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September 25 - 26, 2020 • Vol. 2, Issue 11
Possible high-risk exposure to virus at local theatre
INSIDE:
Real Ozarks Music:
OMMA keeps traditional music alive. Page 2
Gettin’ Roasted:
Table Rock Roasters at 2 locations. Page 3
Owner Dr. Tricia Derges and Clinic Supervisor Dr. Alok Shukla are joined by clinic staff at Tuesday’s ribbon cutting. (Photo by K.D. Michaels)
Grand opening held at new Ozark Valley Medical Clinic What’s Up, Doc?
Find out what’s up with old Doc’s location. Page 7
WEATHER...page 17 Cooler weather patterns, but still no rain for us.
By K.D. Michaels, Staff Writer Ozark Valley Medical Clinic celebrated the grand opening of their new 76 Country Boulevard location on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting. Owned by Dr. Tricia Derges, the new Branson location is one of four such clinics in Southwest Missouri. Derges opened the clinics after seeing a specific need in the Ozarks region.
“This originally started from Lift Up Springfield/Lift Up Someone Today.” said Dr. Derges. “That’s a clinic I opened when I finished medical school, because I found the need for people who were turned away from medical clinics where they could not qualify. In that clinic, we take care of the homeless, the impoverished, veterans, and others. We don’t turn anyone away, and we love that.”
Dr. Derges and her staff soon noticed another category of people seeking medical treatment at the Lift Up Springfield Clinic. “We started to see a number of people that weren’t there to get free services. They had jobs without health insurance, and some had jobs with health insurance, but with extremely high deductibles,” said Durgess. “It meant that even SEE CLINIC, PAGE 8
Submitted to Branson Globe The Taney County Health Department is notifying the public of a potential high-risk exposure to COVID-19 at the God and Country Theater, September 9 through September 21, 2020. The TCHD releases information on community exposures when COVID-19 case investigators are unable to identify or obtain contact information for all individuals that may have been exposed in a high-risk setting. Risk levels for exposure vary based on four main factors: • Enclosed spaces: Enclosed rooms and spaces allow COVID-19 to accumulate on surfaces and in the environment • Duration of interaction: Spending more than 15 minutes near a COVID-19 positive individual within a 24-hour period increases risk.Physically touching an individual, such as with a hug, handshake, or kiss also puts an individual at high risk • Absence of social distancing: Crowds or other social settings increase the likelihood of coming within 6 feet of an individual with COVID-19 • Forceful exhalation: Activities such as coughing, SEE VIRUS, PAGE 11