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Pro-mask candidates leave office as Missouri tires of limits Associated Press 6 hrs ago ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Pro-mask candidates are leaving office and occupancy limits are falling by the wayside in Missouri as communities tire of pandemic restrictions. In the central Missouri city of Rolla, a slate of of anti-mask candidates joined the City Council on Monday after being elected this month even though the mask mandate they opposed was allowed to expire two months ago, St. Louis Public Radio reported. “We recognized that ‘Hey, we’ve got people on the Council that don’t necessarily g...

Missouri health director Randall Williams resigns By Summer Ballentine Missouri's health director resigned Tuesday amid the state's coronavirus vaccine rollout, Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced. Parson did not provide an explanation for Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams' departure. Parson named his deputy chief of staff, Robert Knodell, to be the agency's acting director.  Parson's spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request by The Associated Press for Williams' resignation letter Tuesday.  "Dr. Williams has been a huge asset to Missouri, e...

St. Louis Public Radio Moriah Renaud and Robert Kessinger both spoke up against mask mandates before the city council last year. They were also among a wave of candidates that unseated five people who voted in favor of the ordinance. Five Rolla City Council members who backed a mask mandate and capacity restrictions at businesses and churches will see their terms end Monday night as a slate that opposed the ordinance is sworn in. One of the 50 people who testified against the mask mandate in November was Moriah Renaud. She told the council the move was an overreach and an infringement of fre...