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Leader Publications hosted a blood drive July 31 with ImpactLife.
During the week of July 26, the Jefferson County Health Department inspected 34 food establishments. Scores ranged from 78-100.
Sixty-two cyclosporiasis cases have been reported to the Jefferson County Health Department, Sara Bressie, the department’s communicable disease supervisor, told the department’s Board of Trustees on July 30.
During the week of July 19, the Jefferson County Health Department inspected 47 food establishments. Scores ranged from 77-100.
On July 22, adult mosquitoes collected from a trap site in the city of De Soto tested positive for the West Nile virus, the Jefferson County Health Department reported Monday, July 27.
Due to a power outage, more than 80 residents at the St. Andrew’s at Francis Place nursing home in Eureka were evacuated today, July 27, as temperatures climbed to 97 degrees.
During the week of July 12, the Jefferson County Health Department inspected 40 food establishments. Scores ranged from 69-100.
The fifth annual Jefferson County Mental Health Summit will raise awareness among teachers, parents and community members about the growing needs for mental health.
Skin cancer is the most common and preventable cancer in the U.S., according to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD).
Near the end of the summer, parents begin compiling a mental checklist of things that must be done before the new school year starts.
