Accident Count Down in 2000.

The increase in business locations concentrated in the southern portion of town has shifted traffic patterns according to the annual Carthage Police Department report. Along with the traffic comes the incident of accidents in that part of town.

According to the report, the most likely location for accidents in 2000 was on Garrison south of Chestnut to HH highway (including Fairview and Grand south of Airport Drive). That stretch of road had 36 accidents in 2000, or about 11% of the 327 accidents within the City. Overall vehicle accidents were down for the year from 348 reported in 1999.

The most hazardous portion of the corridor in 2000 was between Airport Drive and George Phelps Boulevard. Seven accidents were reported in that area.

Other high incident locations were Fairview at River with 6 accidents, HH from Grand to Maple with 4 accidents, Central at Baker with 4 accidents, Main from 3rd to 4th with 4 accidents and Oak at McGregor with 4 accidents. City wide there were 76 injury accidents, down from 100 in 1999 and 107 injuries, down from 141.

Annual Caregivers’ Workshop.

news release

McCune-Brooks Home Health, Carthage, will present their annual Caregivers’ Workshop on March 26 & 28 and April 2 & 4, 2001.

Each session will be presented twice so that persons may choose which time best fits their schedule. Session I will be presented from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on March 26 and again from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on March 28. Session II will be presented from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on April 2 and again from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on April 4. All sessions will be in the hospital conference room at 627 W. Centennial Ave., Carthage.

The workshop is given to help caregivers learn to care for their loved ones at home.

Topics include personal care skills, nutrition, observing the in-home patient, advance directives, safety in transferring patients, medications, oxygen safety, and infection control. Presentations will be given by registered nurses and therapists.

A $10.00 registration fee will cover all materials and refreshments. To register call 237-7251.

It sounds a little strange to say that crime was down and arrests were up in 2000, but I suppose more folks were caught even though there were less of ‘em last year. Must mean the Police Department is doin’ a better job of findin’ the bad guys.

The one number that didn’t go down was the 19,639 calls and activities handled by the Department in 2000. That’s just over 53 a day compared to the average of 37 calls a day in 1999.

The other number that seems ta stay on the high side is the calls to the Nuisance Abatement officer. There were 1,533 calls about animals, and 1,202 calls concernin’ trash, junk and weeds.

‘Course some a those may a been concernin’ that junk yard dog, countin’ that as a call for each.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Oak Street health & herbs

Natural Nutrition

by Mari An Willis

Our physical body is like a magnificent machine. It is composed of the same elements as earth and must be properly maintained. "We must realize that we are what we eat." Because of our busy lifestyles and that fact that we are overly stressed we rely too much on fast and overly processed foods often deficient of the proper nutrients to keep us healthy. It fills the hole, but that is all. Our organs become overtaxed and soon congested.

Many of our "dis-ease" may come from congestion in the various organs. Which in turn effects the entire body. Fortunately, we can begin a detoxification process for our bodies. We are in charge of what goes in and we can change habits. I personally have never heard of so many young adults having their gallbladders removed. My daughter, who has had some problems herself, thinks that it is because of the "french-fry generation." One of the easiest foods to hand over to the backseat and keep a toddler quiet. Not a good idea IF (and that is only my opinion of observation) that is what is causing some of these problems. If you are eating only bad oils, consider your omega-oils as a balance. Get more oxygen. It is necessary for every cell, and tissue and each function of the body. Treat yourself well.