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• Legislative Column: Getting to work for you January 16, 2021
  By State Senator Karla Eslinger What began as a cold, gray morning transformed into a beautiful day, with sunshine and blue skies, as elected officials and invited guests gathered on the south lawn of the Capitol for the governor’s inauguration on Monday, Jan. 11. It was a stirring ceremony, with scripture readings, a military band […]
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• Teresa Cagle found identity, purpose in MSU-WP’s ASN program January 16, 2021
  WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Like many students, Teresa Cagle came to Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) searching for her identity and purpose. She found them through the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program. “When I first enrolled, I was lost and unsure of what I wanted to do with my future,” the Bald Knob, […]
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• IRS Criminal Investigation warns taxpayers about new wave of COVID-19 scams January 16, 2021
  ST. LOUIS, MO — The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (IRSCI) is warning taxpayers about a new wave of COVID-19-related scams as the agency delivers the second round of Economic Impact payments. For more than half a year, IRS-CI has seen a variety of Economic Impact Payment (EIP) scams and other financial schemes designed […]
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• Capitol Report: Reckless Impeachment January 16, 2021
  By Congressman Jason Smith A little over a week ago, the entire nation watched in horror as our United States Capitol Building came under attack. The same day that a mob entered the Capitol to disrupt our Constitutional obligation, Members of Congress resumed our work. Both Republicans and Democrats quickly came forward to denounce the […]
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• Wanted sex offender arrested in Texas Co. January 15, 2021
  On January 13, 2021 Texas County Deputies went to a residence on Morton Road in the Houston area to search for Ronald Fleming.  Fleming was wanted on multiple felony arrest warrants from Texas County.  A female subject answered the door allowing deputies to enter the residence and search for Fleming.  The female denied that Fleming […]
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• AEL Program continues to serve those seeking high school equivalency diplomas January 15, 2021
  WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Area residents who want to obtain their high school equivalency diploma can still safely access the services available through Missouri State University-West Plains’ (MSU-WP) Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) Program, according to program coordinator Joan Wright. Since the start of the pandemic last year, she said, AEL instructors have implemented new […]
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• Ozarks Healthcare physician Chris Cochran talks COVID-19 vaccine January 15, 2021
  Ozarks Healthcare recently held a Question and Answer panel which was live streamed on the hospital’s Facebook page. View the video here. One of the physicians who sat on the panel, Dr. Chris Cochran, spoke to Ozark Radio News about the vaccine. Cochran, like everyone else, wants to be able to live his life like […]
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• Missouri K-12 community waits its turn to get COVID-19 vaccination January 15, 2021
  Missourinet — ALISA NELSON The state is not quite there yet in offering the COVID-19 vaccination to Missouri’s K-12 school workers. It is working on a plan to get them vaccinated when it is their turn. During a state Board of Education meeting this week, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Spokeswoman Mallory […]
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• Ozarks Healthcare prepping for Phase 1B of state’s COVID-19 vaccine plan January 15, 2021
  The state of Missouri has announced the activation of Phase 1B – Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan. Phase 1B – Tier 1 is ongoing, and Tier 2 will be activated on Monday, January 18. “At this time, we do not know when we will receive our next shipment of […]
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• Weatherization program receives $58K in CARES Act fundig January 15, 2021
  WEST PLAINS, Mo. – The Weatherization department at Ozark Action, Inc. (OAI) has received an extra $58,000 in funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The $58,842 in CARES Act money is being provided through one of the main funding sources for the OAI Weatherization program, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance […]
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