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THE SALINE COUNTY HEALTH BOARD HELD THEIR REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT, GETTING AN UPDATE ON A RECENT EXERCISE. RECENTLY EMERGENCY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTY TOOK PART IN AN EXERCISE TO FIND OUT HOW READY THE COUNTY WOULD BE SHOULD A WEATHER EMERGENCY, COUPLED WITH A HEALTH EMERGENCY TOOK PLACE. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNER FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT RUSS DONNELL SAYS THE EXERCISE WAS AN ICE STORM IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLU EPIDEMIC, AND THERE WAS ONE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM FOUND DURING THE EVENT. THE BOARD ALSO APPROVE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PARTNER WITH FITZGIBBON HOSPITAL, BUTTERFIELD YOUTH SERVICES, AND MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE, AMONG OTHER ENTITIES, IN PURSUING A GRANT TO HELP WITH TEACHING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HOW TO KEEP ELECTRONIC RECORDS, WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFERING OFFICE SPACE AT THEIR FACILITY. A MAJOR ROAD PROJECT IS NEARING COMPLETION, AND MODOT IS GETTING READY TO CELEBRATE. A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR THE ROUTE 13 GAP PROJECT IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY FOR WEDNESDAY AT 10AM. THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CORNER OF ROUTE 24 AND THE NEW RAMP TO SOUTHBOUND ROUTE 13, FEATURING MODOT, FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS. DESPITE THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY TOMORROW, THE NEW LANES OF ROUTE 13 TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN EXISTING SOUTHBOUND LANES AND ROUTE 24 WILL NOT OPEN TO TRAFFIC UNTIL FRIDAY OCTOBER 22ND AT THE LATEST. CONSTRUCTION ON THE 1 POINT 7 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT, JUST TO THE EAST OF LEXINGTON, STARTED IN 2008.

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