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Blunt comments on NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins

WASHINGTON – Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, released following thestatement on National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins’ announcement that he will step down by the end of the year: “Dr. Collins is the […]

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Vulnerable Missourians receive meals during COVID-19

JEFFERSON CITY – On Monday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) reported 84,597,200 meals have been served through the hard work of the Bureau Community Food and Nutrition Services (CFNA) during the COVID-19 Response. CFNA partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program operators around the state to not only continue

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Social Security announces redesigned statement

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today introduced a new look and feel to the Social Security Statement, available online through the my Social Security portal at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount and by mail. The Statement is one of the most effective tools people can use to learn about their earnings and future Social

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SIUC to present Shawnee National Forest documentary

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Cade Bursell, a professor of cinema and photography at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is screening her new documentary, Shawnee Showdown Keep the Forest Standing, October 13, 6 p.m., at SIUC’s  Guyon Auditorium. The film documents the struggle by environmentalists that won a prohibition on logging, and oil and gas drilling in 1996,

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SIU-C awards University Excellence Scholarships

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. – Four River Region residents have been awarded University Excelllence Scholarships by Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The four: Benjamin L. Scott and Cheyenne Nicole Lynch, both of Coulterville, Adam J. Kiefer of Red Bud and Kailey N. Hall of Chester are among 317 academically high-achieving students receiving University Excellence Scholarships

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National Disability Employment Awareness Month

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick Monday recognized October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). “Individuals with disabilities make important contributions to Missouri’s workforce and I am proud to recognize these contributions during National Disability Employment Awareness Month,” Treasurer Fitzpatrick said. “MO ABLE allows Missourians with disabilities to save money without losing access

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MoDHSS reports Perry, Ste. Gen Co. COVID numbers

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has released its latest COVID-19 report for Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties. The Department reports Ste. Genevieve County has had 19 new confirmed and probable cases in the seven days ending October 1, 2021 and no new deaths for a total of 2,317 confirmed

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