WISEWOMAN (Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation) provides heart disease and stroke prevention screenings and education to women who are 35-64 years of age and meet income guidelines.

The Chief made it clear that this program is not to conduct random sweeps or stop people on the street to ask for papers. It intends to target dangerous criminals who are already victimizing the community.

The new programs, developed in partnership with the Hollister R-V School District and the Branson Convention Center, will provide hands-on training for employment in custodial services and the hospitality industry, respectively.

The legislation mandates that health care providers exercise reasonable professional care to preserve the life and health of the child and ensure the child is transported to and admitted to a hospital, with mandatory reporting requirements of violations.

The inn's residents and others had been raising alarms about the living conditions inside the inn. They described the place as “horrid,” filled with serious bed bug and cockroach infestations.

Elevate Branson’s mental health services include individual and group therapy sessions on a sliding scale, based on a client’s annual income.

On Tuesday, February 10, Hollister and Silver Dollar City teams will kick things off, hitting the water at 11 a.m., with the remaining participants having their turn on Wednesday, February 25.

House of Hope, Branson's warming center, has been working diligently to help those who are unhoused or in need of a warm place to stay during the recent winter weather.   House of Hope opens any night that temperatures are forecasted to drop to 32 degrees or below overnight. Due to extreme cold, combined with snow, House of Hope opened their doors 19 nights in a row in January. On three of those days they remained open around the clock.   On a typical night, House of Hope ope

Over 17,400 families have benefited from Springfield’s Ronald McDonald Houses, including 1,381 Stone and Taney County families.

Eliminating the individual income tax should improve the state’s competitiveness and align Missouri with neighboring states that rely more heavily on consumption-based taxes.