March 2023

Katherine Benkendorf of Uniontown performed in Spring 2023 Chamber Recital at Concordia University

SEWARD, Neb. — On Sunday, Katherine Benkendorf of Uniontown participated in Concordia’s Spring 2023 Chamber Recital. There was a wide variety of pieces performed, hosted by a range of performers. For this recital, students choose, rehearse and learn the performances by themselves, which leaves room for a variety of performances from myriad genres. Because of […]

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March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month: Brain Injury Fact of the Day

ST. LOUIS – More than 19,000 individuals between the ages of 15 and 24 were hospitalized for brain injury in 2018. Another 21,000 young adults between the ages of 25 and 34 who sustained a brain injury were hospitalized for their injuries. Individuals in these age groups are our future and beginning farmers.   There

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Mark Twain National Forest launches mapping effort to strengthen land stewardship network

ROLLA, Mo.—The Mark Twain National Forest has kicked off a new effort to build a network of groups and residents that can help one another care for Missouri’s natural landscapes. As part of the Missouri Outdoor Connections project, the Forest is asking organizations that play a role or have an interest in Missouri’s natural areas

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Missouri Job Openings and Labor Turnover – January 2023

KANSAS CITY – The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today released Missouri Job Openings and Labor Turnover – January 2023.     Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted these Missouri highlights:   Missouri had 211,000 job openings in January, compared to 220,000 job openings in December.   The

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Missouri State Highway Patrol seeks applicants for 119th (accelerated) and 120th (traditional) recruit classes

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol, a premier law enforcement agency, is testing for new troopers. The Patrol is encouraging qualified individuals of all backgrounds to apply and will offer testing at nine different locations in Missouri. Those who successfully complete testing will be eligible to continue in the selection process for the

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Out of this world habitat named ‘Coolest Thing Made in Illinois’

SPRINGFIELD – Chosen by voters from an initial field of nearly 250 entries, the Rosenberg Moon Habitat made by Ingersoll Machine Tools in Rockford has been crowned the winner of the 2023 “Makers Madness” contest, earning the title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois.   Hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and sponsored by Comcast Business, the bracket-style competition

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Perry County Lutheran Chorale will present concerts in Tilsit, Ste. Genevieve

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Lutheran Chorale will present two performances of its “Just a Closer Walk” concert Sunday, April 2nd. The first concert will be performed at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Church in Tilsit, 496 State Highway F, Jackson, Mo. 63755.   The second concert will be performed at 6 p.m. at Holy Cross

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SIU School of Law Simonds lecture to focus on trade law

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Stephen Alexander Vaden, who serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade, will discuss how many policy and legal disputes are being shepherded for resolution through a trade law context and what legal doctrines and structural factors may be implicated by this trend during a lecture

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State Rep. Brad Christ to introduce legislative proposal to protect the people of St. Louis and ensure violent crimes are prosecuted in the city

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Brad Christ wants to ensure no public official removed from office by the quo warranto process is able to hold that office again. The quo warranto process is currently being utilized by Attorney General Andrew Bailey to remove failed St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from office.   Christ

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