News Briefs for Wednesday (February 1, 2023)
USDA Will Make “Major Announcement” Regarding HCCH Next Week BETHANY, MO – Harrison County Community Hospital will host USDA Rural Development next Wednesday to make a major announcement regarding a funding application that was made by the Harrison County Community Hospital District. Read more…
St. Joe Man Arrested On Warrants A St. Joseph man was arrested early this (Wednesday) morning in Buchanan County on a pair of outstanding misdemeanor warrants and not having a drivers license. Read more…
Liberty Man Arrested on Drug Warrant A Liberty man was arrested on an outstanding drug warrant Tuesday in Platte County and is jailed in Wyandotte County. Read more…
Two St. Joe Residents Hurt In Car vs Tree Accident Near Clarksdale A pair of St. Joseph residents were left with minor injuries after their vehicle hit a tree in DeKalb County Tuesday morning. Read more…
Kansas Woman Injured in Crash West of Chillicothe Tuesday Night A Shawnee, Kansas, woman suffered injuries in a Livingston County crash Tuesday evening. Read more…
Missouri Attorney General Requests MSBA Member School Adopt Resolution Regarding Human Sexuality Instruction The Missouri Attorney General has sent a letter to the Missouri School Board Association Executive Director to urge their members to adopt a model resolution pledging to uphold Missouri’s law on human sexuality instruction in public schools. Read more…
Missouri Congresswoman Ann Wagner on Her Financial Exploitation Bill that Passed the U.S. House (MISSOURINET) – The U-S House has sent the Senate a bill designed to protect senior and vulnerable adults from being taken advantage of financially. Read more…
Legislation Looks to Make Southern Missouri Town the Peach Capital of the State (MISSOURINET) – In 1944, the local American Legion, farmers, and business owners held the first-ever Peach Festival in Campbell, located in the Bootheel’s Dunklin County. Read more…
Missouri Soldiers Deploying Overseas (MISSOURINET) – A group of Missouri soldiers are deploying overseas. Read more…
Three Foreign Ag Land Ownership Bills Could Be Voted Out of the Missouri Senate Agriculture Committee This Week (MISSOURINET) – The Missouri Senate Agriculture Committee is expected to vote this week on three foreign ag land ownership bills. Read more…
Seventeen Iowa Nursing Homes Closed in 2022 (Radio Iowa) Seventeen Iowa nursing homes closed last year. Iowa Health Care Association C-E-O Brent Willett says all but two were in rural communities. Read more…
Bill Requires notice to Parents When Student Asks to Identify by Different Gender (Radio Iowa) Republicans on a House committee have passed a bill that requires educators to notify parents if their child asks to be known by a different gender at school. Read more…
High School Basketball Schedule For 2-1-23
MBCA Top 10 Polls for February 1
Reports Shows Beef Cattle Numbers Still Shrinking (USDA) No real surprises in USDA’s cattle inventory report—beef herd continues to shrink. Read more…
Consistent Precipitation in 8 to 14 Day Weather Forecast (USDA) USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says while temperatures will be decided by an East-West divide, precipitation nationwide should be consistent for the period of February 7 – 13. Read more…
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