News Staff In health insurance news after months of negotiation with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Mercy has provided written notice to end its contracts with Anthem in the state of Missouri. Contracts include all commercial, Medicare Advantage, Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, managed Medicaid plans (Healthy Blue) and HealthLink.
A FEMA deadline is coming up quickly. Missourians in 10 counties impacted by the severe weather and flooding from May 19 – May 27 have until Sept. 23, to apply with FEMA for assistance to help support their disaster recovery. It’s free and simple to handle online. The 10 designated counties are: Barry, Butler, Carter, … Read more
With the SEMO District Fair underway this week in Cape Girardeau public health workers are making sure the facilities are clean and acceptable, according to food regulations. Inspectors look at the water sources, since many vendors bring their own water tanks. They inspect the insides of the food trailers for cleanliness and access to washing … Read more
A new campaign is underway in Missouri to reduce smoking and vaping at work and in public spaces. Ken Kumanomido (KOO-mah-no-MEE-doh), campaign manager for Show Me Smokefree, says current state law does not provide enough protection from second-hand smoke: [mo9Smokefree1] :16 “The current law, which was written in 2006, still allows for smoking sections indoors, … Read more
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control has arrested 30 year old Dillon J. Miller of Farmington, MO. Miller was arrested on a variety of charges connected to possession and promoting child pornography, following an investigation by the Special Victims Unit of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and … Read more
A hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu despite having had no known contact with dairy cows or other animals associated with an ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday. According to an article by the Southeast Missourian this is the 14th person in the U.S. sickened with bird flu since March, when the … Read more
The Missouri Department of Transportation is sponsoring its 21st annual bridge building competition for high school juniors and seniors in the Southeast District’s 25-county region that includes Cape Girardeau. The competition challenges students to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials?balsa wood, thread and glue.Schools must register by Sept. 11 to … Read more
State of Missouri Budget Director Dan Haug has announced that net general revenue collections for August 2024 declined 9.3 percent compared to those for August 2023, from $1.04 billion last year to $942.7 million this year.
Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas has disclosed the Board of Governors decided not to renew his contract with the school. But, so far there’s no reason being given. In an interview with the Arrow Vargas announced that his contract with SEMO will expire Monday, June 30, and he will not return for the … Read more
A federal judge in Georgia has blocked the Biden Administration’s latest attempt to forgive student loan debt. Missouri and six other states have been arguing that President Biden and the federal Department of Education are seeking to use a federal statute to mass cancel “hundreds of billions of dollars” in student loan debt and to … Read more