Commentary: Fourth of July provides time to reflect at 2023’s halfway mark Winter brings planning; spring brings planting, and summer, as is the case this year, brings prayers for rain. With Independence Day upon us, we also offer up prayers of thanks. The past few summers, it seems like there has been a nonstop weight […]
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By University of Missouri research COLUMBIA, Mo. — While more and more people are shopping online, purchasing clothes on the internet poses a unique challenge: What if it doesn’t fit? The apparel industry’s latest solution is virtual try-on sessions that allow consumers to share photos or measurements of themselves to create a similar-sized avatar.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) urges Missourians of all ages to take precautions as heat and humidity rise to dangerous levels. Heat-related illnesses often affect the very young, the elderly and the chronically ill, but summer temperatures can also take a toll on healthy young and
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LENEXA, Kan. – On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a $7 billion grant competition through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to increase access to affordable, resilient, and clean solar energy for millions of low-income households. Residential distributed solar energy will lower energy costs for families, create good-quality jobs in communities that
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Bankers Association (IBA) is proud to recognize Jim Roolf, Senior Vice President and Corporate Relations Officer at Old National Bank in Joliet, as the 2023 Banker of the Year. The award was presented during the IBA’s Annual Convention which was held in Chicago. The Banker of the Year award is
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) offers more than 1,000 conservation and natural areas around the state for people to get outdoors and discover nature through a variety of activities such as hiking, biking, birding and wildlife watching, horseback riding, photography and videography, hunting, fishing, and more. Some activities on
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SEDALIA – The deadline to nominate a Missouri veteran or active duty service member for the 2023 Missouri State Fair Military Flag Retreat Ceremony, sponsored by Capital Materials, Retrieving Freedom, Inc., and Starline Brass, is quickly approaching! The Military Flag Retreat Ceremony honors veterans and active duty service members from across Missouri, and will be held in front
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Wednesday sentenced a man who committed arsons in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri and assaulted a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer to 12 and one-half years in prison. Judge Limbaugh also ordered Lucas G. Henson, 37, of Iron County, Missouri,
PERRYVILLE– The Perry County Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that is has designated the Perry Park Center in Perryville as an emergency cooling center for members of the community who are suffering ill effects from the excessive heat forecast for the next several days. “With dangerously high temperatures forecast in the coming days residents
PERRYVILLE – Lighting fireworks has long been a tradition for the Fourth of July, however this year Perry County is under a “No Burn Advisory” until further notice and the annual fireworks display sponsored by the Rotary Club has been postponed. The extreme dryness sweeping the area is making the use of fireworks extremely
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