Route VV in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
This section of roadway is located from Route Z to County Road 766.
Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, Aug. 1 and Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.
For additional information, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636)
Stoddard County, Missouri - The University of Missouri Extension office is hiring a 4-H Youth Development Program Assistant in Stoddard County, Missouri. Required qualifications are a high school graduate/degree or GED equivalent.
Part-time position of twenty (20) hours per week.
Duties are to assist in the management and support of 4-H Youth Development programs in assigned geographic area, under the guidance and supervision of the 4-H Youth Development Specialist.
Starting salary is $9.15 per hour and training is provided. Traveling is required and you must have reliable transportation. Mileage will be paid.
Application can be obtained online through MU Jobs (eRecruit) by clicking HERE or the MU Extension site by clicking HERE. Please call (573) 568-3344 for more information or if you have questions.
Applications will be accepted until Midnight, Monday, August 22, 2016. Interviews will be scheduled later.
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Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting for the new Saint Francis Health Center in Dexter on Friday. St. Francis Outpatient Center also held an Open House along with tours of the new facility and the Fitness Plus Center.
Saint Francis Outpatient Center is now seeing patients at its new permanent location, the Saint Francis Health Center, 1212 Saint Francis Drive, near US 60 Outer Road and Harris Drive. This modern facility is designed with patients’ health and wellness in mind, and will continue to provide high-quality care the Dexter community has come to know.
Saint Francis Health Center offers direct access to Saint Francis Healthcare System’s powerful resources, new technologies and trained specialists. It provides a range of health services that include:
• Primary care and urgent care
• Expert cardiac specialists
• OB/GYN specialty care
• Weight Loss Solutions bariatric clinic
• Fitness Plus health and fitness center
• Physical therapy and rehabilitation
• Imaging capabilities
• Lab services
“We have worked diligently to bring together a team of experienced healthcare professionals to serve the Dexter community,” says Steven C. Bjelich, FACHE-D, President and Chief Executive Officer at Saint Francis Healthcare System. “The Saint Francis Health Center is our commitment to providing the highest quality care locally to this great community.”
To learn more about the Saint Francis Health Center, call 573-614-3600 or visit sfmc.net.
SAINT FRANCIS ADDS ANESTHESIOLOGIST TO STAFF
Cape Girardeau, Missouri - Saint Francis Healthcare System welcomes anesthesiologist Jason A. Conway, MD, as a new Saint Francis Medical Partner. He joins 11 others at Cape Anesthesia Group in providing care to patients before, during and after surgery and offering continuous pain relief throughout surgical, obstetrical or other medical procedures.
Dr. Conway earned his medical degree from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. He later completed his anesthesiology residency at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa., and recently fulfilled a cardiothoracic anesthesia fellowship at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
In addition to general anesthesia, Dr. Conway’s clinical interests include cardiac anesthesia and transesophageal echocardiography.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Conway to the Medical Center, where his extensive anesthesiology training and knowledge will help to further enhance the overall safety and well-being of our patients,” says Steven C. Bjelich, FACHE-D, President and Chief Executive Officer of Saint Francis Healthcare System.
To learn more about Dr. Conway, visit sfmc.net or call 573-331-3996.
Saint Francis Medical Center is a 289-bed facility serving more than 713,000 people throughout Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. Guided by its mission to provide a ministry of healing and wellness inspired by its Christian philosophy and values, the Medical Center has become a progressive, innovative regional tertiary care referral center. Saint Francis’ major service lines, which have received national recognition, include the Neurosciences Institute; Orthopedic Institute; Family BirthPlace, featuring the region’s first Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Heart Hospital; Emergency and Level III Trauma Center; Cancer Institute; and Fitness Plus.
Dexter, Missouri - The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Dexter Greenhead Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will host their Annual Duck Banding Event at Otter Slough Conservation Area on Saturday, July 30th at 7:00 a.m.
The event will begin with Missouri Department of Conservation staff demonstrating electrofishing equipment on Cypress Lake.
Fisheries Biologist Mike Reed will run a electrofishing boat along the shoreline and you will have a front row seat to the fish population of Cypress Lake. Mike will also show how biologists tag fish for research projects. While everyone is watching the show, Ducks Unlimited volunteers and MDC staff will be operating various capture equipment around Otter Slough hoping to catch mourning doves and ducks.
Following the fish show, will be an opportunity for all youth to assist wildlife biologists band and release any birds captured on the area that day. For a grand finale, we will travel out to a rocket net site on Otter Slough and see first hand how the nets are deployed to capture wildlife. Ducks Unlimited volunteers will also be on hand to demonstrate retriever handling techniques and hand out some free stuff for the kids.
The event will begin at 7:00 a.m. sharp in the large parking lot next to Cypress Lake and the equipment yard at Otter Slough Conservation Area. Most of the activities will occur in shaded areas and will conclude at approximately 10:00 a.m.
No registration is required and the event is free to all ages.
