October 2021

Missouri hunters took 12 black bears during first season

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that Missouri hunters harvested 12 black bears during the state’s inaugural bear-hunting season, which ran Oct. 18–27. More than 6,330 hunters applied for 400 permits for the season with the maximum total harvest for the season being 40 bears. Kelsie Wikoff of Hume harvested this […]

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Temporary benefit increase for Mo WIC participants

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri WIC is temporarily increasing the Cash Value Benefit for Fruit and Vegetable Purchases (CVB) during November and December to $24 per month for children, $43 per month for pregnant and postpartum participants and $47 per month for breastfeeding participants. Standard CVB values range from $9-11. WIC is the Department of Health

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SGCMH joins schools in observing Red Ribbon Week

STE. GENEVIEVE — It’s Red Ribbon Week and the theme is Drug Free Looks Like Me™. Staff members at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital bring a reminder that everyday Americans make daily contributions by being the best they can be because they live Drug-Free! Need help? Visit https://www.stegenevievehospital.org/…/substance…

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Seven Mo state parks will close Nov. 6-7 for deer hunts

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, OCT. 27, 2021 – To safely and effectively manage the deer population in some state parks, Missouri State Parks and the Missouri Department of Conservation are coordinating efforts to hold managed deer hunts. The following parks will be closed for managed deer hunts Saturday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 7. Edmund A. Babler

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Schmitt to file suit over fed contractor vaccine mandate

JEFFERSON CITY – On Wednesday, Missouri attorney General Eric Schmitt announced his intention to file suit to halt the vaccine mandate for federal contractors and federally contracted employees: “My Office has been a national leader in pushing back on federal overreach and mask mandates, stopping power hungry bureaucrats in their tracks. The Biden Administration is seeking

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Rabine: Pritzker admits vaccine mandates illegal

WOODSTOCK, Ill. — Gary Rabine, Republican candidate for Illinois Governor, issued the following statement Wednesday regarding Gov. J.B. Pritzker admission that his COVID-19 vaccine mandates are illegal and violate the state’s Right of Conscience Act: “J.B. Pritzker has long mocked and derided anyone opposing his illegal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, claiming that as governor he has

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