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The Southern Seven Health Department has gained use of the Wellness on Wheels van from the Illinois Department of Public Health in order to provide services such as screenings to residents in high health-risk areas.

First responders from around the region are making their way to Cape Girardeau on Thursday.

Registration is open until April 20.

The Southern 7 Health Department is raising awareness and trying to encourage people to get colonoscopies, but the executive director wants you to know there are other options to get screened.

The event, sponsored by the Alexander Pulaski County Action Council, will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Southeast Missouri Food Bank distributed 15.08 million pounds of food in 2021 while serving an average of 70,000 people each month.

A ribbon cutting on Saturday morning, February 26 will celebrate the opening of the new Cape Girardeau VA Health Center.

A proposed bill in the Show-Me State would do away with the one percent grocery tax Missourians pay.

Mercy is hosting a community forum to share its “vision for the future” and answer any questions.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced the finalization of a national opioid settlement in St. Louis on Friday, February 18.

Some residents in Steele Missouri say they’re tired of having brown water and want their concerns to be heard.

Dr. Bennett said he hopes other small businesses will see the benefits of helping their employees get healthier in the near future.