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Dacus Named Patient Care Manager for Progressive Care
September 14th 2017 by Dee Loflin
Dacus Named Patient Care Manager for Progressive Care
Saint Francis Healthcare System announces the appointment of Victoria Dacus, RN, BSN, to her new role as patient care manager for Progressive Care. 

In this role, Dacus is responsible and accountable for the delivery of care, development of policies and procedures, standards of care and protocols in accordance with the policies, procedures, philosophy and objectives of Saint Francis Medical Center. 

Dacus has been with Saint Francis for 11 years in Progressive Care. When she first stared at the Medical Center she was a CNA and later became the lead charge nurse. 

She earned both her RN and BSN from Southeast Missouri State University.  

Saint Francis Medical Center is a 308-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. 


Last Updated on September 14th 2017 by Dee Loflin




Gregory Logistics Hiring - $1,000 Sign On Bonus
September 14th 2017 by Dee Loflin
Gregory Logistics Hiring - $1,000 Sign On Bonus

Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Looking for a great local company to work for?  Want to earn $1,000 sign-on bonus?  Are you a veteran?

This job may be for you!

Family owned and operated company seeking over-the-road drivers.

Starting pay is .36 per mile with .02 per mileage bonus available.  $1,000 sign on bonus and extra $200 Veteran sign on bonus.

Home on the weekend!  No California, Florida or New York City deliveries.

100% no touch freight and mostly midwest area runs.

For more information and to apply go to www.gregorylogistics.com or stop in at 2844 Fair Street in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

Gregory Logistics is an equal opportunity employer. 


Last Updated on September 14th 2017 by Dee Loflin




Dexter PD Will Crack Down on Child Restraint Violations
September 14th 2017 by Dee Loflin
Dexter PD Will Crack Down on Child Restraint Violations
Missouri Law Requires Children under Eight to Be Buckled Up

Dexter, Missouri - Missouri law requires all children under the age of eight to be in an appropriate child safety seat or booster seat unless they are 80 lbs or 4’9” tall. 

Dexter Police Department announced today they are joining with law enforcement September 17-23 for an aggressive Child Passenger Safety Week Law Enforcement Campaign to crack down on Missouri’s child safety seat law violators and to reduce highway fatalities and injuries to children.
 
Car crashes are the number one killer of kids. Booster seat use reduces the risk of serious injury by 45 percent for children aged 4-8 years when compared with seat belt use alone. Is your child safe? 

Chief Stone said regular child safety seat and safety belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. 


Last Updated on September 14th 2017 by Dee Loflin




Bloomfield Native Working on a Ghost House Novel
September 14th 2017 by Dee Loflin
Bloomfield Native Working on a Ghost House Novel

Bloomfield, Missouri - Rose Marie (Robinson) Kinder, a native of Bloomfield, Missouri, authored "The Universe Playing Strings"  She is the author of four books, including "Old Time Fiddling: Hall Sappington, Missouri Fiddler."

Her article on Missouri artist Gary Cadwallader was published in the February/March issue of Missouri Life.  She is known as a regionalist writer featuring life in small communities in Missouri and in the southwest.

Kinder is currently writing a novel about a ghost house in Missouri and conducted research for that book in Bloomfield.

Her new short story collection, "The Dancer's Son and Other Stories." was a finalist for the 2016 Richard Sullivan Prize in fiction, while her novel, "The Universe Playing Strings," was a finalist for the 2017 Binghamton University John Gardner Fiction Award.

From 1989 to 2002 Kinder was a professor of English at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg and is currently living in Warrensburg with her husband.


Last Updated on September 14th 2017 by Dee Loflin




Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County Reduced for Bridge Maintenance
September 14th 2017 by Dee Loflin
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County Reduced for Bridge Maintenance
 Southbound I-55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance.

This bridge is located at MM 89.

Weather permitting, work will be performed Monday, Sep. 25 from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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) or visit www.modot.org/southeast.

Last Updated on September 14th 2017 by Dee Loflin




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