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Missouri COVID hospitalizations set record
Missouri set pandemic peaks for COVID-19 hospitalizations and daily net new admissions this week. The Department of Health and Senior Services reported there were 2,933 inpatients, a number that grew an average of 91 per day over the previous seven days.
LOCAL COVID-19 VACCINATION SITES
All Missourians ages 5 and older (Pfizer vaccine) or 18 and older (Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines) are eligible to receive COVID vaccines without charge. If you are seeking a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna, you should first talk with your health-care provider.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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COVID surge stressing Centerpoint and other hospitals
While the current surge in COVID-19 cases continually threatens to swamp hospital capacity in the metro area, staffing issues also have popped up outside hospitals in dealing with the pandemic. At hospitals such as Centerpoint Medical Center, Dr.
City says no to showers for homeless
The Independence Ministerial Alliance last month offered a donation to the city of Independence to allow homeless people to use showers at the Sermon Center, particularly when the center used as a warming or cooling center.
Kansas City woman sentenced in fatal DWI crash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City woman has been sentenced to six years in prison after a fatal crash that occurred while she was driving drunk, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s office said.
How to solve school funding crisis?
From The Examiner during the week of Jan. 3-8, 1972: • “ALL SCHOOL UNITS TO MEET” – The Suburban School Districts Association today called for a state-wide meeting of all school districts to help solve the school financial crisis in Missouri.
Rabbi brings unique perspective
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rabbi Stephen Slater believes that all Jews have to consciously choose to be Jewish. h Practicing the faith, attending services and being a part of a community are intentional decisions, said Slater, who decided as a young man to convert to Judaism from a devout Christian upbringing. h On Dec. 4, Slater, now 39, was installed as the rabbi of Congregation Agudas Achim, a Conservative synagogue in Bexley, Ohio.