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As research and development of multiple COVID-19 vaccines continue, Governor Mike Parson today announced the launch of a new vaccine website for Missouri residents. Read the entire press release from the Governor’s Office below: MOStopsCOVID.com provides Missourians with information regarding the safety of the vaccines, research and production processes, and when they may be eligible for …

(AP) The United Church of Christ Kansas-Oklahoma Conference has paid off medical debts totaling more than $5.2 million for more than 3,200 families in the two states. Conference President Bobbie Henderson said Tuesday that the conference’s 7,000 members in 53 churches in Kansas and Oklahoma raised about $40,000 that was given to a non-profit debt …

Resistance to masks appears to be weakening in Kansas as the coronavirus surges, straining the capacity of the state’s hospitals. Gov. Laura Kelly’s latest effort to require face coverings takes effect Wednesday, although Kansas law still allows the state’s 105 counties to opt-out. Most counties did so the first time Kelly tried to require masks …

Governor Laura Kelly today announced appointments to Kansas state boards and commissions.  Among those is Randy Roberts, who was appointed to the State Library of Kansas Board. Roberts is a professor and Dean of Library Services at Pittsburg State University. The mission of the board is to advocate for statewide library services and resources, encouraging cooperation among …

The City of Joplin and Jasper County Health Departments announce a community COVID-19 testing site will be offered on Saturday, December 5 at Ozark Christian College, 1111 N. Main Street. This community testing event is for Missouri residents and offered through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and their partners including the Missouri National Guard, local health …

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced more than $2.1 million in grant funding to fuel 59 ‘All in for Kansas Kids’ Quality Subgrants. The grants will help communities, service and child care providers, and other early childhood champions address needs and gaps in the early childhood care and education system through locally-driven ideas and …

A woman who bounced around between many foster homes as a child and frequently slept on the couches of friends in Missouri has been named a 2021 Rhodes Scholar. Published sources report that 23-year-old Mackenzie Fierceton is one of only 32 U.S. college students that were awarded a four-year scholarship for graduate studies at the …

  News Release   For immediate release: November 24, 2020     Freeman and City of Joplin Cancel Christmas Parade   COVID-19 Concerns Top Holiday Tradition   Joplin, MO – Freeman Health System and the City of Joplin jointly decided it is in the best interest of public safety for the community to cancel this year’s Christmas …

Santa Clause, elves and lights. It’s all happening at the Holiday Tree Trail at Mercy Park from 6 to 8 tonight. The event Kick-off is a “roll-and stroll’ event and will include refreshments. Mercy Park is transformed into a Winter wonderland and a great chance to see lights and keep moving before we put on …

As the holidays approach, health care entities continue to worry about Covid-19. In Missouri, hospital beds are almost four-fifths full, with capacity becoming more limited in intensive care units. The continued increase in hospitalizations has doubled from nearly a month ago, which is currently at 2,805. This comes from the state’s Covid-19 dashboard. “Not a …