June 2022

American Red Cross urges caution as heat indexes rise

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – With hot temperatures and high humidity on the horizon, the American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas urges residents to take precautions against the heat.   According to the National Library of Medicine, extreme heat causes more deaths than any other weather-related hazard, killing 12,000 people living in the U.S. each year. […]

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Bad faith actors – Approving a mine without an environmental study

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources gave residents of Ste. Genevieve County false hope they would seriously scrutinize the potential environmental danger and health risk associated with the NextGen Silica sand mine near Hawn State Park; that never happened. From the statements and behavior of the DNR Mining and Land Reclamation Office, I can tell

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Bova earns national certification through Missouri Court Management Institute

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – Julie Bova, Circuit Clerk, is one of 55 graduates of the Missouri Court Management Institute recognized in a ceremony held May 20, 2022, at the Supreme Court of Missouri in Jefferson City. Bova’s completion of the institute qualifies her for designation as a “certified court manager” by the National Center for

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Common Defense endorses Lucas Kunce for Senate in Missouri

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Common Defense, a grassroots organization of progressive veterans with more than 250,000 members, is proud to announce its endorsement of Lucas Kunce for the 2022 midterm Senate race in Missouri.   Common Defense-endorsed candidates are individuals who we believe best capture the grassroots energy of our political moment to champion a policy

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Driver Examination Stations close statewide for Juneteenth

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following date: Monday, June 20, 2022, in observance of Juneteenth. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Too many people die in traffic crashes each year in

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EPA announces $60 Million for nutrient pollution reduction in the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico watershed

LENEXA, Kans. – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox, joined by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, announced $60 million over the next five years to fund nutrient reduction efforts through the Gulf Hypoxia Program. Hypoxia means low oxygen levels in water and can be caused by excess nutrients

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