A black cow valued at $1,500 died, after it was struck by a pickup truck Thursday night, in Union County. The Sheriff’s Office says 25-year old James Coverdell, of Osceola, was traveling north on Highway 169 just before 10-p.m. Thursday, when his 1995 GMC truck struck the cow, which was on the roadway. The pickup sustained $1,500 damage during the incident. The cow was owned by Brett Weis, of Afton.