By Nick Gladney

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – The Jefferson County Health Department is set to open a new clinic and headquarters in Hillsboro with a ribbon-cutting event on Wednesday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday at noon to mark the opening of the new buildings. The new facility, located on the 1500 block of Peach Tree Plaza Court, spans 20,000 square feet, more than doubling the size of the previous location on Main Street. The new clinic features more exam rooms, two labs, and a drive-thru area where parents and their children can be tested for infectious diseases. All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by KTVI. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat from a broadcast script into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by KTVI staff before being published.