WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Parks & Rec Activities

9/21

8:00am  Walking Club
5:30pm  Zumba

9/22

10:30am  Drumming 2 Fitness

9/23

8:00am Walking Club

7:00pm   Concert in the Park
Blue Moon Trio

WINTER WEATHERIZATION

Are you thinking about weatherizing?
Are you not sure where to start?
Are not sure how much to spend?
Are you worried about finding a competent company?

Check out the weatherizing program offered by:
Community Action Agency of
Greater Kansas City
www.caagkc.org
or call:
816-358-6868 ext 2

You can also stop by City Hall
and pick up an application form. 

NEXT COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
LIVE & ZOOM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS

COVID INFORMATION

Please visit:

https://jacohd.org/current-guidance/

to see all dates, information or
to register for a test or a vaccine.

Vaccinations provided by
Jackson County Health Department.

MONKEY POX 

Monkeypox is a rare but serious disease
causing illness, including a rash or sores (pox),
often with accompanying flu-like symptoms.
Most cases in the U.S. have been mild to date,
though the infection can be painful

The first “probable” case of monkeypox in eastern Jackson County was reported Wednesday by the Jackson County Health Department.
This news comes several weeks after the first case of the infection in Jackson County, in Kansas City, was reported in mid-June.
It was also the first case in Missouri.
On July 9, Johnson County reported its first case,
which was also the first report of the infection in Kansas.
As of Tuesday, there are at least 24 monkeypox cases in Missouri, and three in Kansas.
At least four of those cases are in Kansas City.

Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article264613791.html#storylink=cpy
 
* Eastern Jackson County is defined as all parts of Jackson County, excluding the city limits of Independence and Kansas City.

The following precautions are important:

How it spreads:

-Direct contact with infected lesions, rashes, scabs, or fluids

-Contact with contaminated materials like clothing or linens 

-Respiratory droplets from prolonged face-to-face contact (monkeypox is not thought to be transmitted in the same way as COVID-19)

-Across the placenta to the fetus among pregnant people 

Vaccine:
There is a vaccine available to treat Monkey Pox.
At this time, it should only be used for post-exposure
and on a case-by-case basis.

SEPTEMBER
REPUBLIC
TRASH AND YARDWASTE PICKUP

The next Trash and Yardwaste pickup day
is Friday 9/23.

I am asking you to bear with us as City Hall
and Republic work out the issues
surrounding trash and recycling pickups.

Challenges to consistent pickups include:
-Summer is the time to go on vacation and take personal time. 
-Every single business is having troubling staffing. At the current time, in the State of Missouri, there are 2 jobs for every applicant.
-There are the normal equipment break downs associated with vehicles that break down, need service or need repair. You may have seen the white truck with no logo on it picking up trash last week.
That was a rented truck.
-Tyler Riordan will be at the Council Meeting on 9/26. Let me know if we need to move to Onka Hall or everybody just zoom in.

The rest of Republic Trash Pickups will be on Fridays.
9/23, 9/30

Celebrate the last couple of days of Summer at your favorite Sugar Creek Restaurant or order take out.

ENJOY!

Kema's Bakery   816-886-6536
Tues-Fri 8:00 - 13:00 (That's 1pm!)       
Kross's         816-254-9494
Peking Express  11330 E. US 24 Hiway
Sugar Inn       816-461-0078
Sterling Bowl   816-252-2111
Taco Bell       11120 E. US 24 Hiway        

NATIONAL DAYS IN SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 21st

National Black Women's Equal Pay Day - Institutional racism is a thing, and combating it is a large part of the reason for observing Black Women’s Equal Pay Day.

National Opiod Awareness Day - This day is marked to create awareness about the effects of opioid overdose
and reduce the stigma associated with it. According to statistics, nearly 841,000 people died from drug overdoses between 1999 and 2020, and of this number, 500,000 were as a result of prescription and illicit opioids.

National Dog and Cat Gut Health Awareness Day

National Pecan Cookie Day

September 20 Birthdays!
Stephen King
Bill Murray
Faith Hill
Scott Evans
Lindsey Stirling

In Honor of Fall!

Q:   What is it called when a tree doesn't believe it is Autumn?
A:   Disbe-LEAF!

Q:   What is a scarecrows favorite fruit?
A:   STRAWberries.

Q:   What kind of vest do you wear in the Fall?
A:   A har-VEST.

Q:   How do trees get onto the Internet?

Look for the answer below.

GET READY TO VOTE
IN NOVEMBER

How to register to vote in Missouri
From Democracy Works

Missouri offers online voter registration. You can register by mail to vote in Missouri by printing a voter registration form, filling it out, and mailing it to your local election office. You can also register to vote in person if you prefer.
Check registration status · Register to vote

What are key deadlines for the November 2022 election?

Registration deadlines

-In-person at local election office : Oct 12

-Online : Oct 12

-By mail (postmarked by) : Oct 12

Absentee ballot deadlines

-Request ballot (received by) : Oct 26

-Return ballot by mail (received by) : Nov 8

-Return ballot in person : Nov 8

Voting deadlines

-Early voting (in-person absentee voting) : Oct 25 - Nov 7

-In-person : Nov 8