October 2022

FDA authorizes Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for use as a booster dose in younger age groups

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent to authorize their use as a single booster dose in younger age groups. The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent is authorized for administration at least two months […]

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Mo clean energy jobs grew 6% in 2021, now 54,397 workers

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Clean energy businesses in Missouri added more than 2,800 workers in 2021, now employing 54,397 Missourians across the state. That’s according to a new analysis of employment datareleased today by the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and nonprofit Evergreen Climate Innovations. The report comes after Congress and the Biden

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MSHP reports

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrest report: 41-year-old Brandi M. Brown of Red Bud, Ill. was arrested at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday in St. Louis County on a patrol charge of possession of a controlled substance: 29 capsules of fentanyl, two pills of alprazolam and a meth pipe and

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NB I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County reduced for bridge repairs

SIKESTON—Northbound Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve county will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs.   This section of roadway is located from Route Z to Route J.  Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Oct. 18 through Thursday, Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.   The work zone will

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Red Cross: More people now eligible to give blood or platelets

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The American Red Cross now invites those who spent time in the U.K., Ireland or France and have never tried to give blood due to concerns over variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) – related to mad cow disease – to give blood and help save lives. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug

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RiverWatch seeks winter volunteers to study road salt impact

EAST ALTON, Ill.– Winter is quickly approaching, and Illinois RiverWatch is hoping to train community members to monitor for chloride levels in local streams to identify areas where salt use is impacting water quality.   During the 2021 winter season, the Illinois Department of Transportation reports using more than 522,000 tons of salt on roadways

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Ste. Genevieve firefighters teach students about fire prevention

STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, Ste. Genevieve Elementary School kindergarten students learned about fire prevention and firefighters’ work! The Ste. Genevieve Volunteer Fire Department visited the kindergarten at SGES to share fire safety tips as part of their annual visit.   Firefighters Justin Donovan, Alex Wiesnewski, Tyler Weinhold and Ryan Mayberry informed the students about what

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Wreaths Across America expands FREE TEACH program curriculum for educators

COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine — This year’s theme for Wreaths Across America (WAA) is “Find a Way to Serve.” In keeping with this, the organization launched a new TEACH program earlier this year. The program, which was put together by retired educator and Gold Star Mother Cindy Tatum, shares an established curriculum designed to teach the next

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