January 2022

Missouri Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show is underway

BRANSON — Cattlemen and women from across the state are gathering this weekend for the 54th Annual Missouri Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show at Tan-Tar-A Resort. Director Chinn and Dr. Marin DeBauch will provide an update on meat processing capacity in Missouri during a special Missouri Department of Agriculture breakout session. Join us in […]

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Missouri Food Entrepreneur Network meets for the first time

JEFFERSON CITY — Representatives from across the state, including Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe and MDA Director Chris Chinn, came together this week for the first meeting of the Missouri Food Entrepreneur Network. Mo-FEN is an arm of the Show Me Food, Beverage & Forest Product Manufacturing Initiative, begun in 2019 to advance new food processing

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Missouri State Library launches of Brainfuse Vetnow

JEFFERSON CITY — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and the Missouri State Library, a division within his office, are proud to announce the launch of Brainfuse VetNow—offering support and guidance to local veterans and their families with services such as navigating Veteran Affairs, providing academic tutoring, even employment transition assistance.    VetNow is available to all

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Nominations sought for 20th annual Show Me Service Awards

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Community Service Commission (MCSC) announced today it is seeking nominations for the 20th annual Show Me Service Awards, which will resume in 2022 on Missouri Service Day in May.   “2021 has shown us once again that no matter the problem, volunteerism is the solution,” said Scott McFarland, Executive Director

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Oral arguments in vaccine mandate case delivered to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, DC. – On Friday, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office appeared in front of the United States Supreme Court to deliver oral arguments in Biden v. Missouri, the lawsuit brought by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office that challenges the federal vaccine mandate on health care workers. “Missouri was the first state to file suit against the

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Our Medical Freedom

By Jason Smith, member of Congress On January 7, the Supreme Court held one of the most important hearings of my lifetime.   They considered two challenges to rules that have been brought forth by the Biden administration to impose vaccine requirements on employers. Overturning these rules is absolutely essential to Americans’ freedom and liberty,

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Perryville Police report

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report. Police were called to the Downtown Plaza at the City Stage December 23rd by a report of a verbal disturbance. Investigation resulted in a careless and reckless driving offense. A shoplifting was reported December 31st in the 1000 block of South Perryville Boulevard.

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