Phelps Health

Officials with Phelps Health say the agreement will help keep the Salem hospital afloat and maintain services in a region without many health services.

The agreement will let the hospital that serves a predominantly rural area have access to the resources of a major city’s health care system without surrendering local control.

A report tracking small cities that aren’t part of metropolitan areas shows Rolla and Hannibal did much better economically than the national average.

Missouri is among the worst states in the nation in percentage of population vaccinated, but Gov. Mike Parson said that could turn around soon.

It's been two weeks since coronavirus vaccines arrived in Missouri's two largest metro areas. Now they are starting to arrive in smaller cities.

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, the Rolla City Council approves restrictions that will go into effect Friday morning.

Phelps County had a relatively low number of COVID cases, until a big spike in the past month.

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