A big thank you

Editor: A recent illness forced me into the hospital and subsequent two week stay in the local nursing home for rehabilitation. I would like to commend Dr Casey and the staff at Cedar County Memorial Hospital for the excellent care that was given to me. My subsequent stay at Community Springs Nursing Home Facility was

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March 4 Trump

Editor: I went to the March 4 Trump event at Jefferson City; though it was not as well-attended as I thought it might be, it was pretty interesting seeing different faces from around the state. I would just like to point out a few distinctions that I have noticed compared to anti-Trump protests. It was

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EVANS NEWEST INTERN

EVANS NEWEST INTERN – Austin Wilson is a fifth year University of Kansas pharmacy student from Topeka, KS. His interest in pharmacy was initially piqued when he shadowed at Evan’s Drug in 2010. Being able to witness the impact an independent pharmacy can have on its community inspired Austin to commit to a lifetime of

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CMH to host Spring Clinical Job Fair Friday, March 10

Citizens Memorial Hospital and Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation (CMH) will host a special Spring Clinical Job Fair from noon to 7 p.m. Friday, March 10, at Bolivar Technical College Room 103, 1135 N. Oakland Ave, Bolivar. CMH is interviewing for the following positions: RN; LPN; LTC Charge Nurse; CNA and/or RMT; Medical Lab Technician/Technologist;

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Stockton Lion’s Club to host breakfast

Mark your calendar for the Stockton Lion’s Club breakfast from 7-10 a.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Methodist Church Hwy. 32, Stockton. Enjoy a hearty breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice and coffee all for only $6. All proceeds fund local Lion’s Club charities. Eyeglass fund, boy scouts, eagle days, food pantry, band fund, Handicap-turkey

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Springfield man sentenced for child porn

Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet. Michael Greinke, 29, of Springfield, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips to eight years in federal prison without parole. The court

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Nature Center Hours Extend

March 1, the Springfield Conservation Nature Center began operating on their summer hours. From March 1 through Oct. 31, the Nature Center building will be open from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and the trail hours will be extended until 8 p.m. daily. Nothing will change regarding the building’s Tuesday-Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Learning all we can

It was a busy week in the lieutenant governor’s office. I addressed several groups including the Missouri Alzheimer’s Association on their advocacy day, and the new House and Senate interns. Our office received the Counsel General of the Philippines, Generoso D.G. Calogne. The Counsel visited the capitol to promote further trade with Missouri businesses. Our

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Hartzler Applauds WOTUS Executive Order

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) issued the following statement in response to President Trump ordering the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers to begin dismantling their controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. “This is the first step toward eliminating a rule that amounts to nothing more than a massive federal

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The Rural-Urban Divide

by Stewart Truelsen The election of Donald Trump as the nation’s 45th president drew attention to the rural-urban divide. It wasn’t the only dividing line in the election, but it is credited with helping Trump win. Rural voters tended to vote Republican and urban voters Democratic in this election. The divide may have less to

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