Stories from Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Climate change is real. Most of the negative impact on our climate is manmade. And mankind can and should make changes to reduce the potential harm that climate change brings. We can all agree on these points. The Fourth National Climate Assessment was released last week and indeed painted a dismal forecast for the doomsday prediction if something is not done to address this critical issue...

Yes, I was wanting to know if you can do a little investigation to see what the number is where I can call and find out over here in Mississippi County I get my prescription and just to make an example it has 60 blanks to be filled. Well when I go to the drug store, they will only put 54 in my bottle. And they told me it was something to do with Medicaid and insurance and kick backs. Well, I have called a couple of other pharmacies and they told me that was a lie. If you get a prescription that say 60 or say 30 that’s how many they have to give you. If they are giving you less, something is wrong or someone is crooked. I was wondering if you could find the number where I could report, or talk to someone about my medication being undercut. That’s what I call it, being undercut. Because I have called and if there is anybody else over here in Mississippi County that your medicine is being done like that, please call Speakout. Get a number and let’s all call. Just because we’re poor, I hurt myself working and I draw Social Security and this is wrong. Just because you are poor and on Medicaid doesn’t mean the drugstores have the right to undercut your medicine. And then when the doctor asks to see your bottles and ask why you are eight short. “The drug stores did what? Well they can’t do that.” Well, they did it. Could you just research and get me a number and put a number in that I could call about dirty pharmacies.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Public Safety Director's Office will be audited after an internal review raised red flags about use of taxpayer money. Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday agreed to review the office. Both Gov. Mike Parson and new Department of Public Safety Director Sandy Karsten requested the audit...

PERKINS, Mo. — Roger Darrel Dugger, 63, died Nov. 27, 2018, at his family home. Born Aug. 3, 1955, in Waukegan, Ill., son of the late William and Thelma Baltimore Dugger, he was a disabled veteran and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War...

VALLEY PARK, Mo. — Betty Beardsley, 85, formerly of Circle City, died Nov. 23, 2018, at her granddaughter’s home in Sullivan. Born May 19, 1933, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Elvis Alfred and Emma May Brown, she had lived in the Circle City and Canalou communities and in Valley Park before moving to Sullivan. She worked in customer service at Grandpa Pigeons until her retirement. She was of the Baptist belief...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A Malden man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for lying and purchasing a firearm. According to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office, Jarvis Wofford, 26, of Malden, Mo., was sentenced to 21 months in prison on one felony count of being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm and one felony count of false statements to acquire a firearm. He appeared before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr...