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During its third meeting, the Homeless Task Force began setting short- and long-term goals to resolve issues surrounding homelessness Thursday night.

Joined together in song, prayer and commitment to serving the community, about 50 people gathered Sunday evening at Ellis-Porter Riverside Park in Jefferson City to celebrate Pentecost.

Jefferson City Ward 3 Councilman Scott Spencer will reintroduce a resolution Monday night to recognize a Civil War event.

Helping people face difficult situations is what Stefani Thompson has done all her working life.

The score of people who attended a seminar in Jefferson City examining the causes of poverty Monday morning came well-versed on poverty-related issues.

Housing, infrastructure, educational resources and tourism were the top items residents and organizations suggested Jefferson City officials invest in using more than $7.58 million in anticipated federal grant funding.

After extensive renovations, the first Transformational Housing building was open to tour Saturday, and it was packed with all the people who helped get it across the finish line.

Shortly after the federal evictions moratorium ordered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended in late August, the Salvation Army Center of Hope began receiving requests for rooms — from all across the country.

After extensive renovations, the first Transformational Housing building was open to tour Saturday, and it was packed with all the people who helped get it across the finish line.

The Wabash Bus Station will open as a temporary overnight warming center on Friday and Saturday nights, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.