As temperatures continue to drop, Green County Public Health wants to remind residents to take action to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. We “fell back” an hour on November 3rd. Now is a good time to put new batteries in your carbon monoxide detectors.

“This is the time of year where we start seeing more carbon monoxide poisonings,” said RoAnn Warden, Director of Green County Public Health. “Now is the time for Green County residents to make sure their heating sources and carbon monoxide detectors are in good working order.”

On average, carbon monoxide poisoning sends about...