March 2022

Perry County Health System votes for affiliation, Mercy responds

PERRYVILLE – Tuesday night, the Perry County Health System board of directors voted unanimously to begin negotiations with  Mercy Hospital Jefferson with a non-binding letter of intent. The following is a statement from Chris Wibbenmeyer, CEO, Perry County Health System The mission of Perry County Health System has never wavered – “To be the first […]

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MSHP report

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests.   Among those listed as arrested:   36-year-old Ambrose L. Bell of Fairview Heights, Illinois at 7:19 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 on a warrant out of Ste. Genevieve for failing to appear on a traffic offense. He was being held

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Missouri seeks volunteers to help clean up roadways

JEFFERSON CITY – Every spring, as snow and ice fade to an unpleasant memory, attention turns to trash that has accumulated on roadsides during the winter months. The Missouri Department of Transportation would like to invite all who use Missouri roads to join us in doing some spring cleaning throughout the month of April. MoDOT spends about

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Missouri Medicaid still at risk on 12th anniversary of ACA

Missouri Democratic Party KANSAS CITY – Twelve years ago today, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, which lowered health care costs for millions and made it easier for Americans with pre-existing conditions to get coverage. Since then, President Biden and the Democrats’ American Rescue Plan has built on the success of the

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Measure to benefit small, rural TV stations clears committee

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.) today announced that their bipartisan Low Power Protection Act has passed the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill would strengthen spectrum rights for certain low power television (LPTV) stations, which fill important gaps in broadcast service, particularly in those rural communities

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MDC Cape Nature Center to host Froggy Friday on April 1

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Hop to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center for a celebration of all things amphibian during Froggy Friday on April 1, from 5 – 8:30 p.m. This free family event includes activities, crafts, displays and hourly frog-call presentations and hikes. It’s your chance to see live frogs

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Legislators urge Biden Administration to help unite Ukrainian children with American adoptive families

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), along with U.S. Representatives Robert Aderholt (Ala.) and Adam Smith (Wash.), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Adoption Caucus, led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 73 colleagues in urging the Biden administration to take immediate action to unite Ukrainian children going through the adoption

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Illinois man now holds Missouri paddlefish state record

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Jim Dain of Pittsfield, Ill. for snagging a monster 140-pound, 10-ounce paddlefish March 18 at the Lake of the Ozarks. The latest record breaks the previous record of 140-pounds, 9-ounces set in 2015 on Table Rock Lake. MDC congratulates Jim Dain of Pittsfield, Ill. on

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