GLSHF Seeks Health-Focused Students For 2022 Scholarships

GLSHF Seeks Health-Focused Students For 2022 Scholarships

staff2 January 24, 2022

January 15, 2022 By Robin Blakely The impact of COVID-19 has meant that healthcare professionals are needed now more than ever before. The Greater Lee’s Summit Healthcare Foundation is helping local students solve the national shortage in healthcare workers. GLSHF is announcing…

Dr. Joseph Yacaginsky LSR7 Candidate

staff2 January 22, 2022

January 22, 2022 Submitted by Dr. Joseph A. Yacaginsky Dr. Joe’s Life is saturated with Education. When he was young, his Mother said “Joe, You really can’t get too much Education. It’s that good.” Joe went on from High School, to a…

Ashcroft’s Office Receives Final Redistricting House Map – Applauds Commission

admin January 21, 2022

January 21, 2022 Jefferson City, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, today, expressed his congratulations to the bipartisan commission tasked with redrawing Missouri’s 163 House districts. The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission finalized the new map by a unanimous vote. The last time commission members agreed upon…

Crews reopen I-70 bridge after fire shut it down

admin January 16, 2022

January 16, 2022 LEE’S SUMMIT – Thanks in part to exceptional planning, collaborative efforts, and tireless work, the Missouri Department of Transportation has reopened the westbound I-70 Bridge near 18th St. in Kansas City, MO. Crews opened the outer lanes of I-70,…

COVID-19: Jackson County – the situation we are in is dire.

admin January 14, 2022

By Mariah CoxCommunications Division ManagerJackson County Health Department January 14, 2022 4:20 p.m. Our COVID-19 weekly case rate has reached the highest it’s ever been (1203 cases per 100k people) — and is still rapidly rising. That’s more than double the record high…

Update: Westbound I-70 Bridge Remains Closed through Sunday Night

admin January 14, 2022

Bridge Near 18th St. Damaged by Fire Thursday, Jan. 13 KANSAS CITY – Motorists are advised that crews currently are working on bridge repairs to open the outer lanes on westbound Interstate 70 near 18th St. (mile marker 4) by rush hour Monday morning, Jan. 17, weather…

Jackson County Executive recommends public health order requiring universal masking for K-12 schools

admin January 13, 2022

January 13, 2022 By Marshanna C. Smith, Jackson County PIO KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. – in consultation with Jackson County Health Department Acting Director Ray Dlugolecki, MPH and Emergency Management Coordinator Troy Schulte – is recommending a public…

Supreme Court blocks Biden workplace vaccine rule, allows health care workers mandate

admin January 13, 2022

January 13, 2022 BY: JACOB FISCHLER – JANUARY 13, 2022 2:27 PM https://missouriindependent.com/ The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a blow to the Biden administration’s fight against the pandemic, blocking a federal mandate that workers be vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19 — though the court allowed a…

Traffic Alert: Westbound I-70 Closed Indefinitely at 18th St. West of I-435 in Kansas City

admin January 13, 2022

January 13, 2022 Fire Under Bridge Caused Unknown Damage KANSAS CITY – Motorists are advised that westbound Interstate 70 near 18th St. will remain closed until further notice due to an early morning fire underneath the bridge. Missouri Department of Transportation staff…

Avoiding ER For COVID Testing

staff2 January 1, 2022

January 1, 2022 As the region experiences the third significant COVID surge, area hospitals — including HCA Midwest Health hospitals — are faced with emergency rooms nearing capacity, record admissions, and nearly full hospital units. Now, more than ever before, it is…