By John Estridge It seemed perfunctory, which is strange after all the drama. In about 13 minutes, the Franklin County Health Board and the Franklin County Commissioners unanimously approved Dr. David Welsh as the county’s new health officer. The action occurred Tuesday afternoon, August 31, in a special joint meeting with the health board and …
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Dr. David Welsh to be named Franklin County Health officer Tuesday afternoon
By John Estridge Franklin County Commissioners and the FC Health Board will announce the appointment of Dr. David Welsh as the county’s new health officer at a special joint meeting Tuesday afternoon, August 31. Welsh is a surgeon who works out of Margaret Mary Health and also Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg. Also, Welsh …
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FC health board reorganizes, still without a health officer; COVID cases up by 143 since August 9
By John Estridge There remains no health officer in Franklin County. Franklin County Health Board held an emergency meeting Tuesday, August 24, in a reorganization attempt. Three new board members joined the board, with two of the three there for the meeting. Another three current board members were there and one more needs to be …
County health board to hold emergency meeting amidst chaos
By John Estridge The Franklin County Health Board is going to hold an emergency meeting at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 24, in the Commissioners Room at the Government Center. The county health department is in apparent disarray. One county health officer resigned after he stated he did not believe children and teens should receive the …
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Franklin County Health Officer resigns on the same day he accepted the appointment
By John Estridge Franklin County had a new health officer for about four hours. Dr. Dave Jetmore was appointed by the Franklin County Commissioners in a special meeting that took place around 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 17. Jetmore resigned as the county health officer at 2 p.m. According to an email he sent to Commission …
FC county council members hear impassioned plea for more money for county health nurse, but council members say there’s no money for increases in pay for anyone
By John Estridge Franklin County Council just finished a budget workshop for the 2021 budget where no county employees received raises and many council members expressed relief no one was laid off. Why, is a two-edged sword: falling revenue due to the pandemic and former councils who raided the county’s Insurance Fund for several years …
FC COVID-19 Task Force no longer meeting
By John Estridge Franklin County’s COVID-19 Task Force is no longer meeting. On Fridays, the task force usually issues a press release through the Franklin County Health Department Facebook Page. Apparently the page no longer exists. And FCHD nurse Angie Ruther issued the following two-line email Friday afternoon, August 28: “The COVID task force is …
FC’s COVID-related deaths increase by one to 25; positive tests up by three in FC and one in UC
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County has another death attributed to COVID-19, bringing the total to 25. Again, there is apparently no longer a Franklin County Health Department Facebook page to give any additional information on the 25th death. Also, Friday was the day set aside by Franklin County Health Nurse Angie Ruther …
Another death in FC attributed to COVID-19, bringing the number to 24; positive test results went up by five in FC and one in UC
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County’s number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 went up by one to 24, while the number of positive COVID-19 test results increased by five to 270. Franklin County Health Department has always put out information on the gender and age of those whose deaths have been attributed to …
Each county’s COVID-19 positive test results increase by one
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin and Union counties positive test results for COVID-19 each increased by one. FC’s is now at 265 while UC’s is 58. No new COVID-19-related deaths have been reported in either county so that remains at 23 and zero, respectively. For the state, the positive COVID-19 test results increased …
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