We still do not know who will be the next President of the United State after yesterday’s (Tuesday) Election. As of this (Wednesday) morning Joe Biden has 238 Electoral College Votes to President Trump’s 213 with 270 votes needed to be declared the next president. Nine states are still counting millions of votes. President Trump…
Several Mid-Missouri counties remains in the red zone for new COVID-19 infections, according to a newly released White House report. The document looks at cases reported last week, and shows Missouri as a whole remains in the red zone, with 159 cases per one hundred thousand people. Missouri’s case rate of 9,768 is the 15th…
The SSM Health COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Jefferson City and Mexico will be closed on Monday, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day. Both sites will reopen on Tuesday, September 8th.
Governor Mike Parson is extending Phase 1 of the state’s Show Me Strong Recovery Plan from Sunday May 31st through Monday June 15th. Parson said yesterday that some communities are farther along than others in the recovery process. Extending Phase 1 will give communities more time to prepare and align efforts as the state continues…
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospitals in Mexico and Jefferson City will both begin limited elective procedures starting today (Monday). They will continue having patients, staff, and visitors were masking and will test all patients prior to the their scheduled procedures and maintain strict visitor policies.
SSM Health is announcing furloughs for about 2,000 employees or 5 percent of their workforce across their 4 state health system. According to an email from SSM sent out this morning additional employees will experience partial furlough through a reduction of hours. The furloughs are expected to last 13 weeks as SSM is experiencing financial…
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is set to resume CDL written testing today in certain locations. In the Troop F area, tests will be given Monday through Friday in Mexico, Jefferson City, Owensville, and Columbia. Tests will be given to those applicants with essential needs and social distancing measures will need to be followed at…
Governor Mike Parson is asking local leaders to hold off on easing restrictions of stay at home orders at least until May 4th. Parson spoke to reporters yesterday at the state capitol and said that cities and counties can enact stay-at-home orders that are stricter than the statewide order, however not less restrictive. The current…
SSM Health is announcing the closure of several clinics and pharmacies in mid-Missouri. The health system said it will close Fulton Family Medicine and walk-in clinic on April 30th, Vandalia Clinic on May 29th the Jefferson City Clinic on August 28th along with the Versailles Clinic in mid-September. The company also plans to close its…
The Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is suing the Chinese government, Chinese Communist Party and other Chinese officials and institutions. Schmitt filed a lawsuit on behalf of the state of Missouri yesterday. The lawsuit claims that during critical weeks of the initial outbreak of the coronavirus, Chinese authorities deceived the public, suppressed crucial information, arrested…
Missouri Governor Mike Parson says he will address the Stay At Home order today (Thursday) and begin looking at a plan to reopen the state. The governor issued the statewide stay-at-home order on April 3rd, and it is set to end on April 24th at 11:59pm. Parson said yesterday that when testing is where it…
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospitals in Jefferson City and Mexico are now accepting donations of personal protective items and medical supplies, as well as cash donations. SSM is asking for safety reasons, all donated supplies should be unopened and in their original packaging. Priority needs include alcohol pad wipes, exam gloves, goggles, face shields and…
A number of Missouri schools are closing in an effort to halt or slow the spread of COVID-19. The Mexico School District will close this Friday, March 20th and be back in session after April 14th. The Moberly Public Schools will be out tomorrow (Wednesday) March 18th and will be out through April 3rd. Centralia…
The long-awaited list of medical marijuana dispensaries licensed in Missouri has been released by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. According to the list published on their website, there will be 7 licensed dispensaries in Columbia, 3 in Moberly, 2 in Jefferson City, and one in Mexico. The Mexico location, under the name…
Governor Mike Parson says the state of our state is strong. Parson delivered his second annual State of the State address yesterday and said at 3.1 percent, the unemployment rate continues to remain at historic lows, and has been below the national unemployment rate for 40 consecutive months and Missouri ranks 7th in the nation…
