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  While the deadly coronavirus pandemic and subsequent quarantine have been hard on everyone, few have been impacted like the front line workers, including nurses, doctors and EMTs. Holden native and 1980 HHS graduate Kathy (Wright) Delatte is a registered nurse and works at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is a specialty hospital focused…

  Local businesses have had to alter the way they interact with the public since the COVID-19 pandemic has invaded our world. Some non-essential businesses were closed, due to the stay-at-home order given by Governor Mike Parson last month. Essential businesses, such as Holden Family Care, have had to make changes in their procedures and…

  Pictured are former Holden resident and HHS graduate, Kathy (Wright) Delatte (right), and a fellow nurse. Kathy is a registered nurse who is working on the front lines during this historic COVID-19 pandemic. She is the daughter of Connie Wright of Holden, and the late Kester Wright. See this week’s Image for a full story, told in…

  Johnson County Community Health Services (JCCHS) is moving forward with a slow but steady reopening for Johnson County with the implementation of a Response and Recovery Plan beginning Monday, May 4. This plan follows guidance from Governor Mike Parson’s Show-Me Strong Recovery Plan, with guidelines and recommendations specific to Johnson County. This plan takes…

  Holden’s annual Spring City-Wide Clean-Up will be held on Saturday, May 2. See following guidelines for instructions on what will be collected, etc. Bulk items such as furniture (couches, chairs, tables, mattresses), carpeting and appliances must be placed curbside in a neat and orderly manner no later than 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 2,…

  With more than 30 million Americans out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Image has been checking with Holden merchants for the last few weeks to see what the impact has been on their livelihoods and businesses. Local flower shop, Country Creations, is considered a non-essential business so they have had the…

As the state prepares to move into the economic recovery phase of COVID-19, Governor Mike Parson last week signed Executive Order 20-09, extending the State of Emergency in Missouri through June 15, 2020. Governor Parson initially declared the State of Emergency on March 13 with the signing of Executive Order 20-02. Since that time, more…

Whiteman Air Force Base pilots are scheduled to fly over medical facilities in Warrensburg, Sedalia and Kansas City Tuesday, April 28 to honor and express Team Whiteman’s gratitude for all medical and healthcare professionals, essential employees, and volunteers in the fight against COVID-19. The flyover will include a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, assigned to the…

As of April 22, there were 52 positive cases of the coronavirus in Johnson County, with 45 considered recovered, and seven still active, according to the Johnson County COVID-19 Task Force. Johnson County Community Health Services reports more than 40 percent of the reported positive COVID-19 cases in the county have been from Warrensburg (22).…

  The Holden Police Department and Holden Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 800 block of S. Pine St. in Holden on Tuesday, April 21, that they determined had been deliberately set. Officers responded to the scene at around 12 p.m. and upon arrival, found a fire had been intentionally set in…