by admin | Nov 23, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The Christmas tree that will be displayed on the Governor’s Mansion lawn this year will be from a small town in southeast Missouri. Governor Mike Parson says the tree that will be displayed on the Mansion lawn is a 40-foot Norway spruce donated by Doris Baker,...
by admin | Oct 28, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, History, News, Politics / Govt
Health care has emerged as a major issue in southern Missouri’s Eighth Congressional district race between U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) and his Democratic challenger Kathy Ellis. The sprawling district includes 30 southern Missouri counties and about 20,000...
by admin | May 12, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A congressman who represents 30 counties across southern Missouri thanks the Trump Administration for reversing decisions involving rural hospitals and telehealth. U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, describes the two reversals as major wins for rural Missouri and rural...
by admin | Mar 4, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A congressman who represents 30 counties in southern Missouri has seen five hospital closings in his sprawling district since 2016. U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, describes the rural hospital closures as unacceptable. “Just because you live in a zip code...
by admin | Jan 3, 2020 | Business, News, Transportation
State transportation officials say the first project in the governor’s “focus on bridges” program is now open to one lane of traffic. The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says a new Highway 72 bridge over Stouts Creek in southeast...