St Joseph Dispatch

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2021-09-14

(SAINT JOSEPH, MO) Your life never stops, and neither does our commitment to keeping you up-to-date on the hottest trend and lifestyle stories.

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Presidential vaccination mandate will affect thousands of St. Joseph workers

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) -- President Joe Biden took his battle to vaccinate Americans straight into the workforce. "All employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated," Biden said during a national address Thursday afternoon. The president said that covers around 80 million people nationally. It... Read more

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I voluntarily got my vaccine. But for the Federal government to make it a requirement, is government over reach. What next will be required we do? Have to where stars if we aren’t vaccinated? What’s next gas chambers if we don’t comply? Wrong on so many levels.

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The company I work had already done that to us two weeks ago. Everyone has to be vaccinated. Company employees who don’t want to are considered to be voluntarily resigning and union employees will be laid of according to the law off procedures in the contract and possibly not recalled

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LOCAL HEADLINE

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Pet of the Week: Shy cat, spirited puppy in the spotlight this week

Fiesta is a 1-year-old calico cat that came to the shelter as a stray. Fiesta is very fearful here at the shelter but has made progress with a few staff members and volunteers. We feel that while Fiesta is tolerant of people and able to build relationships, she may never be a social flower. Fiesta would do best as a barn cat or in a home with minimal activity. Read more

LOCAL PICK

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Red Friday flags sale returns to St. Joseph

Friday, September 10, local McDonald's in partnership with the Ronald McDonald House Charities will be selling the official 2021 Chiefs Red Friday flags. Each flag will cost $5. Read more

TRENDING NOW

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COVID-19 trends seen in St. Joseph sewage

The contents of St. Joseph's sewers are helping predict COVID-19 trends in Missouri. The City of St. Joseph is a part of a statewide sewershed project that can correlate increases in viral loads with increases in COVID-19 cases a week in advance. The data is used to inform communities of upward trends before local tests identify positive cases. Read more

Your Saint Joseph lifestyle news

Presidential vaccination mandate will affect thousands of St. Joseph workers

Pet of the Week: Shy cat, spirited puppy in the spotlight this week

Red Friday flags sale returns to St. Joseph

COVID-19 trends seen in St. Joseph sewage

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