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MU study examines benefits, challenges of telehealth in nursing homes during pandemic

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The COVID-19 pandemic caused nursing homes to rapidly change their policies overnight. Telehealth was instantly adopted widely in an effort to reduce stress on the health care system by keeping residents safe and avoiding unnecessary transfers to already-overwhelmed hospitals. A new study at the University of Missouri found that the use of […]

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Multi-agency resource center will be held Monday for tornado victims

ST. MARY – A multi-agency resource center or MARC will be held Monday in St. Mary to answer questions and provide information and disaster-related assistance to those impacted by the October 24th tornado or other disasters. The MARC will be located at the Trinity Baptist Church, 500 Mulberry Street. It will be open from 4-8

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SIU research team aims to move food replication from science fiction to reality

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. — Science fiction fans will no doubt remember scenes from their favorite shows in which characters press a few buttons before their favorite gourmet meal pops out of a machine, looking like it came from the kitchen of a four-star restaurant. It may not work quite like that, but a

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Say Cheese!

St. Louis District Dairy Council ST. LOUIS — Looking for the perfect food for entertaining friends or family during the holidays? Cheese is always a crowd pleaser. No food is as luxurious or as versatile as cheese. It is both elegant and casual, from serving on a simple sandwich to baking into a phyllo crust.

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New candidate filing dates for municipal elections

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wants Missourians to be aware of changes to opening and closing dates for candidate filing for the April 2022, General Municipal Election. Candidate filing for the General Municipal Election, which includes school boards, municipalities, fire districts and other political subdivisions has been shortened by two weeks following

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Geologic maps published by Mo DNR

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Geological Survey, a division of the Department of Natural Resources, recently published six 7.5-minute bedrock geologic maps and an area structure contour map. The bedrock geologic maps are Dover (Lafayette County), Grand Pass (Saline and Lafayette counties), Malta Bend (Carroll and Saline counties), Marshall North (Saline County), Slater (Saline County) and

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Blunt slams Biden border crisis

WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) slammed the Biden administration’s self-made crisis along the southern border, noting that illegal crossings and fentanyl seizures have skyrocketed since the administration eliminated the effective border security policies put in place under the Trump administration. CLICK HERE to Watch Blunt’s

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Young hunters harvest 15,608 deer during early youth portion

JEFFERSON CITY – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 15,608 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2021 deer hunting season, Oct. 30-31. Top counties were Osage with youth hunters harvesting 359 deer, Franklin with 329, and Howell with 310. Perry County’s

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