AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all adults

LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca says that its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection among all adults in a long-anticipated U.S. study. The results raised hopes that the findings could help rebuild public confidence in the beleaguered shot in other countries and were a step toward clearance for American use. AstraZeneca said Monday the vaccine was 79%…

Former GOP leader picked for University of Missouri board

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former Missouri Republican Party Chairman Todd Graves has been appointed to the University of Missouri Board of Curators. Republican Gov. Mike Parson says he’s sending Graves’ nomination to the Senate on Monday. The appointment is subject to state Senate confirmation. The board governs the four-campus University of Missouri System. Graves led…

CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are relaxing social distancing recommendations for schools, now saying students can sit as close as 3 feet to each other in classrooms. The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, announced Friday, signal the agency’s turn away from the 6-foot distancing recommendation that had forced some schools…

Ameren Illinois Begins Phase 2 Modernization of Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Upgrade in Belleville

$65 million project started in 2019, wraps up in 2021 BELLEVILLE, IL (MARCH 17, 2021) – Ameren Illinois announced today it will begin phase two of a $65 million project to modernize its natural gas energy delivery infrastructure in and around Belleville.   Beginning in early April, approximately 125 Ameren Illinois contractors will upgrade a…