3+ hour, 58+ min ago  (661+ words) NEW MADRID, Mo. " Rising costs and funding gaps are threatening the financial health of the New Madrid County Ambulance District and voter approval April 7 to increase the sales tax which funds the district is the only cure, local officials say....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (692+ words) The cost for their United Health Care Insurance went up 16 percent from 2025 for county employees while the county's property insurance with MoPERM increased 35 percent. The county's workers compensation costs, through MAC Trust, skyrocketed by 110 percent over last year, said Nathanial…...