STE. GENEVIEVE – The draft minutes for the Ste. Genevieve School District R-II tax rate hearing and the regular open session, held Tuesday, August 30th have been released. A video of the meetings is available here: https://youtu.be/V3kQiPQutls The draft minutes:
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick Thursday recognized September as College Savings Month. Sponsored by the College Savings Plans Network (CSPN), College Savings Month seeks to promote the importance of saving for higher education using a 529 account. “Data demonstrates that having an education savings account makes it more likely a
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FULTON, MO – Former Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, talking digital “humans,” a world-famous artist, a Paramount Pictures staff writer, and a teenage inventor/activist are just a few individuals heading up more than 20 presentations during the 17th Annual Hancock Symposium at Westminster College, Sept. 13-15, 2022. Hancock Symposium has been compared to the popular
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Wednesday, the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) announced the Biofuel Infrastructure Incentive Program (BIIP) to increase the distribution and use of biofuels in the state of Missouri. Funds will be awarded to fuel retailers, fuel distributors, terminal companies or fleet operations that dispense, or will soon store or
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DU QUOIN, Ill. — The 68th running of the Ted Horn 100 presented by MiteXstream and the 69th running of the Rust-Oleum Automotive 100 will set the stage for one of the most exciting weekends in dirt track racing! The USAC Silver Crown National Championship series will arrive at the historic Du Quoin Mile on
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Forever friendship is a powerful thing. It’s what gives Girl Scouts the confidence to be themselves, unapologetically. It’s what makes them feel safe enough to try new things and cheer each other on in tough times. It’s the support that can get them up on tough mornings, help them raise their hand
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ROLLA, Mo., — Mark Twain National Forest will continue its climate adaptation and forest restoration processes, with potential boosts from a new national plan. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced a strategy for how the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will address a reforestation backlog of four million acres on national forests and plant
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By Garrett Hawkins JEFFERSON CITY – Some people think Labor Day is the unofficial kickoff to the general election campaign. For farmers and ranchers, though, the Missouri State Fair is where the action begins. Starting the week after the primary, candidates of all stripes swing by the Governor’s Ham Breakfast to shake hands, the cattle
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to authorize bivalent formulations of the vaccines for use as a single booster dose at least two months following primary or booster vaccination. The bivalent vaccines, which we
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Freedom Caucus is issuing the following statement on the Illinois unemployment rate continuing to lag the nation by nearly a point. “Illinois continues to struggle to fully recover from the Governor’s lockdown of the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, according to a report from Alignable, a small business
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