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- University of Missouri still accepting soil samples for testing
- KITCHEN DIVA: Prep that pantry for uncertain times
- MU Extension gives tips for dairy herd safety during COVID-19
- City of Warrensburg announces 2020 Spring Cleanup dates
- Easter Parade to take place in Leeton on Saturday morning, April 11
WARRENSBURG — The City of Warrensburg has announced the 2020 Spring Cleanup will begin east of Maguire Street on Monday, April 20, and west of Maguire Street on April 27.
LEETON — The Easter Bunny will parade through Leeton on Saturday morning, April 11.
WARRENSBURG — Johnson County Central Dispatch E-911 is celebrating Sunday, April 12, through April 18 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
WARRENSBURG — Care Connection for Aging Services will offer the Aging Mastery Program as a virtual online course for Johnson County participants during the pandemic quarantine.
WARRENSBURG — Care Connection for Aging Services' Family Caregiver Program is offering an online caregiver education program that provides practical advice and support for caregivers of people with dementia.
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Darrell Keith Bryant (Baba), 83, of Windsor, Mo., died April 9, 2020, at the Windsor Healthcare & Rehab Center.
Jeffrey Arden Wilson passed away April 4th, 2020, coincidentally on his father Ernie’s birthday, in Phoenix, AZ, at the age of 61. Born in Bristol, Tennessee to Ernest and Beverly Wilson, he spent the majority of his childhood in Warrensburg, Missouri, on his family’s farm just outside of to…
Jackie Odell Wedge, 57, of Warrensburg, MO, passed away April 6, 2020. For service information and full obituary, please visit www.castfuneral.com.
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The forerunner of COVID-19 appears to be the spirit of fear and panic.
WARRENSBURG — The Warrensburg First Baptist Church announced Monday, March 30, it will extends the closing of its facilities to April 30 in response to the worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - Central Missouri Jennies bowling was able to compete in the entirety of its regular season, with the sudden cancellation of NCAA and GLVC events due to COVID-19 occuring prior to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament.
The XFL has suspended operations and laid off its employees.
COLUMBIA - Following Gov. Mike Parson’s announcement Thursday afternoon, April 9, of in-person school closure for the remainder of the school year, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) announced the cancellation of all remaining postseason events for the 2019-2020 s…
Boston’s Chris Sale, out for the season following Tommy John surgery, thought about the prospect of his teammates sequestered in the Phoenix area for an extended period if Major League Baseball and its players adopt an all-Arizona start to the season.
KANSAS CITY — Andy Reid is like most people these days. The Kansas City Chiefs coach is hunkered down in his basement, trying to avoid going out in public as he works from a makeshift office consisting of a computer, an iPad and an old side table.
WARRENSBURG — Johnson County Economic Development Corporation is working to educate and communicate with primary/major employers to ensure businesses are up to date on all the latest information and how it may affect their business.
As Missouri is currently under a stay-at-home order, effective Monday, April 6, through April 24, in response to the spread of COVID-19 in the state, businesses throughout the stay are finding new ways to operate within the order.
WARRENSBURG — The Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce hosted a COVID-19 information meeting Tuesday, April 7, via Zoom to provide relevant information to chamber members and allow them to ask questions concerning the current situation.
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Although the local MU Extension office is closed right now, soil testing is still going on at the main University of Missouri campus lab because agriculture is considered an essential service.
COLUMBIA — University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist Stacey Hamilton and veterinarian Scott Poock used to repeat one word to students and workers at MU’s Foremost Dairy Research Center: “Intake. Intake. Intake,” which has now given way to “Sanitize. Sanitize. Sanitize.”
The University of Missouri Extension is offering “Town Hall” meetings for producers in various areas of agriculture.
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown ordinary routines out the window and disrupted even the best-laid plans. Farmers are no exception.
This spring, Missouri lost one of the key partners in the most dynamic cross-party legislative collaboration I've seen in half a century.
Flashes of red and blue light reflect off the wet pavement as the ambulance speeds to the hospital.
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WARRENSBURG — As part of Western Missouri Medical Center's ongoing effort to best utilize resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, its clinics will be reducing hours starting Friday, April 10.
WARRENSBURG — Johnson County Community Health Services Home Health staff continues to provide care to its patients, even with COVID-19 affecting the community.
DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there any reason to start taking vitamin D at age 90? I’m in good health except for osteopenia and high blood pressure. How long does it take to have an effect? — P.S.
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