Pettis County Health Center

The Pettis County Health Center will be closed for remodeling beginning March 8.

The Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC, will remain in operation in Missouri in the event of a government shutdown

Pettis County will be joining a growing number of counties, including Benton, Johnson, and Saline counties in subscribing to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program developed through the St. Louis County Health Department.

I don't know about you guys, but it seems like every time I try to go to the grocery store with Husbando....... it's a disaster.  He always gets hungry and then we end up buying about seventy items of junk food we don't need.  Well, now there's help!

Mothers Against Methamphetamine is working harder than ever to fight the scourge of this drug in our area.  They've worked with a few local organizations to bring in a great speaker who has personal experience in the matter, David Parnell.

This morning, I had an opportunity to talk to JoAnn Martin, the Administrator of the Pettis County Health Center, about the upcoming flu season and the new vaccine that the center is recommending this year.

One Saturday Sept.14, the Sedalia Kiwanis Club will sponsor a child seat safety event.
When I was a kid, I remember standing up in the front seat of the car and explaining to my mom that I couldn't sit down, because I was from Mars.  Aliens don't need seat belts, you see.  She, um…

Kids, as we all know, parenting can be hard.  And if you're new to it, there are so many more safety features and gadgets and whathasits than we had when I was a kid.  Heck, I remember my Mother having to tell me to sit down in the  car and not stand on the seat.  So we coul…