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07/17/2025

Check out this week's Democrat News, July 16, 2025 edition. Or view online at www.democratnewsonline.com

07/17/2025

Fredericktown Photographer Jay Corbitt, a retired veteran, volunteered with the United Cajun Navy search and rescue team at Kerr County, Texas after the flooding disasters. His photos of resilience and community have struck a chord online, some going viral.

Catch the Compassion By Matt Morey | July 16, 2025 | 0 PROTECTED CONTENT If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. Username Password Lost your password? Username and Password Help Please enter your email and we will send you...

07/17/2025

He said the barrels of the filtration system are over 35 years old, and deteriorated, so that’s what they would focus on this year. Though more repairs are scheduled, when it opens back up, swimmers can expect the water to be cleaner and less sandy than they’ve known.

(7/17)

Board approves $98,000 to repair pool’s filtration system while closed By Matt Morey | July 16, 2025 | 0 PROTECTED CONTENT If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. Username Password Lost your password? Username and Passwo...

07/11/2025

“It’s worth telling everybody not to freak out, that it’ll be several years before it starts,” the CEO told the board.

She said the cuts are slated to begin in 2028, and that the federal portion to the state of Missouri won’t be ended at one moment, but at a rate of $1 million per year.

(07/10)

Madison Medical Center board responds to Medicaid cuts By Matt Morey | July 10, 2025 | 0 Madison Medical Center receives a quarter of its funding from Medicaid, according to its CEO. Recent cuts in Medicaid spending have alarmed people about the stability of rural hospitals. The Madison Medical Cent...

07/10/2025

"She said that you can’t see in front of you if someone is turning right, since the stop sign is so far back from the intersection itself. So it makes it confusing, if not an outright gamble, to know when to turn."

Commission prioritizes improvements to OO for regional planning commission By Matt Morey | July 9, 2025 | 0 PROTECTED CONTENT If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. Username Password Lost your password? Username and Passw...

07/10/2025

In early 1936, more than 40 newspapers in southeast Missouri featured a lengthy story about how Fredericktown raised funds to build a shoe factory and provide over 400 jobs.

The Cape Girardeau Missourian went so far as to say, “In raising a fund for a shoe factory, Fredericktown has set an example that will be valuable to other towns that some time may wish to indulge in a similar activity.”

During the Great Depression, Fredericktown pooled their resources to build a shoe factory By Bryan Ramsey | July 9, 2025 | 0 PROTECTED CONTENT If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. Username Password Lost your password? U...

07/09/2025

The celebration raised $5,000 for revitalization

Fredericktown celebrates Independence Day By Matt Morey | July 9, 2025 | 0 PROTECTED CONTENT If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. Username Password Lost your password? Username and Password Help Please enter your email ...

07/09/2025

A basket of ducks, mushrooms and a professional Timbersports Athlete this weekend at Castor River Days

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07/09/2025

Check out this week's Democrat News, July 9, 2025 edition. Or view online at www.democratnewsonline.com

07/04/2025

“Say she breaks her leg and has to go to a hospital. The hospitals are required to give her care regardless of her ability to pay,” Lucas said. “So that puts the hospital in a situation where they cover the care of the patient and may never receive payment for it.”

“So when Medicaid expansion happened in 2020, there we go. Then they were able to resolve uncompensated care. And because of that, hospitals aren’t closing anymore.”

Lucas said if the state does not “pony up” to pay for uncompensated care, then rural hospitals could realistically shut down.

(From an interview with Heidi Lucas of Missouri Rural Health Association. Published May 14)

Proposed medicaid cuts threaten rural health services By Bryan Ramsey | May 14, 2025 | 0 PROTECTED CONTENT If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. Username Password Lost your password? Username and Password Help Please ent...

07/04/2025

09/23/2024

The FHS softball game against Perryville scheduled for today has been cancelled. Any makeup for the game is TBD.