May 2023

Emily Loesing initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa

LEXINGTON, Virg. — Emily Loesing, a native of Sparta, was recently initiated into the Murray State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The Society welcomed 1,869 new initiates from 78 universities during April 2023.   Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the […]

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Erik Otto selected as May 2023 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –  Erik Otto, a park coordinator with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks, has been selected as the department’s Team Member of the Month for May 2023. Otto was selected for his service to the department and for his efforts to help contain a wildfire at Onondaga Cave State

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Governor Parson signs second FY 2023 Supplemental Budget Bill 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –On Monday, Governor Mike Parson signed House Bill (HB) 15, a second supplemental budget bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, into law. HB 15 appropriates more than $2 billion to ensure state government operations continue uninterrupted through the end of the current fiscal year, ending June 30, 2023.    “This bill provides critical funding

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High school award winners honored at May meeting of GFWC Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve

STE. GENEVIEVE – The mission of the GFWC Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve is to strengthen their community and enhance the lives of others through volunteer service. They help to create change by supporting the arts, preserving historical and natural resources and advancing education through scholarships.  It was the “advancing education” part that made the clubwomen

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Kaitlyn Chung named to Spring 2023 Dean’s List at Belmont University

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kaitlyn Chung of Sparta has qualified for Belmont University’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List. Approximately 49 percent of Belmont’s 6,552 undergraduate students were named.   Belmont Provost Dr. David Gregory said, “For Belmont’s vision of becoming the leading Christ-centered university in the world to be realized, having a student body that is keenly

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MDC reminds public squirrel and black bass seasons kick off May 27

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds hunters and anglers squirrel and black bass seasons open Saturday, May 27. SQUIRRELS Hunt eastern gray squirrel (pictured) from May 27 through Feb. 15, 2024.   The hunting season on eastern gray and fox squirrels runs May 27 through Feb. 15, 2024. Allowed methods

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Megan Barnes receives Miriam S. Steiger Scholarship

STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle Catholic High School student Megan Barnes was recently awarded the Miriam S. Steiger Nursing and Healthcare Scholarship. Presenting the scholarship was Robert Steiger, husband of the late Miriam Steiger. Steiger and his children set up the scholarship to honor his late wife, who had a lifetime career in nursing, and to

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Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial to host displays over Memorial Day Weekend

PERRYVILLE – Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial (MNVM) has been collecting tributes to and photos of deceased veterans. These will be on display in the large room of the museum throughout the Memorial Day weekend.   If you would like to recognize a veteran, download the form on MNVM website under the EVENTS tab or pick

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