Jerry Dowell News Today

If you have a loved one or friend with Alzheimers disease or other dementias, or you work with people with dementia, state officials want to hear what you have to say.

During his tenure, Sen. Roy Blunt secured seven consecutive funding increases for the NIH.

Here are the important matters that we’re urging Missouri officials to consider in the fight against the Alzheimer’s crisis.

Listen here. The Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Missouri is planning a week of virtual meetings with Missouri lawmakers next week. Chief among their concerns are the high death tolls in nursing homes due to the coronavirus, as well as the need for more transparency in these facilities and an update to state policy. As nursing homes faced unprecedented deaths, members of the Alzheimer’s Association raised concerns that families of residents, particularly those with Alzheimer’s and ot...

Salina native Cash Hollistah on Kansas Music Hall of Fame board The Salina Journal Salina native Cash Hollistah has accepted a position on the Kansas Music Hall of Fame Board of Directors. His primary function with the organization will be as social media manager, since he has extensive corporate experience in that area. Hollistah, 40, also has career credentials in the fields of music, videography, advertising and marketing, radio, arts education and public speaking.  “I am truly excited t...