April 2024

Riverdogs bring home the gold

STE. GENEVIEVE – The 13U, 12U and 10U Riverdogs traveled to Jackson, Tenn. recently to play in the April Powers USSSA Baseball Tourney. All three teams brought home Gold Bracket Championship Rings.   Teams enjoyed spending quality time together playing lots of ball, hanging at the hotel and visiting Ste. Genevieve native Scott Fallert and […]

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Department of Natural Resources will host annual Earth Day celebration April 19

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will host its annual Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 19. The 2024 event will be held on the south lawn of the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.   Approximately 1,000 children from schools across Missouri are expected to visit Jefferson City

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FOP applauds Chicago Cubs for scheduled First Responders Night May 16

CHICAGO – The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) State Lodge applauds the Chicago Cubs baseball organization for once again scheduling the special First Responders Night at Wrigley Field on Thursday, May 16.   “The 2016 World Champion Cubs and the men and women in law enforcement, firefighting and emergency services are at the top

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Governor Parson appoints two new members to the State Board of Education

JEFFERSON CITY – Governor Michael L. Parson has appointed two new members to the State Board of Education (State Board), Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Ph.D. (St. Charles), and Thomas G. Prater, M.D. (Springfield). Dr. Ferrarini and Dr. Prater are now subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate in the coming weeks.   “Tawni and Tom are clearly

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How to maximize energy efficiency during unpredictable spring temperatures

ST. LOUIS  – Spring in the Midwest often brings wildly fluctuating temperatures – but it also brings opportunities to reduce your energy consumption and lower your bills.   “Temperatures can vary a lot this time of year, which may have customers wanting to adjust the thermostat more often than usual to switch between heating and

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MDC seeks public comments on future antlerless-elk hunting season

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After several years of successful antlered-elk hunting seasons for Missouri residents, the Missouri Department to Conservation (MDC) is considering adding a limited antlerless-elk hunting season for residents and wants public input.   MDC reintroduced wild elk in portions of Carter, Reynolds, and Shannon counties in the Missouri Ozarks about a decade ago.

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Missouri House of Representatives inducts Marie Watkins Oliver into Hall of Famous Missourians

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Speaker Dean Plocher and the Missouri House of Representatives are honored to announce the induction of Marie Watkins Oliver into the Hall of Famous Missourians.     Marie Watkins Oliver, hailed as the “Betsy Ross of Missouri,” played a pivotal role in crafting the Missouri State Flag. In 1908, Oliver, the wife

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