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Reporter Sarah Jane Tribble has written extensively about the impact of the hospital closures in mid-Missouri’s Mexico and Fulton for “Kaiser Health News.” The two hospitals closed in March, and both communities have large elderly populations. Kaiser joined us live on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” this morning, saying the hospitals remain closed and that employees aren’t getting paid. The title of …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson, state Department of Agriculture (MDA) director Chris Chinn (middle) and Mayor Barbara Buffaloe speak at the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture on August 25, 2022 (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture (CCUA) is planning to build a new welcome center at Columbia’s Agriculture Park near Clinkscales and Ash. …

American Red Cross volunteers assist residents in hurricane-damaged Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Fiona (September 2022 photo courtesy of the American Red Cross of Missouri-Arkansas) The American Red Cross says it needs more volunteers to respond to large-scale disasters like the hurricane in Puerto Rico and the Alaska typhoon, as well as local disasters that happen more frequently like house fires. …

Three Stearman biplanes were used to take veterans on free flights this weekend in Jefferson City (September 23, 2022 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Veterans from across Missouri traveled to Jefferson City on Saturday to take a free ride in a Boeing Stearman World War II-era biplane. It was part of the “Fly into the 40s event” at …

Jefferson City firefighters say a vacant home that caught fire on East Capitol Avenue has moderate smoke and structural damage (September 24, 2022 photo courtesy of Jefferson City assistant fire chief Jake Holee) Jefferson City firefighters say a weekend blaze at a vacant home on East Capitol avenue remains under investigation, with the assistance of the Missouri state fire marshal’s …