Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced the Missouri Census Record and Tax List Database is now available online at https://s1.sos.mo. gov/records/archives/archivesdb/census/Default.aspx.
State and Regional News
New Troopers graduate from MSHP Academy
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 21 troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on today, Friday, June 26, 2020.
As Missouri’s COVID-19 cases rise, health departments grapple with contact tracing burdens
By Colleen Wouters, Missouri Information Corps
Nearly four months into the COVID-19 pandemic, city and county health departments in Missouri are working to expand contact tracing plans. But some say they’re still getting no direction or direct funding from the state.
Missouri’s tourism industry is reopening after being hit hard by COVID-19
By Regan Mertz, Missouri Information Corps
When Colleen Sundlie opened Cafe Dhibs in November, she experienced an influx of customers during the holiday season. The cafe is nestled into Commercial Street in Springfield’s historic district, which draws in-state and out-of-state tourists.
Free online classes now available to Missourians through Coursera partnership
Missouri workers who have been displaced by the economic disruption can now enroll in online classes for free. The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development has partnered with Coursera, an online learning platform, to help Missourians skill up and get back to work.