Long periods of dry weather and hot temperatures through the summer and into early fall often lead to outbreaks of hemorrhagic diseases in dee…
The Jefferson County Health Department was notified April 29 by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services state lab that a bat col…
A new veterinary clinic is opening in Arnold.
The announcement of a $100,000 donation pledge to assist in a fundraising drive for Jefferson College’s new veterinary technology building all…
Dr. Thomas “Butch” Jones, 61, a veterinarian and former owner of Jones Animal Health Clinic in Crystal City, has retired after 30 years in business.
The Jefferson County Health Department has reported the first detection of West Nile Virus in a mosquito population in the county this year. S…
Those interested in adopting a pet from Festus Animal Control will now pay more.
For the first time since the respiratory season began on Sept. 29, the number of reported flu cases in Jefferson County has jumped into the tr…
The number of deer that test positive for chronic wasting disease in Missouri continues to climb at a slow and steady pace. That bad news is p…
A longtime Jefferson County veterinarian thinks retirement is for the birds … or maybe the dogs.