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Greetings from Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. Liat here to share with you that which I remember from the past week. It was a very busy week filled with parties, work, new residents, and many visitors. Papa Bear celebrated his thirtieth birthday with a rocking karaoke party. He rented a karaoke machine complete with music and microphones.…

Blessing Hospice & Palliative Care Director attends national meeting Jeri Conboy, PhD, LCSW, director, Blessing Hospice & Palliative Care/Blessing Hospice-Hancock County, participated in a two-day course on the new Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation in Baltimore, MD. This is the first time that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has significantly revised the…

 COLUMBIA, Mo. –It is an unusual crop for a Missouri town, but farmers in Rock Port are busy using 75 turbines across three counties to harvest the wind. Four wind turbines supply all the electricity to the small town of just more than 1,300 residents.

 The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services today released information and guidelines for cleaning up mold impacting buildings following flooding. Molds are of concern when found indoors both because they have the potential to cause health problems and because they destroy building materials.

New guidelines aim to improve school nutrition and reduce childhood obesity Public invited to comment on proposal to make healthier foods available to students A statewide health organization is asking for public input on newly revised guidelines to help schools provide healthier foods to students in Missouri. The goal of the guidelines is to improve…

Cob here, coming to you live from DR Ecovillage for a report on what us rabbits have been up to so far this July. You’ve probably noticed the heat yourself, but it hasn’t been hot enough to slow down our schedule of activities. Gardens and buildings both keep growing, but July is clearly an outstanding…

Northeast Missouri Agricultural Tour to be held August 3-5thThe Adair County Young Farmers will be hosting the state tour focusing on agriculture diversity in Northeast Missouri. The tour will kick off on Sunday, August 3rd at 6:00 pm with a Rib eye steak meal, displays, and antique tractor show. On Monday, there will be a…

 DHSS Offers Missouri Businesses Help in Emergency, Pandemic Flu Planning The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) said today that it is offering Missouri’s small and mid-sized businesses help with planning for a wide range of emergencies, including pandemic influenza. The department recently contacted 14,000 Missouri businesses that have between 25 and 5,000…

 DHSS Offers Missouri Businesses Help in Emergency, Pandemic Flu Planning The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) said today that it is offering Missouri’s small and mid-sized businesses help with planning for a wide range of emergencies, including pandemic influenza. The department recently contacted 14,000 Missouri businesses that have between 25 and 5,000…