A health care system and three educational institutions in Springfield are teaming up to help meet the region's future health needs.On Tuesday, they announced the Alliance for Health Education and officially signed agreements.Alliance members include Coxhealth, Springfield Public Schools, Missouri State University and Ozarks Technical Community College. But that group is expected to grow in the future to include other health care systems and educational agencies, including high schools.Beginning in the fall of 2024, Springfield High School juniors and seniors will be able to earn an Associate of Arts in Bioclinical Sciences while completing their high school diplomas.SPS Superintendent Dr.…
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Here are your travel prospects for January 24Several areas of the country may experience travel delays due to weather conditions on January 24.Heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding remain in the lower Mississippi Valley and much of the Southeast, the National Weather Service said Wednesday night.The weather service extended flood warnings for some areas as flash flooding was reported in counties in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Additional heavy rainfall and flooding is possible through Friday, with a front expected to drift across the region and possibly stall in the southern Appalachians and lower Mississippi River Valley, raising flooding…
Despite massive spending and recent polls, three incumbent Midwest governors who campaigned on the clean energy transition beat their Republican challengers on Tuesday. Democratic governors Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tim Walsh of Minnesota and Tony Evers of Wisconsin won re-election, beating out three Trump-backed Republican candidates who campaigned on different platforms and ideologies that would have derailed plans to get rid of carbon emissions in all three states. Minnesota challenger Scott Jensen, for example, had offered to return state regulation on “clean cars”.and Wisconsin challenger Tim Michels had deep ties in the oil and pipeline industries. Addressing a crowd in…
Corner down icon An icon in the shape of a corner pointing down. A farmer harvests crops in Burlington, Japan. Scott Olson/Getty Images The Midwest has a reputation for friendly people, cheap land, and a stress-free lifestyle that differs dramatically from other regions of the US.Many people flock to the Midwest for its affordable cost of living, open spaces, and relaxed pace of life.Here are 6 ways the Midwest is different from the rest of the country. There is only one place in the US where traffic jams are often caused by tractors on the road and weekends consist of…
Air quality in the Midwest is once again a fire target in Canada as heavy smoke from the north combines with a heat wave in the region. The National Weather Service has issued air quality warnings for much of the Upper Midwest because of the smoke. Chicago is experiencing the sixth worst air quality in the world as of Tuesday morning, according to IQAir international tracker. The city's air quality index of 120 is considered “unhealthy for sensitive groups”. Minneapolis and Detroit follow at 10th and 11th globally, respectively, with “moderate” air quality. Wildfires in Canada have been raging since…
RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) — Midwest Mall @2210 in Racine is a former Pick and Save that has been turned into a mall that showcases artists, makers and small business owners in the area. “We're rebuilding it. Repurposing the space for the benefit of the community,” said Gail Deno, director of Midwest Mall @2210. “It's not a big box. It's individuals, real people doing what they love.”There are more than 50 stores inside the mall. You can find a little bit of everything from carpenters to painters, bakers and video stores. The mall is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. To…
The Randall Zwarte Band are back on the road after recently completing their new CD “Blow the Clown”, which will be released in early summer. The band will be performing at Norfolk's Off Road Ranch on Saturday, May 30th. The Randall Zwarte Band's first single, “Hard to Let You Go” is now available on iTunes, along with their other eight CDs. The band has covered some big miles over the years – enough miles to circle the planet more than 50 times. After writing the anthem at the world's largest bike rally – the song titled “Sturgis” – the group…
A new HCA Midwest Health medical plaza recently opened in the south Overland Park Corbin Park retail center at the corner of 138th Street and Metcalf Avenue. The new 30,000-square-foot medical office building is located at 13801 Metcalf Ave. “This location puts us in the heart of Johnson County in the bustling new Corbin Park area, allowing our providers to do what they do best: provide the best care to everyone in our community,” Phil Buttell, CEO of the Medical Center Menorah by HCA. he said at the ribbon cutting for the new medical plaza last week. Tracy Osborne Oltjen,…
Midwest Holding Inc. announced the completion of the acquisition of Midwest by a subsidiary Antarctic. If you recall, the transaction was first announced in May when the two companies entered into a definitive merger agreement. Then in July, it was confirmed that Midwest Holding shareholders had approved the merger agreement. Under the terms of the transaction, Midwest shareholders are entitled to receive $27.00 in cash per share of common stock held immediately prior to the completion of the transaction. Interestingly, upon completion of the transaction, Midwest's shares ceased trading and will no longer be listed on the Nasdaq. From what…
In June, one of the nation's first charter schools abruptly shut down after almost thirty years. Cedar Riverside Community School was located in a central Minneapolis neighborhood with an important population immigrants from East Africa. It opened in 1993, just two years after the Minnesota state legislature be allowed to create charter schools that receive public funds. Children who live in poverty but still perform well on standardized tests are the stuff of wealth-saturated, neoliberal dreams, where inequality is but a stepping stone to greater things—provided one learns to pull oneself up. his own boots. ONE message on the school's…