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Missouri State Highway Patrol seeks commercial vehicle officer applicants

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol, a premiere law enforcement agency, is seeking qualified applicants for the position of commercial vehicle officer.   The Patrol is encouraging qualified individuals of all backgrounds to apply and will offer testing/interviews at General Headquarters in Jefferson City, Missouri.   Those who successfully complete the evaluation will […]

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More than 1,000 people killed in Missouri traffic crashes in 2021

JEFFERSON CITY – For the first time since 2006, Missouri’s traffic fatalities surpassed 1,000. According to preliminary data, 1,004 people were killed in Missouri traffic crashes in 2021, a nearly three percent increase over 2020 and marking the second straight year of growing fatality totals after nearly a decade of steady decline.                “These fatalities

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Randolph County Health Department issues COVID-19 update

CHESTER – The Randolph County Health Department has released its latest COVID-19 update.   The health department reports the transmission rate for CoVID 19 is still “HIGH”.   There are 181 active cases in RandolphCounty   The Randolph County Health Department highly recommends taking additional precautions while in a public setting or a gathering of

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Smith helps lead legal fight to end Biden administration authoritarian vaccine mandate

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – On December 30, 2021, Rep. Jason Smith filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States, along with 47 senators and 136 House members, asking the Supreme Court to block enforcement of President Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. “This unconstitutional vaccine mandate is one

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Abbey Miles graduates from the University of the Cumberlands

WILLIAMSBURG, Kent. – The University of the Cumberlands is proud to congratulate Abbey Miles of Sparta, Illinois on completing her Master of Arts Education in School Counseling. The university wishes Abbey all the best in their future endeavors. Well done, Patriot! The University of the Cumberlands is one of the largest and most affordable private

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Ashcroft files amicus brief defending Texas election bill

JEFFERSON CITY — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a licensed attorney in Missouri, recently filed an amicus brief with the federal court in Texas, defending the Texas Election Integrity Protection Act that was passed by the Texas legislature in August of this year and signed into law in September.   The Texas bill (Senate Bill 1)

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Blunt asks what Biden administration is doing about shortage of COVID-19 tests

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, and Richard Burr (N.C.), Ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, sent a letter urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to

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