Governor Mike Parson’s administration has signed a deal with a newly formed organization aimed at boosting Missouri’s stagnant COVID-19 vaccination rate. The $2.5 million contract with the Missouri Immunization Coalition is the latest attempt by the administration to jumpstart vaccinations in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The hiring of […]
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it opposes calls to ban coronavirus vaccination requirements in the private sector. The Republican-leaning business group’s position follows six conservative state senators calling for a special session to ban public and private sectors from requiring vaccinations. Matt Panik, with the state’s largest business group, says businesses should […]
This article is a commentary, the views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, Doctor Brandon Guthrie, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of KTTN/KGOZ radio, the staff, management, and webmaster. Dr. Brandon Guthrie is an epidemiologist and associate professor at the University of Washington. His specific research […]
Area businesses, churches, and organizations are invited to participate in the annual North Central Missouri College Student Organization Fair on Monday, August 23. The Student Organization Fair is set to begin at 11 a.m. and will run until approximately 1:30 p.m. The event is being organized by the NCMC housing staff. . NCMC wants to […]
(Missouri Indepentent) – With cases on the rise among both residents and staff, the nation’s leading advocacy group for retirees is calling on nursing homes to mandate COVID-19 vaccines. The number of COVID-19 cases reported each week in Kansas and Missouri nursing homes is rising again for the first time in months. Missouri, where weekly […]
Governor Mike Parson announced an official total of 495,296 MO VIP entries for the first drawing, which will take place today. The MO VIP incentivizes vaccination for those who have not yet been vaccinated, as well as provides an opportunity for rewards for the more than 3 million Missourians who have already made the decision […]
Hy-Vee, Inc. announces today that free, third Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses are now available at Hy-Vee’s more than 275 Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations across its eight-state region. The new doses, recently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are only recommended for severely to moderately immunocompromised […]
A benefit will be held at the Jamesport City Park on Saturday, August 14, 2021, to help a woman with her medical expenses. The Benefit Event for Shirley Harrington will include a softball tournament, trail ride, poker run, supper, and auction. Six teams will play in the softball tournament from 8 o’clock in the morning […]
The superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces it will offer its first 15-week accelerated academy to law enforcement professionals interested in becoming a trooper. This accelerated training is the Patrol’s newest approach to hire the most qualified applicants for the position of trooper. To be eligible, candidates must possess an active Missouri Class […]
The Green City First Baptist Church will host a free event for families on the Green City Square on August 14, 2021. There will be food, games, and music at the Green City Picnic from 5 to 8 pm. The food menu will include hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies, and ice cream. Activities will include […]
Serve Mercer County is an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors. The event is on August 28, 2021, with a rain date of September 11. Civic groups and school groups of all ages are encouraged to participate. Register online at servemercercounty.com or by calling the Princeton Methodist church. Meet at Princeton United Methodist Church at […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missourians who qualify for benefits under Medicaid expansion can begin enrolling. Still, it may take up to two months until they will find out if their eligibility has been verified and their application has been approved. In a news release Wednesday, Gov. Mike Parson announced that in response to a Cole County […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education from an executive session Tuesday night announced several resignations. The board also announced several new hires. Resignations are from Trenton R-9 central office bookkeeper Mona Loyd, custodian Rebecca Boyd, Trenton Middle School coach McKinley Hurley and three paraprofessionals Nate Udovich, Levi Marlay, and Socha Osborn. New teachers hired by the […]
More than 375,000 vaccinated Missourians have entered the MO VIP, Missouri’s COVID-19 vaccine incentive program, for a shot at $10,000. Governor Mike Parson announced the launch of the statewide program on July 21. In the first 24 hours, more than 120,000 individuals registered. “We are encouraged to see more and more people taking the step […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education on August 10th discussed COVID-19-related matters for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Mike Stegman began by going over a list of protocols. They included staff and students attending school in person and using social distancing. Masks will be optional for staff and students inside district facilities. It is “highly […]
The next blood drive in Trenton is coming up one week from now. Community Blood Center will set up on Monday, August 16 at the North 65 Center with blood donations accepted from noon to 6 o’clock. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment to donate by visiting the Community Blood Center website and choosing […]
(Missouri Independent) – Prizes awarded through a vaccine incentive program offered by local public health departments in Missouri may get boosted to $100-per-person under a new federal allowance. After previously rejecting Missouri’s proposal to exceed a $25 limit on prizes paid for with federal funding to incentivize immunizations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently […]
(Missouri Independent) – Many of the staff and residents in Shunda Whitfield’s St. Louis County nursing home were sick before they even realized what was going on. It was April 2020, and masks weren’t yet standard practice. Little was known about COVID before it swept through nursing homes, and as a certified nursing assistant, Whitfield […]
Governor Mike Parson announced that Missouri is tripling the number of mutual aid ambulances that provide long-haul patient transfers to help reduce the rising COVID-19 caseloads straining hospitals. Thirty ambulances and more than 60 trained personnel began arriving in five regions of the state on Friday, August 6, 2021. “The ambulance strike teams we positioned […]
The Missouri Day Marching Festival announces its partnership with Central States Judges Association. This year’s Marching Festival will welcome five members from the CSJA to judge various events on October 16, 2021, in Trenton. Adam Hall has been a member of the Central States Judges Association since 2005. He received his Bachelor’s in Music Education and […]
