November 2022

Gary L. Runge

A memorial service will be held at a future date for 68-year-old Gary L. Runge of Red Bud, Illinois, who passed away at 10:48 pm, Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.   He was born November 8, 1954 to the late Roy and Viola (nee Brunkhorst) Runge in Red Bud,

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Randall Joseph Pribble

Randall (Randy) Pribble died Nov. 17, 2022 at home in Columbia under the care of Kindred Hospice and surrounded by his family. He was 68. He died from complications with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a brain disease that weakens muscles and lungs. It is rare, affecting 1 in 600,000 people in the U.S. He was born

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$23 Million matching grant will establish Regional Intelligence and Information Center and Law Enforcement Training Complex in St. Louis County

JEFFERSON CITY – Governor Mike Parson today announced the Missouri Department of Public Safety has awarded $23 million to St. Louis County as a matching grant to establish a regional intelligence and information center and law enforcement training complex. In order to utilize the award, St. Louis County has agreed to also invest at least $23 million

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EPA calls for applications for the 2023 President’s environmental student and teacher awards

LENEXA, Kan. – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced that EPA’s Office of Environmental Education is now accepting applications for the 2023 President’s Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators (PIAEE).   “Students, educators, and young people have contributed so much to EPA’s mission to protect

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Fire Marshal stresses the importance of cooking safety to prevent an accidental fire

SPRINGFIELD, Ill–Thanksgiving is the leading day for home fires involving cooking equipment, with four times the average number occurring.   Ranges and cook-tops account for almost three out of every five home fires reported involving cooking, with ovens accounting for 13% of those fires. Cooking causes half (49%) of all reported home fires and more

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Help MDC with Audubon Christmas Bird Count

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages experienced Missouri birders to become citizen scientists by helping with the National Audubon Society’s 123rd Christmas Bird Count (CBC) between Dec. 14 through Jan. 5, 2023. MDC needs experienced birders to help with the National Audubon Society’s 123rd Christmas Bird Count between Dec. 14

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