Man finding eviction notice on door (Photo courtesy Missouri News Service)

Report urges strong eviction moratoriums, robust rental aid

A new study of eviction filings in St. Louis during the pandemic found people within protected classes under the Fair Housing Act, communities of color, women-led households, and families with children are impacted at higher rates than others. The Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council’s report noted even though moratoriums have kept many people unable to […]

Planning and zoning

Chillicothe Planning and Zoning Board will recommend to city council resident request on 72 Hickory Street

The Chillicothe Planning and Zoning Board voted June 7 to recommend to the city council amending the zoning at 72 Hickory Street. The petition from property owner Lisa Love Manning requested changing the zoning from Industrial-1 to Residential-3. Zoning Administrator Kevin Shira reports there was a manufactured home on the property, and Industrial-1 does not allow […]

Mosaic Life Care

Mosaic receives grant from United States Department of Agriculture to expand telemedicine services

Mosaic Life Care was recently awarded $902K from the United States Department of Agriculture Distance Learning and Telemedicine federal grant. Funds will be used for telemedicine devices for increased access to quality health care within northwest Missouri communities. Telemedicine services will flow from the hub in St. Joseph to the rural end-user site, with equipment […]

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Prosecutions and convictions lead to barring of four Individuals from participating in government healthcare Services

Due to prosecutions and convictions obtained by the Missouri Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, four Missouri providers were added to the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s exclusion list, meaning that they are excluded from participating in all government healthcare programs. “My Office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit works tirelessly to root out, […]