May 2024

Dan Abts appointed as Festus market President for MRV Banks

FESTUS, Mo. – MRV Banks is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dan Abts as the Market President for its Festus branch, effective immediately. In his new role, Dan will lead the strategic direction of MRV Banks’ operations in Festus, driving growth initiatives and further solidifying the bank’s presence within the community. With a distinguished

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EPA announces nearly $44M for Missouri lead pipe replacement to advance safe drinking water, as part of investing in America

LENEXA, Kan.– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced announced $43,966,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to help Missouri identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Lead can cause a range of serious health impacts, including irreversible harm to brain development in children. To protect children

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EPA cybersecurity training for water and wastewater systems

JEFFERSON CITY – The Department of Natural Resources would like to make you aware of an upcoming cybersecurity training.   The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a free webinar on Zoom at noon on May 21, 2024 titled Cybersecurity Guidance for Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems.   During the webinar, EPA will highlight and discuss

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Farm Bureau Health Plans: Solving a real problem for Missourians

Garrett Hawkins is a farmer from Appleton City and serves as the President of Missouri Farm Bureau, JEFFERSON CITY – As I travel the state, I hear heartbreaking stories from families about how the search for affordable health coverage dictates their family, farm, and business decisions. Agriculture is not just a profession; it’s a way of

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Governor Parson orders Capitol Dome, Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial lighted blue in honor of fallen law enforcement officers

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –  In honor of Missouri’s fallen law enforcement officers, Governor Mike Parson has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome and Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial to be lit blue from sunset on Friday, May 3, 2024, until sunrise on Saturday, May 4, 2024. “We owe a tremendous debt to the officers who made the

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HUD Announces Nearly $90 Million to Make Low-income Families’ Homes Safer and Healthier

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $90 million available to reduce residential health hazards for low-income families, including lead-based paint hazards, carbon monoxide, mold, radon, fire safety, and asbestos, advancing President Biden’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan. With this investment, since 1993, HUD has made more than $3.5 billion available

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IDNR announces detection of chronic wasting disease in Ford County

SPRINGFIELD – Chronic wasting disease has been detected in Ford County, expanding the geographic presence of the infection in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced today.   Chronic wasting disease, commonly referred to as CWD, is an always-fatal neurological disease that threatens the long-term health of white-tailed deer in

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Illinois Manufacturers’ Association welcomes new board member

SPRINGFIELD— The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) has named Pat Kenefick, Vice President of Global Distribution and Logistics for AbbVie, to its Board of Directors as the association continues its strong record of leadership on behalf of manufacturers across the state.   “We are happy to welcome Pat as the newest member of our Board of

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