REOPEN MISSOURI?
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JEFFERSON CITY – Being frustrated and wanting Missouri to reopen is understandable, but not reason enough to do so, Missouri Nurses Association Director Heidi Lucas, Jefferson City, said Wednesday.
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Train vs. car wreck leaves woman dead
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CAMDEN – A train-versus-car wreck left a woman dead and a man seriously injured.
Experts say rural areas not off hook for virus
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ARLINGTON, Virginia – While larger urban areas may be seeing the number of coronavirus cases slow, cases in rural areas are just beginning, two experts said during a briefing from the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Tuesday.
Perennial risk should be avoided during calving season
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OMAHA – Assisting cows with calving or tagging newborn calves can pose significant risk for personal injury during any kind of weather conditions.
Experts discuss declines in The Great Depression vs. today
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WARRENSBURG – Depression-level job losses, plunging stock markets, business closings …
$600 checks start to reach jobless people in state
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Division of Employment Security began issuing the $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments last week, with $66 million in benefits paid out to over 115,000 claimants.
NEW FACES AT THE RICHMOND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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RICHMOND Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes two new members, IT Director LLC and Scenic Ridge. The owners are David and Belinda Ashlock. David Ashlock, with IT Director, offers small business information technology support. Scenic Ridge is a vacation lodge in Camden.
Bicentennial website running
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RICHMOND – The Ray County Bicentennial website is available to the public.
Governor says he wants businesses to reopen
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JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Mike Parson said he would like to reopen businesses in Missouri starting May 4, one day after his stay-home order is scheduled to end.
Excelsior, Richmond school districts announce graduation dates
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LAWSON – Area school districts are starting to settle on graduation dates, though uncertainty remains regarding how long COVID-19 will linger in Missouri.
