There are still a few new cases of H1N1 flu each week, although flu activity is low for this time of the year. H1N1 (SWINE) FLU Missouri — 29,196 total flu cases; 8 confirmed deaths, 9 other deaths likely caused by H1N1 Illinois — 2,979 hospitalizations; 102 deaths
View post:
Disease tracker for March 11 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Michael L. Weston, 29, of Potosi, was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Pat Daly Road just west of Highway 21 in Washington County, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.
Link:
Potosi man killed in one-car crash in Washington County (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The Dadeville Bearcats and Humansville Lady Tigers reached goal No. 1 in their quests for a Missouri Class 1 final four berth with district wins Friday in Bolivar.
Read the original here:
Dadeville, Humansville claim district titles (Bolivar Herald-Free Press)
A new study ranks Missouri near the bottom of all states when it comes to recovering from the great recession. The study projects economic activity for the next eight years. The only states projected to do worse than the Show-Me State: Ohio and Michigan. Economic projections through 2018 rank Missouri 49th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia when it comes to job growth. Why?
Excerpt from:
New Study Ranks Missouri Near Bottom For Economic Recovery (FOX 2 News St. Louis)
The Dadeville Bearcats opened Missouri Class 1, District 5 play with a 74-25 win over Half Way Tuesday at Bolivar — and an eye on some important upcoming games.
Read more:
Class 1, District 5 finals tonight in Bolivar (Bolivar Herald-Free Press)
COLUMBIA — The Missouri Department of Transportation will meet the City Council halfway on the resolution proposed Monday night to lower the speed limit on U.S. 63. MoDOT was working on reviewing this proposal prior to the council passing the resolution because of an engineering study to review speed limits, said Matt Myers, district traffic engineer for MoDOT. Based on the result of this study …
Link:
UPDATE: Resolution might slow down traffic on U.S. 63 (Columbia Missourian)
The Bolivar Liberators are only two games away from a preseason goal of making the Missouri Class 4 final four. Coach Robby Hoegh’s Liberators downed Rogersville 46-39 to win the championship of the Class 4, District 10 Tournament Friday at Rogersville.
Here is the original post:
District champs! (Bolivar Herald-Free Press)
U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, a Republican from St. Elizabeth, filed for re-election today in Missouri’s 25-county Ninth Congressional District, which includes Columbia.
Go here to read the rest:
Luetkemeyer files for re-election to Congress (Columbia Daily Tribune)
The district champions have been crowned in Classes 4 and 5 of Missouri state high school basketball. The sectionals are up next on Wednesday for the survivors.
View original post here:
Nixa and Republic boys, Hillcrest boys and girls win district basketball crowns (KY3 Springfield)
The district champions have been crowned in Classes 4 and 5 of Missouri state high school basketball. The sectionals are up next on Wednesday for the survivors.
View original post here:
Nixa and Republic Boys, Hillcrest Boys and Girls capture district crowns on Saturday (KY3 Springfield)