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Overton Co. Man Dies After Days Without Power

A 70-year-old Overton County man died Thursday while trying to seek help after being without power for multiple days. County Executive Ben Danner said fatalities from the cold have been a worry in Overton County with about 2,300 homes without power. “He had been out without power for a few days,” Danner said. “And, he was walking trying to get ... Read More »

Danner: Overton Outages Back Over 4K

Overnight snow added more weight to ice-covered trees causing more power issues in Overton County. Overton County Executive Ben Danner said UCEMC crews have had to backtrack over service already restored. “What’s frustrating for them, they get an area going when they move to another area and then where they were that goes back out,” Danner said. “When they get ... Read More »

Overton County Replacing Heart Monitors In Ambulances

Overton County has a shipment of about seven heart monitors coming to replace expiring gear in its ambulances. County Executive Ben Danner said the county saved about $40,000 by making the purchase this year. “So, $149,000, which was originally $192,000, so we saved the difference to go ahead and order them, and we traded in the old ones in on ... Read More »

Overton Reimbursed Over $600K For Payroll

Overton County will be reimbursed some $639,000 in payroll money spent by Overton County Health and Rehab. “That is the money we borrowed through the COVID that the county court voted on to use it for payroll,” County Executive Ben Danner said. “The government forgave all that, because the nursing home did use it for what they were supposed to, ... Read More »

Overton Wants To Add More Pumper Trucks With Grant

Overton County will look to add more service vehicles to its volunteer fire departments with the next round of Community Development Block Grants. County Executive Ben Danner said if the county is awarded the grant, 12 new mini pumper trucks could be on the way. “We got a lot of fire departments that are struggling right now,” Danner said. “They ... Read More »

Overton Sees Daily COVID Case Increase

Overton County’s daily COVID case number has increased to 16.4 new cases reported per day over the last two weeks and 199 active cases. The previous two-weeks the new case number was 15.1 per day. During Friday’s COVID conference at Livingston City Hall, Overton County Health Department Supervisor Megan Reeder said the positivity rate for the last seven days is ... Read More »

Overton Expanding County Insurance To Retirees

Starting July 2021, county employees that retire could be eligible for the same amount of health insurance as active employees. County Executive Ben Danner said the added coverage applies to all employees but is mainly focused towards helping emergency workers reach retirement early. “A lot of the employees are having to stay just because of insurance and could retire cause ... Read More »

State Concerned With Overton COVID Numbers

Governor Bill Lee’s COVID-19 Unified Command group met with Overton leaders sharing concerns of the county’s growing numbers. County Executive Ben Danner said the two groups discussed strategies on how to get more residents to wear masks without implementing a mandate. “They showed us numbers and showed us that from the state’s perspective, Overton County was a big hot spot ... Read More »

Overton Set To Start Hwy 42 Bridge Repairs

The Highway 42 bridge in Overton County will undergo renovations beginning next week. The bridge project will cost about $1.6 million. Overton County Exectutive Ben Danner said the bridge will be completely replaced and be closed for eight months. “James Norrod, our Highway superintendent, has been working for about five years to try and find funding to do that,” Danner ... Read More »