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Missouri’s first probable case of monkeypox virus

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Health Department (KCHD) and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced today a single probable monkeypox case in a Kansas City, Missouri, resident with recent out-of-state travel history. “This week, one of our excellent nurses suspected one of our patients may have monkeypox virus,” said Dr. Marvia […]

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 41-year-old Casey Easton was charged June 15th with violating an order of protection and possession of a controlled substance. Police say the charges came after they responded to the 200 block of South Main Street by a report of a violation of an order

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25 new troopers to graduate from Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 25 troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, June 24, 2022. The ceremony will take place in the Academy gymnasium, 1510 E. Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO, and the public is invited. The graduation ceremony

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Blunt raises concerns over President Biden’s misguided student loan proposal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), spoke on the Senate floor to raise his concerns over President Biden’s misguided proposal to unilaterally forgive student loan debt, which would disproportionally benefit high-income Americans.

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Hill and Dale Garden Club sponsors Smokey Bear, Woodsy Owl Poster Contest

BLOOMSDALE – St. Agnes Elementary students were excited to accept awards as the Hill and Dale Garden Club announced the local and state winners in the Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest for 2021.  Garden Club members Joan Wehner and Debbie Kirchner gave out the awards to the winning students at a school assembly at the

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IDPH reports 27,112 new cases of COVID-19 over the past week

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) yesterday reported 27,112 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois since June 10. That number is 6,889 or 25 percent less than the previous week.   According to the CDC, 25 Illinois counties are now rated at High Community Level for COVID-19, an area

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