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WYATT, Mo. (AP) — At least one person was killed Monday when a house exploded in southeast Missouri and a neighboring home erupted in flames, authorities said.
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2022 Harkness Scholarship Recipients Announced
The Hedrick Medical Center Medical Staff is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the Harkness Scholarship. The scholarship program, which was established in 2020, is named after Dr. James A. Harkness, a former Chillicothe physician and Chief of Staff at Hedrick Medical Center, who died in 1988.
NCMC Offering Continuing Education Course on YouTube Content Creation
North Central Missouri College (NCMC) will offer a community education course on creating content, connecting, and increasing subscribers on the popular social media platform You-Tube. Missouri You-Tubers Meet-Up is a free course for anyone 13 years or older. The session will be on August 16 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton. Attendees should be aware the session will be filmed, and they could be featured on You-Tube. Registration is reguired.
East Locust Creek Reservoir to be Named “Roy Blunt Reservoir”
At their regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission (NCMRWC) voted unanimously to name the East Locust Creek Reservoir (ELCR) in honor of Missouri’s senior Senator, Roy Blunt. Both the Sullivan County Commission and the NCMRWC received a letter from Governor Mike Parson to consider naming the ELCR in honor of retiring Senator Blunt. Chairman Harve Rhodes placed the issue on the agenda for consideration. Breaking precedent, and with the permission of the Commissioners, the public was invited to share their thoughts and opinions relative to the naming of the reservoir before taking up the Resolution for consideration.
Around Town Chillicothe
PLANNING AND ZONING PUBLIC HEARING The Livingston County Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m.
MDC to Host MoNASP Archery Instructor Certification Course Aug. 18
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering a certification course for teachers and coaches to become certified as a Basic Archery Instructor. This certification is necessary to use the Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program (MoNASP) in their curriculum or to assist an afterschool team.
Police Blotter
AUG. 10 1:11 a.m., Officers responded to a residence in the 400 block of Vine in reference possible theft from residence.
Capitol Perspectives: Missouri’s One-Party Primaries
One of the major aspects of Missouri’s recent primary was the number of races for which there actually was no contest. In more than half of the 180 state legislative districts on the ballot, one of the two major parties did not have a candidate.
Landfill Odor: Health Problems, But No Elevated Cancer Risk
Missouri’s health department on Thursthrough day announced findings of a lengthy examination of the troubled Bridgeton Landfill in suburban St. Louis, determining that the foul odor emitting from the landfill created health problems but did not increase the risk of cancer.
HHS Invests Nearly $6.2 Million to Strengthen Health Care Workforce and Improve Access to Care in Rural Communities in Missouri
the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has announced investments of nearly $6.2 million in American Rescue Plan funding to grow the health workforce and increase access to quality health care in rural communities in Missouri. The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to improving health outcomes and promoting health equity in rural America. In 2021, thanks to President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, the Department of Health and Human Services invested over $16 billion to strengthen rural health.