December 2021

MDC proposes expanding furbearer hunting, trapping seasons

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission gave initial approval to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at its Dec. 10 open meeting on proposed regulation changes that would extend current furbearer hunting and trapping seasons for abundant furbearer species. Furbearers are mammal species that have traditionally been trapped or hunted for their fur, such […]

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MDC sets upcoming deer, turkey hunting dates

JEFFERSON CITY – At its Dec. 10 open meeting in Jefferson City, the Missouri Conservation Commission approved the following recommendations by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for upcoming turkey-hunting and deer-hunting season dates.   2022 SPRING AND FALL TURKEY HUNTING DATES Spring Youth Portion: April 9 and 10 Regular Spring Turkey Season: April 18 through

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SGHS FFA member ranks in the top six in state in public speaking contest

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School has announced FFA member Sophia Fritsch is among the top six students who participated in this year’s Missouri Soil and Water Conservation Public Speaking Contest.   Sophia is a freshman at Ste. Genevieve High School. She is the daughter of Gerald and Andrea Fritsch. Sophia presented a speech

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Statewide, Perry and Ste. Gen County figures show decline in COVID-19 cases

JEFFERSON CITY — The number of COVID-19 cases in Missouri seems to have stabilized as the seven day total of confirmed and probable cases was 18,361 for the week ending December 7, slightly less than the seven days ending December 5th. The number of confirmed and probable deaths was 19. The average number of confirmed

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Temporary benefit increase extended through March for Missouri WIC participants

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri WIC is extending the temporary increase of the Cash Value Benefit for Fruit and Vegetable Purchases (CVB) for January, February and March 2022. The increase is the same amount as November and December: $24 per month for child participants, $43 per month for pregnant and postpartum women participants and $47 per

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Ray Varner Brown

A funeral will be held Saturday, December 18, 2021 for 84-year-old Ray Varner Brown of Saint Mary, Mo. who passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at the Riverview at the Park Care and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born July 4, 1937 in St. Mary, Mo., the son of Jennings Brown and Flora Brown who both

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Welcome Center may be added to Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park

WASHINGTON –  On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Josh Hawley (Mo.), along with U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.), announced that they have introduced legislation that would expand the boundaries of the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park to include the Ste. Genevieve Welcome Center. Expanding the boundaries of the park will allow the City

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