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Missouri State Senator Bill White says area senior citizens looking for information on COVID-19 vaccinations have a friend in the local office of the Area Agency on Aging. The Area Agency on Aging Region X is partnering with the Department of Health and Senior Services to help individuals over the age of 65 who reside …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Missouri State University President Clif Smart says he anticipates an August start to the new school year that will be as close to normal. He says the university has learned a lot of lessons from the pandemic and created changes that will remain. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Smart said at …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A failed bid to shut down Missouri’s lone abortion provider will cost the state $140,000. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Administration Hearing Commissioner Sreenivasa Rao Dandamudi granted on Friday the request by Planned Parenthood for legal fees as well as $6,600 spent on an expert witness. A four-day trial …

TOPEKA – The State Library of Kansas Talking Books Division is celebrating its annual Talking Books Week, March 1-5. The Talking Books Service connects eligible Kansans to free, accessible library services for the blind and print disabled. As part of the weeklong celebration, Kansas Talking Books invites Talking Books library patrons to connect with staff …

Joplin, MO – Freeman Health System is holding Daffodil Days to help support cancer patients in need. The daffodil is a symbol of hope as a spring flower and marks new beginnings in a patient’s journey. Daffodils can be purchased for yourself, a loved one or simply as a way to support the fund benefiting cancer …

The Greene County, Missouri  Sheriff’s Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing person incident that occurred at 1297 E. FR 28 Pleasant Hope, MO at 4:00 PM on 02/25/21. Missing are: Darrell Peak a white, male, age 4 Kaiden Peak a white, male, age 4 Mayson Peak a white, male, age 3 Darrell …