Coroner: Deaths on the rise, money needed urgently for autopsies, other essential services
Coroner: Deaths on the rise, money needed urgently for autopsies, other essential services Rutherford also cited PPE costs as a likely factor in the strain on the coroner's office budget. (Source: WIS TV) By Chris Joseph | April 20, 2021 at 3:22 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 3:23 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford says her office is facing a fiscal cliff and is asking for help from the county council. Tuesday evening, the Richland County Council will hear a plan to set aside $312,000 for the office to help pay 3rd party vendors that provide key services f...