Indiana State Health officials have named Gibson County the 41st healthiest county in the state this year and local officials aren't happy with the drop.

Last year Gibson County was the 12th healthiest county in Indiana.

Jennifer Tuley with the Health Department says she 'wasn't happy at all" with the ranking and already has plans to correct the overall health of the county. 

Gibson County coroner Barrett Doyle says residents that pass away in the area are either transferred to local funeral homes or stored at the morgue in Vanderburgh County.

Doyle says about 100 bodies were transported to the morgue last year. Morgue fees are low, only $100 per body, but officials say a new morgue in the county would be more cost efficient.

Doyle says a county morgue is a primary goal, but because of budget limitations has been put on the back burner.

Gibson County will host its first ever Employee Health Fair on Friday, March 1.  According to Jennifer Tuley of the Gibson County Health Department, it is the first time they have addressed health and wellness promotion for county employees.

The county health department together with Gibson General Hospital, Tulip Tree Family Health Care, and Tobacco Free Gibson County are sponsoring the event, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gibson County Red Cross Building, 312 W. State Street, Princeton.