JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Public Service Commission’s Cold Weather Rule, designed to help customers with heat-related utility bills, begins on November 1, 2021. The rule will remain in effect through March 31, 2022. It has been a part of the Commission’s rules and regulations since 1977. The Cold Weather Rule applies to natural gas and electric […]
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – To help meet the country’s growing demand for veterinary technicians, the University of Missouri has partnered with Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri, to create a new transfer agreement for veterinary technology students. The ‘two plus two’ agreement allows undergraduate students who earn a two-year associate’s degree in veterinary technology at Jefferson College
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report. Among those listed as arrested: 53-year-old Scott L. Kennon of Perryville at 8:08 p.m. Monday in St. Francois County on a patrol charge of murder. He was being held in the St. Francois County Jail on a 24-hour hold.
RED BUD, Ill. — In July 2021 ComWell and Chester Memorial Hospital joined forces to combine their quality care initiatives to bring Randolph County and surrounding areas a more comprehensive and effective approach to behavioral health care. As the need for mental health and substance misuse services continues to increase, Chester Memorial Hospital and ComWell
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital in Chester has released its October 2021 Newsletter “The Lamp”. In this quarter’s issue of The Lamp: COVID-19: What we Know & Antibody Treatments Rural Health Clinics News Therapy & Sports Rehab Center News Welcome New Providers Sleep Lab Re-Accreditation COVID-19Vaccinations and BoostersQ&A Taking Steps to Reduce Falls Breast
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PERRYVILLE — A Perryville man will be among five veterans inducted into the Missouri Veterans’ Hall of Fame’s class of 2021 tomorrow. James M. Eddleman will be inducted during a ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri. Eddleman was drafted into the Army in
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RED BUD, Ill. — ComWell and Sparta Community Hospital are expanding psychiatric service accessibility by partnering to contract two psychiatric care providers through a shared staffing model. This collaborative solution came after closely monitoring “Access to Care” data that reflected room for improvement of increased access to care by decreasing the wait time for Randolph
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JEFFERSON CITY – As little ghosts and goblins embark on their quests for candy this weekend, the Missouri Department of Transportation is urging trick-or-treaters and drivers to stay alert for each other. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, children are three times more likely to be struck and killed by a car on
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SPRINGFIELD – On Tuesday, the ACLU of Missouri joined law firm Zuckerman Spaeder in filing a complaint against Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., The Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. Group Health Benefit Plan, UMR, Inc., and Quantum Health, Inc. for denying medically necessary healthcare coverage in violation of ERISA, the Parity Act, and federal and
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A private graveside service will be held at a later date for 67-year-old Deborah L. Hanger of Sparta, Illinois, who passed away at 12:29 a.m., Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Belleville Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. She was born January 10, 1954 in Red Bud, Illinois, the daughter of Albert “Jim” Kempfer who preceded her in
