MONIQUE CHIASSON The Truro Daily News HILDEN - Don Hamilton hopes this time next week he will know whether or not he has Lyme disease.

The Grundy County Health Department would like to remind residents to be alert for ticks when outside in grassy or woodsy areas.

Q: My brother-in-law sent me an e-mail about how to remove ticks. It was attributed to a school nurse who suggested applying a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball and covering the tick with the cotton ball for …

Lyme Disease is the most common tick infection. It can be passed onto both people and pets year round.