April 2023

Recreation updates for the Potosi-Fredericktown Ranger District of Mark Twain National Forest

ROLLA, Mo.  —Forest Service recreation managers have been working hard to get all the recreation areas cleaned up and ready for use on the Potosi/Fredericktown Ranger District. Silver Mines, Marble Creek, Hazel Creek, Berryman, Brazil Creek, and Wild Boar Ridge Campground at Council Bluff are open for business! Chapel Hill Beach at Council Bluff Lake […]

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Saxony Lutheran High School announces Ashlyn Mueller and Bronson Windeknecht as Prom Queen and King

JACKSON – Saxony Lutheran High School has announced Miss Ashlyn Mueller and Mr. Bronson Windeknecht were selected as 2023 Prom Queen and King.  The Jr/Sr Prom was held Saturday, April 22 at the Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge. The King and Queen were announced today at 9 p.m. Candidates for Queen are Kennady Biri, Camryn Boehme,

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Show-Me Farm Safety partners with Purdue University to Bring Youth Farm Safety curriculum to Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Show-Me Farm Safety Committee is partnering with Purdue University to bring the “Gearing Up for Safety: Production Agriculture Training for Youth” curriculum to Missouri’s educators and youth. The curriculum is designed to provide young Missourians with the knowledge and skills they need to safely work on farms.   “We are excited

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Smith-backed bill to combat the left’s radical gender ideology in women’s sports passes House

WASHINGTON – On April 20, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) voted to protect women’s sports and combat the Left’s radical gender ideology agenda. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, legislation he proudly coauthored in the last Congress, ensures that biological females compete against other biological females in women’s sports that are operated,

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Spire Missouri natural gas bills will increase slightly

JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved a request filed by Spire Missouri, Inc. (Spire Missouri) to change the Infrastructure System Replacement Surcharge (ISRS) on the bills of its natural gas customers. The ISRS first appeared on Spire West customer bills in April 2004 and on Spire East customer bills in June 2004.  

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The Budget, Line by Line

What does “government” mean to you? If you think roads and bridges, you’re right. If schools come to mind, you’re right about that, too. Medicaid and health care for seniors and the disabled? Yes, that’s a huge part of what government does. Incarcerating offenders is a function of government, but maintaining state parks and providing

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