Portageville
LATEST NEWS
MDC, NDA host webinar to help identify fatal disease in deer
(KOAM) - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the National Deer Association (NDA) are offering a free Zoom webinar on September 10 at 6 p.m. to help landowners identify hemorrhagic disease in deer.
Semi truck strikes overhead wires, closes Tesson Ferry Road
CONCORD, Mo. — A semi truck collided with overhead wires on Tesson Ferry Road near Green Park on Thursday afternoon, causing a road closure and power outage in the area. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. when the southbound truck struck wires crossing Tesson Ferry Road near Green Park. First responders arrived at the scene […]
Dream Factory hepling make dreams across northwest Missouri into reality
A group of volunteers has been helping make the dreams of chronically ill children come true since 1980. The Dream Factory began in Kentucky in 1980 with one chapter and has since stemmed into the largest all volunteer children's wish granting organization in the country with 37 chapters. The Dream...
First Confirmed Case of ‘Sloth Fever’ Found in Kentucky
I don't think any of us had "Sloth Fever" on our 2024 Bingo Card, but here we are and it's made its way to Kentucky. The first case of Oropouche virus has been confirmed in Jefferson County, Kentucky - the first of its kind in the state. Oropouche virus is also known as "Sloth Fever" that is spread through the bite of infected biting midges, also sometimes known as a "no-see-ums." The virus can also be spread through the bite of some mosquitoes, including the kind that can spread West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.