Municipal elections are Tuesday in Adair county.
One item you have to decide: do you want to pay a little more sales tax to support the county ambulence service. If you vote ‘yes,’ the tax rate will go up 1/8th of a cent. The ambulence district says that means if you spend $8 at the check-out — you’d pay an extra penny — and that would raise about $400,0000 for the ambulence district.
Going to school four days a week. The Milan C-2 School District has decided to have kids in school Tuesday-through-Friday this fall. That’s because teachers have been quitting — going to other districts that offer the four day week. Monday’s will be a day off, but kids can take catch-up classes on that day, if they choose.
The pandemic is over. Governor Parson says so. He announced an end to the COVID-19 crisis in Missouri and said that the state will be shifting to an endemic phase as of April 1st. That basically means that Covid is just a virus that we have to live with like other viruses.
The governor said that vaccines, testing, and treatments are now readily available for all Missourians, and much of the population now has some immunity.
An unusual way to read — while you walk.
The Adair county library is creating a Story Book Trail at Thousand Hills State Park. Every 150 feet or so, giant pages from a book are on display so that you can read as you stroll.
Books are stretched over half a mile and they will be changed out monthly. Ribbon cutting for Story Book Trail is April 14th.
Macon county is not seeing alot of covid-19 at the moment.
During the week of March 23- March 29, only one new case. That’s compared to four last week, and 32 the week before that.
The one new case is an elderly person, in the hospital, who caught the virus a second time — even though vaccinated.
The Feds have approved a second covid-booster shot for those 50 and older. The approval yesterday.
Meantime, Macon county’s health department has a vaccine clinic this Thursday where you can receive Moderna, Pfizer and J&J vaccines. Adults can also get the vax in Adair county on Tuesday afternoons during April at the health department.
As for Covid cases, few reported locally. In Adair county, just seven people reported with the virus in the past seve days. Two of the seven had been vaccinated.
An achievement of note for the Adair County Ambulance District. They have again been accredited by the national group that sets high standards of excellence for ambulance services. Adair county first won accreditation back in 2019 and the service was re-certified recently after an extensive review process.
Adair county is one of only three ambulance services in the state that is accredited.
Back to in-person bingo — and arts and crafts.
And the kids can stop by for storytime. The Adair County Public Library will finally get past the pandemic on April 1st by again starting activities inside the library that have been on hold — or that have been virtual — for two years.
The State Senate has finally approved a new map with congressional districts, so candidates can start filing Tuesday, if the House gives the final approval.
Republican senators wanted to change the maps in Kansas City which is heavily democratic. But the plan approved did not do that.
So with the new maps, it’s thought Republicans will still hold six of the state’s eight seats in Congress.
Flags will be at half-staff at fire stations around MIssouri today. The governor ordered the move to honor 35 year old Dustin Brandhorst. He died answering a call in Fair Grove, when the fire struck he was driving overturned.