COVID-19 update: Henderson County reports 7 new cases, no new deaths in surrounding district
HENDERSON, Ky. Of the Green River District s 26 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, seven were in Henderson County Saturday.
Daviess County reported 10, while Union and Webster counties reported three each. Hancock, McLean and Ohio counties each reported one new case of COVID.
The Green River District Health Department reported no new COVID-related deaths Saturday in its seven counties.
The incidence rate, which measures the average daily cases per 100,000 population over the past seven days, decreased slightly to 18 in Henderson County as of Friday afternoon and held the county in the orange or accelerated level.
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Richard S. Lee Sr.
Richard S. Lee Sr., 73, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was a resident of Green River, Wyoming for the last 43 years of his life.
He was born on July 5, 1947 in Bismark, Missouri, the son of Fred Lee and Ola Mae Henderson.
Richard attended schools in Busick and Potosi Missouri.
He worked as a miner for Solvay Minerals for 21 years until his retirement in 2007.
Richard married Barbara Hackworth in Stoney Point, MO on November 24, 1965.
He enjoyed spending his time with family, camping, hunting and fishing. He was loved by all and will b.
HENDERSON, Ky. Henderson County reported a single new confirmed case of COVID-19 Saturday.
The Green River District Health Department reported 35 cases in its seven-county district Saturday, with the majority from Daviess County, where there were 25 new confirmed cases.
Other counties in the district reported single-digit new cases or no new cases: There were four in Ohio County, three in Hancock County, and one each in Union and Webster counties. McLean County reported no new COVID cases.
The GRDHD did not disclose any new COVID-related deaths in the district Saturday.
The incidence rate, which measures the average daily cases per 100,000 population over the past seven days, dropped to 11.7 for Henderson County as of Friday afternoon, which maintained its designation in the orange or accelerated level.
The 1987 murder of Anita Carlson in northwestern Minnesota remains unsolved 34 years later
In July 1987, the city of Bemidji was shaken by the murder of a young woman with a promising future. Anita Ann Carlson, 22, was a recent Bemidji State graduate who disappeared while working a night shift at the Pete’s Place West convenience store. As part of Forum News Service s new cold-case series, “The Vault,” the Pioneer recently revisited the unsolved murder through its archives. 10:01 am, Mar. 30, 2021 ×
Anita Ann Carlson, 22, was murdered in Bemidji in the summer of 1987 after being abducted from her job at Pete s Place West. Her killer has never been found. File photo.