September 2024

Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau donates $1,000 to SEMO Suicide Prevention Illuminating Hope Glow Walk

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau is proud to announce a generous donation of $1,000 to the SEMO Suicide Prevention Illuminating Hope Glow Walk, scheduled for Saturday, September 28, 2024. The event will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. at Jackson City Park Shelter 4.   Amber Berry, President and Co-Founder of SEMO […]

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Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau donates to FosterAdopt Connect for Un-Gala event

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau is proud to announce its recent donation to FosterAdopt Connect Cape Girardeau, in support of the upcoming Un-Gala event. This contribution reflects Zonta’s ongoing commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable children and families in the local community.   Lydia Sumner, the Service Co-chair of the

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Attorney General Bailey obtains restraining order blocking Biden-Harris new clandestine student loan scheme

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that his office obtained a temporary restraining order blocking the Biden-Harris Administration’s new clandestine illegal student loan scheme. The court order comes a mere two days after his office filed suit to challenge the unpublished rule. “Today is a huge victory for every working American who won’t

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Human H5 bird flu case confirmed in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human case of avian influenza A (H5) (“H5 bird flu”) detected by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), the first human case detected in Missouri. The risk of sustained transmission or infection among the general public remains low.  The case was

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IDOA to distribute nearly $525,000 in federal funding to fortify Illinois’ specialty crop industry

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an effort to support the state’s specialty crop industry, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) will distribute nearly $525,000 over a three-year period thanks to the 2024 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant program. Funding for this program was authorized by the 2018 Federal Farm Bill.  “We are happy to once again be

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Lending a helping hand in health care

University of Missouri students are getting hands-on training as nurse assistants while strengthening the MU Health Care workforce. COLUMBIA, Mo. — Nurse assistants are the unsung heroes of the health care industry. Their crucial yet often behind-the-scenes work allows registered nurses (RNs), who have more advanced training and can perform a wider range of medical

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MDC reminds deer and turkey hunters of changes for fall seasons

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds hunters of regulation changes for the upcoming deer and turkey hunting seasons. The changes include a new fall turkey permit, new counties in the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone, removal of the antler-point restriction (APR) in some counties, allowing drones for tracking wounded deer

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