June 2023

Young leaders represent Egyptian Electric Cooperative in D.C.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifty-three young leaders representing 24 Illinois electric and telephone cooperatives boarded buses and departed for Washington, D.C. on June 16 for the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA’s) Youth to Washington Tour. They joined more than 1,800 youth delegates from across the nation for this annual tradition that has spanned nearly […]

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Attorney General Bailey warns universities and municipalities about illegal affirmative action policies

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On the heels of the United States Supreme Court issuing two decisions declaring affirmative action policies unconstitutional, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to dozens of universities and municipalities across the state warning them to immediately end race-based affirmative action policies to ensure compliance with the Constitution and federal law.

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Cadet teenager hurt in Highway 32 crash in Ste. Genevieve County

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JEFFERSON CITY — A 16-year-old Cadet boy received minor injuries in a traffic crash Thursday, June 22 on Highway 32 in Ste. Genevieve County.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the teenager was taken to Parkland Health Center South by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance.   The patrol says the 16-year-old was a passenger

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Carlisle Construction Materials opens new manufacturing facility in Sikeston

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SIKESTON, Mo. — Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM), a manufacturer and supplier of premium building products and related technologies, has officially opened its newest facility in Sikeston. Local, regional, and state leaders joined company executives in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility Thursday.   “We’re proud that Carlisle Construction Materials chose to expand its business here in

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EMAA seeks board member to represent low income residents of Perry County

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PARK HILLS – The East Missouri Action Agency, Inc. is accepting nominations to select a member of the governing board of EMAA to represent the residents of Perry County who are experiencing low-income from July l st – July 31st, 2023.   Any resident experiencing low-income may pick up a nomination form from their local

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National Drought Summary for June 27, 2023

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National Drought Mitigation Center LINCOLN, Neb. – Widespread changes were made across the country, with many degradations and improvements occurring. In the eastern U.S., mostly widespread improvements occurred following widespread heavy rains, though parts of New Jersey and Long Island that missed out on these rains saw conditions worsen. The Midwest and east-central Great Plains

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New agricultural economist survey forecasts key drivers of U.S. ag outlook

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri’s agricultural policy research centers, in partnership with Farm Journal, will release a national monthly survey of leading agricultural economists to forecast agricultural market trends.   Missouri is home to 95,000 farms that span almost 70 percent of the state’s land and produce a variety of commodities, including soybeans, corn

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Potosi man hurt in Route F crash in Ste. Genevieve County

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JEFFERSON CITY — A 26-year-old Potosi man was hurt in a traffic crash on Route F in Ste. Genevieve County Wednesday night.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Austin A. Ferguson was taken to Parkland Hospital Farmington for treatment of moderate injuries.   The patrol says the crash happened when the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox

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