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B.C. will lower the eligible age for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to 40 and target 15 COVID-19 hot spots with the vaccine in order to combat surging cases of the coronavirus that have hospitals across B.C. nearing capacity.
In announcing the change on Monday, the provincial health officer said people 40 and older can now call a pharmacy to book the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has so far been limited to people between the ages of 55 and 65.
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MSHSAA announces district assignments for spring sports
The Missouri State High School Athletics Association has released its spring sports district assignments, and while some sports grew in the number of classes, local schools remained unaffected by the changes.
Spring baseball grew from five classes to six, but Monett remained in Class 4, the same as the previous year.
Spring softball also shifted from one class to two, and boys golf moved from four classes to five. Purdy, Pierce City and Verona softball all remained in Class 1. Monett plays its softball season in the fall.
In golf, Monett, Pierce City and Purdy all stayed in the same class as the previous year.
Monett redeems Aurora loss
The Monett girls soccer team avenged an early-season loss to Aurora this week, defeating the Lady Houn Dawgs at Monett South Park on Tuesday, 2-1. Deisy Mejia and Sydney Parrigon scored the goals for Monett, both unassisted. Goalkeeper Ruby Rodriguez produced 11 saves on the day. The win avenged the 3-0 loss to Aurora in the Cassville Kickoff Classic. Monett is back in action on Monday, hosting McAuley Catholic at Burl Fowler Stadium at 4:30 p.m.
Lady Eagles bag wins over Stockton, Miller
The Pierce City softball team (7-1) earned a 7-3 win over Strafford on Tuesday, putting up 13 hits in the contest after pulling away with a 3-run sixth inning. Mollie Beeson was on the mound for the Lady Eagles, going all 7 innings and striking out 8. Beeson and Jillian Mack led in RBI with 2 apiece. Trinity Witt added 2 hits for Pierce City. Pierce City showed up again Thursday with hot bats, defeating Miller 14-1. A 5-run first and 2-run second put the Lady Eagles i
Patriot Service Club offers students chance to give back
In 2017, East Newton High School Spanish and Drama teacher Sam Bennion created the Patriot Service Club.
Bennion had seen students filling out applications for colleges or scholarships that didn’t have any community service hours and saw a way to fill that void.
“I also firmly believe when you get out and do things like service, you feel better about yourself,” said Bennion, the clubs sponsor. “Kids deal with a lot of anxiety, stress and depression. I thought a service-oriented club would be great and help in so many different ways.”
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