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Missouri weekly medical cannabis sales top $2M

With patient enrollment approaching six figures and more retail outlets and production facilities opening by the day, weekly medical marijuana sales in Missouri have now topped the $2 million mark.  The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports cumulative medical cannabis sales of $22.2 million statewide through Friday, March 19.  That’s a $2.4 million

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Long Term Care Providers Ask CDC To Evaluate Vaccines’ Effectiveness Among Long Term Care Population

Dear Dr. Walensky, Thank you for your leadership in helping to prioritize long term care residents and staff for the COVID-19 vaccine. The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people

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Fall sports back to “normal”

Southern Boone High School fall sports kicks off this week in what is certain to be an interesting season. Covid-19 is creating a new normal about how teams and coaches handle preparation for their first games. The Missouri State High School Athletics Association, the governing body for high school sports in Missouri, is hoping for

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SoBoCo Summer School 2020

By: Alex Naughton Summer school is going to look a little different this year amid Covid-19 concerns. The Southern Boone County School District has drafted a reentry plan and submitted it to the Boone County Health Department with hopes of approval. The reentry plan states that the school district is offering two weeks of in-seat

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City of Ashland Road Striping Planned

  Ashland, MO- Beginning on Sunday 4/26/2020, Como Striping will be repainting various arrows, lane dividers, cross walks, etc. throughout town. During these times, they will need to make very brief lane closures/ detours. These closures and traffic control measures will be short in duration, approximately 30 minutes each in order for the paint to

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EDA grant opertunity

By Carson Blake The City of Ashland is paving the way in a partnership with the SoBoCo school district to bring commercial growth and Ranken Technical College to Southern Boone County. On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, the City of Ashland approved an ordinance to accept a Missouri General Warranty Deed from the Richardson Family limited

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Eagles come out on top

  The entire first half of the game was a bit messy on both sides of the court, with a handful of wild passes bouncing around, and the ball refusing to go through the net for nearly everyone. There were no double digits to be found on the scoreboard until halfway through the second quarter

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Cameron Jones, an Ashland local, is participating in the 2019 MotoAmerica race series. Jones began his racing career in 2016 when he started participating in races with MCRA (Midwest Café Racing Association). Racing with MCRA, he ended his first season with the Rookie of the Year award and in the following season, 2017, Jones won

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