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Area Agency on Aging offers Workshop for People Living With Chronic Health Issues
The Living a Healthy Life workshops teach those any chronic illness how to handle symptoms that arrise with those illnesses. Research has shown that different illnesses have similar syptoms, therefore the management of those symptoms are similar. Anyone with arithritis, heart disease, depression, asthma and COPD, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses, as well as caregivers, are welcome to attend. The workshops are free and attendees will receive a resource book and a CD of relaxation techniques.
Here's how Columbia, the school district and Mizzou are reacting to Parson's budget
Missouri has completed its budget year and is onto the next. This means that Gov. Mike Parson has signed and vetoed myriad line-items in the state operating budget, with definite impacts in Columbia and Boone County. The City of Columbia, Columbia Public Schools and the University of Missouri System are reacting to...
Thompson new Mt. Vernon city code enforcement officer
Hire will also hold title of Planning and Zoning director for county seat municipality. Trent Thompson is the new Mt. Vernon code enforcement officer and director of the Planning and Zoning Department. He succeeds Terry Moore, who recently retired from public service. Joe Kelley, city administrator, introduced him to the Mt. Vernon Board of Aldermen during their meeting on Tuesday, June 28.
Court filings say plea change scheduled for Amber Waterman
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A plea change hearing has been set for Amber Waterman, a woman accused of kidnapping and murdering an Arkansas woman and her unborn baby. After multiple delays, Waterman was set to go on trial alongside her husband, Jamie, on Oct. 21 for their federal case. Now,...
Deadly Anderson house fire under investigation
ANDERSON, Mo. — A recent deadly house fire in Anderson is under further investigation. The house is located along Park Street in Anderson. Anderson fire and police chief David Abbott told us today, the fire started at around 4:00 a.m. on Monday. Once arriving and putting out the flames,...
Driver killed, four injured in Thayer traffic accident
THAYER, Mo. — A single-vehicle accident in Thayer, Missouri, on Monday, July 1, resulted in the death of the driver and four passengers being injured, including three juveniles. According to a Facebook post by the Thayer Police Department (TPD), they responded to a motor vehicle accident near US Highway 63 and Alton Road at 6:23 […]
UPDATE: Columbia’s Otscon plant to close on Halloween
More than 150 Columbia manufacturing jobs will be leaving by the end of October. 939 the Eagle’s Mike Murphy, the publisher of Comobuz, reports the Japanese manufacturer Otscon has notified the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) that it will be closing its plant on Route Z east of Columbia and permanently eliminating the positions of 160 employees who work there.
Hundreds of state workers could leave downtown St. Louis for the county
ST. LOUIS — Hundreds of state workers could soon leave the city for the county. Now, St. Louis leaders are sounding off about the potential mass exodus. The business bombshell came Tuesday during a state meeting with Governor Mike Parson and other key leaders. Local leaders said it won’t stop their efforts to give downtown a boost.
Possible microbursts roll through the Metro Tuesday night
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Severe storms moved through the Metro and most of the viewing area Tuesday night, packing heavy rain and a very significant amount of wind. In fact, we had observed wind gusts of 70-90 mph as storms ripped through Unity Village and Lee’s Summit. There were plenty of other problem areas around […]
Savannah City Council moved to place Lieutenant Daniel Zeigler on paid suspension until k9 Officer Horus investigation is complete
(SAVANNAH, Mo.) At Monday nights Savannah City Council meeting a resident asked The Council and Police Chief David Vincent if the K9 Officer Horus was buried and if he was buried with honors. Police Chief Vincent answers, "I answered the question. The dog has been buried" Savannah Resident says, "It's...
P and Z approves Cedar Hill Mill rezoning, development plan
The Cedar Hill Improvement Partnership (CHIP) is one step closer to saving the Cedar Hill Mill, erected in 1847. Members from CHIP petitioned the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission to rezone the mill, 8460 Wolf Road, from single-family residential to a planned mixed zone. The petition also included a development plan for parking on the property.
Fans Unite in Agreement Over Emotional Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Viral Video
The ongoing relationship between Kansas City Chiefs tight end and pop icon Taylor Swift has captivated fans for nearly a year now. And the couple have already shared many wholesome moments. With the NFL currently in its offseason, Kelce has been spending time on tour with Swift. And a ...
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