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Why Expand Medicaid in Missouri?
By, Scotland County Hospital Missouri is facing an important decision: whether or not to accept federal dollars to provide health insurance to many uninsured state residents through Medicaid. Missouri voters will decide whether the state will expand Medicaid, as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), during the August 4, 2020, primary election. Hospitals have…
Read MoreAttention All Schuyler Residents Food Room Offering Produce, Dairy
The Schuyler County Food Room is offering produce, dairy, and some frozen food products for all the residents of Schuyler on Friday, July 31, 2020, starting at 8 a.m. The food room is located at 105 East North Park Street in Lancaster. It can be reached by turning north on Liberty Street by Casey’s and…
Read MoreThird Confirmed Positive COVID-19 in Schuyler County
The Schuyler County Health Department has been notified on June 18, 2020, that a third Schuyler County resident has tested positive for COVID-19. Currently, Schuyler has two active cases, and one recovered based on CDC guidelines. The case is community-related; the patient, who is between the ages of 65-70, is being asked to self-isolate to…
Read MoreFFA Holds Successful Jackpot Lamb, Goat Show
Brenna Whitlow, Schuyler FFA member, shows her goat, during the Jackpot Lamb and Goat Show on Saturday, May 30, 2020. By Corey Hanes, FFA Advisor Saturday, May 30, 2020, marked a first for many, during the pandemic, which has seen people across our country staying home and not being able to get out and go.…
Read MoreState Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin Meets with Schuyler
State Senator Cindy O’Laughlin discussed the some of the highlights of the bills passed or not passed of the closed legislative session for 2020. She touched on the failed hyperloop, which she described as completely unnecessary, especially given the state’s financial shortfalls due to the coronavirus shut down. When a member of the audience stated…
Read MoreJune 2, 2020 Election Results
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Read MoreThe Best Thing We Can Do to Combat the China Virus is to Go Back to Work
By Missouri Senator Cindy O’Laughlin The mainstream media has failed us on COVID19, but that isn’t a surprise. MSNBC and others have worked hard to fuel the flames with their fake news and sensationalism. They’ve shut down businesses, created chaos in the economy, and they have turned us against each other. Even, as a rural…
Read MoreSchool Board Candidates – Bios
The Schuyler County Times in conjunction with the Schuyler R-1 MSTA (Missouri State Teachers Association) chapter, was to sponsor a live candidates forum for those running for the School Board this election cycle. Because of the Covid-19 restrictions, we are running it in the paper and on the website. This first part is a brief…
Read MoreSchuyler County Times & MSTA To Host School Board Forum
The coronavirus pandemic, which had the government shuttering work places, state agencies, and other public facilities, prompted Jay Ashcroft, Missouri Secretary of State, to change the voting date for the General Municipal Elections in the state from April 7, 2020 to June 2, 2020. Due to the required social distancing protocols, which would limit the…
Read MoreSchuyler County Grads in Spotlight
Parents, family, and friends wanted to make this year special for the class of 2020, after they had their twelfth and final year of school cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. School stopped, classes stopped, sports stopped, events stopped. But the excitement of graduating high school shouldn’t stop. That is where Schuyler residents and businesses…
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