School
Abby Fraley
James Monroe High School
Monroe County
Warner
Dawn Wells Remembered by Dreama Denver After Gilligan's Island
Dreama Denver recalls her forty year friendship with Dawn Wells Mary Ann Swanson of Gilligan's Island who died December 30 from COVID related complications. Denver says Wells supported her publicly and personally including appearances after Bob Denver's death and that they remained close friends through the years.
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Dreama Denver
Bob Denver
Gilligan’s Island
Dawn Wells
Princeton
Mary Ann Swamers
Wells
Bob “Gilligan
Denver
Dawn
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