Stories from Saturday, February 5, 2022

A column today from longtime statehouse reporter Phill Brooks talks about the dangers of using a partisan legislative body to make decisions at a state level about what local schools will teach. We’d like to add our voice to this issue. It’s not the particulars of what is taught that concern us today but the specifics of how what is taught will be decided...

The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission recently approved a final state redistricting plan. The final plan, which was approved unanimously by all 20 commission members, is the first plan approved by a House Commission since 1991. The new 153rd District will be Wayne, Carter, Ripley, Oregon and southern Shannon Counties...

When most of us think of a heart attack victim, chances are, we picture a man. However, a woman’s risk of having a heart attack is higher than a man’s — and heart attacks are still the leading cause of death among women. Cardiovascular disease is the number-one killer of women over age 40, and the risk rises with age. ...

I am so excited to bring you information about National Career and Technical Education Month, as well as spotlight our local CTE opportunities through the Poplar Bluff R-1 School system. My name is Charles Kinsey. I am the director of the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center, which serves 10 schools in the surrounding area (including our host school, Poplar Bluff R-I)...