July 2022

Blunt Welcomes FAA’s $5.2 Million Investment to Improve Airport Terminals Across Missouri

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, has commended the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) announcement that it is investing $5.2 million to improve terminals in three airports across Missouri: Waynesville-Saint Robert Regional Airport, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, and Hannibal Regional Airport. “This […]

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DHSS confirms first case of rare brain infection in Mo in 35 years

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has been notified of a Missouri resident with a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri. Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled free-living ameba that can cause a rare life-threatening infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The Missouri patient is currently being treated for PAM

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Get your heart pumping and give blood or platelets to help prevent a summer blood shortage

ST. LOUIS — The American Red Cross and Discovery are partnering for Shark Week and invite people to dive in to help save lives by giving blood or platelets in July. The Red Cross saw a steep drop in blood and platelet donations last month, and donors are asked to make appointments now to prevent

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Methodist Men donate to CHS Music Program

CHESTER — Judge Richard Brown of the First United Methodist Men’s Group in Chester presents Steve Colonel, Chester High School Band Director, with a check for $300 in appreciation for assistance that several band and chorus members provided for the recent UMM Pancake Breakfast.  Members of the music program have helped serve food, clean tables

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Prairie du Rocher celebrates 300th anniversary this weekend

PRAIRIE DU ROCHER – This weekend in Prairie du Rocher, residents and friend alike will be celebrating the 300th anniversary founding of this old French town.   Classic Rock 931 FM will be on hand for the celebration: Here are the events planned: Some important dates in the Prairie du Rocher area’s history.   1703 French

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Protecting Survivors

by State Senator Holly Thompson Rehder Seeing a bill signed by the governor and become a law is a rewarding and satisfying experience for any legislator. It’s incredibly difficult to move a legislative proposal all the way through the process and onto the governor’s desk. It was especially rewarding to see Senate Bill 775 signed into law

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