Blood Drive: 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm at the La Plata Fire Department, 1000 Amoco Rd in La Plata, MO.

The American Red Cross is facing a looming shortage of the blood types most needed by patients and is calling on eligible donors with O negative, B negative and A negative blood to give now to prevent an emergency situation.

Blood donation appointments are appreciated and can be easily scheduled by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting https://www.redcrossblood.org/ or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800­-733-2767). Walk ins are Welcome.