STE. GENEVIEVE – The GFWC Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve is joining the Sainte Genevieve Art Guild as sponsors of the Youth Plein Air Event in 2023 by assisting with the event and funding all four categories of the first place awards. The Woman’s Club has been sponsoring community projects since their inception in […]
STE. GENEVIEVE — Bill Eddleman will present “The Civil War Forts of Cape Girardeau” tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Orris Theatre, 261 Merchant Street, Ste. Genevieve. View of “Fort A” during August 1861. Downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River are in the background. The public is invited to hear Eddleman, coordinator of
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that it sampled and tested more than 33,000 deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) during the 2022 CWD surveillance year between July 2022 and April 2023. Of the more than 33,000 deer sampled, 117 tested positive for CWD. CWD is a 100 percent fatal
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CHESTER – On April 3, 2023, Michael (Mike) Vasquez was presented with a plaque by Brett Bollmann, CEO at Memorial Hospital, recognizing his outstanding, 22 years, of dedication and service as a Board Member. Brett Bollmann, CEO presents plaque of recognition to Michael Vasquez, Board Member. During the April 2023 Board Meeting, Mike’s son, Trent
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture has launched the 14th annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture photo contest. The Department invites Missourians to share their agriculture story through photographs. The contest, which runs through June 9, is an opportunity for photographers across the state to submit their best images of Missouri agriculture. The Focus
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Mitchell Dering of Fairdealing on shooting the third state record fish recorded in 2023 – a 4-pound brown bullhead. Dering shot the fish while bowfishing at Duck Creek Ditch #105 March 14. The previous state record brown bullhead was a 2-pound, 7-ounce fish caught in
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) is extremely disappointed in President Biden’s veto of the Congressional Review Act joint resolution to overturn the 2022 WOTUS Final Rule. For years, MOFB has advocated for clean water and clear rules for Missouri’s farmers and ranchers. The Biden administration’s WOTUS Rule greatly misses that mark.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Tyler Goodale of Doniphan for swiping the second state record fish of 2023 with an 11-ounce flier he caught March 26 from Duck Creek Conservation Area using the pole-and-line method. Goodale actually caught two record-worthy fliers that day, both identical in weight and length. MDC
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SEDALIA, Mo. – Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe announced today that 55 youth, selected from Missouri 4-H and FFA State Fair exhibitors, will be awarded scholarships by the Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture (YIA) committee. These students are seeking higher education at a university/college of their choice and will be recognized
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JEFFERSON CITY – This Financial Literacy Month, the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) encourages Missourians with disabilities to explore the newly designed estimator tool, Disability Benefits 101 (DB101). DB101 is an online tool built to help people make informed employment decisions. When a person wants to work and earn more money, the DB101 estimator tool
