July 2022

Full Amtrak Missouri River Runner service resumes July 18

CHICAGO and JEFFERSON CITY – With funding approved by the Missouri General Assembly and signed by Gov. Mike Parson, full service by Amtrak Missouri River Runner trains resumes on July 18, with two daily round-trips for travel this summer. Community representatives along the route are coming to our stations this Monday to thank leaders for the funding and

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Nurse practitioner returns to hometown to practice medicine

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – Some people move away from their hometowns. For many, the twists and turns of life never lead them back home again. However, that’s not the case for a number of practitioners who have returned to Ste. Genevieve to practice medicine at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital, including one of its newest staff members, Nurse

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Jefferson College and Central Methodist University expand articulation agreement to better serve students

HILLSBORO — A longstanding articulation agreement between Central Methodist University and Jefferson College (JC) has been expanded to provide additional opportunities for local students to pursue a bachelor’s degree in a variety of fields. Area students have more opportunities to complete a bachelor’s degree thanks to a newly expanded transfer agreement between Jefferson College and

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MDC invites landowners to July 28 Zoom webinar on new deer management program

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites landowners and others interested in managing deer on their properties to join a live webinar via Zoom on Thursday, July 28, from 6 – 7 p.m. CDT to learn about its Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP). MDC staff and staff from the National Deer

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Missouri Attorney General condemns FBI’s illegal attempts to harvest concealed carry permit information from Missouri sheriffs

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding that they cease their attempts to illegally obtain information from local sheriffs on Missourians who have concealed carry permits. Missouri law specifically prohibits the sharing of information on concealed carry permit holders to any entity –

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Missouri selected for George Washington University Cancer Center’s Cancer Control Implementation Science Base Camp

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ (DHSS) Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and the Missouri Cancer Consortium were selected through a competitive application process to participate in the George Washington University Cancer Center’s Cancer Control Implementation Science Base Camp. The camp, which begins today, aspires to advance health equity by improving

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MoDOT’s Freight Enhancement Program receives, awards historic funding

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation has investigated ways to improve the statewide freight network, and now it’s acting on those findings. The General Assembly and Gov. Mike Parson approved $3.25 million for the FY 2023 Freight Enhancement Program, the most in the program’s 10-year history.   “The additional funding enables us to

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New MDC hunting booklets available for deer, turkey, dove, waterfowl

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri deer, turkey, waterfowl, and dove hunters can get the most current information on upcoming fall hunting from the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) new 2022 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet and Migratory Bird and Waterfowl Hunting Digest 2022-2023. The 2022 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet has detailed information

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