Several months ago, then Rotary District 6060 Governor Ralph Zuke presented Rotarian, Steph Gremminger, with a pink flamingo to spark conversations about Rotary. Gremminger said the flamingo will be a traveling flamingo—so now it has traveled to Rotarian Laurie Ebeling, now club secretary. If you happen to visit Laurie’s State Farm office and see the […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Kehoe signed Executive Order 26-17, establishing the Missouri Child Welfare Task Force to further strengthen coordination across Missouri’s child welfare system by developing recommendations for a set of unified standards for child welfare safety. “Protecting Missouri’s most vulnerable children is one of our highest responsibilities, and the people doing this
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CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced the State of Illinois has been approved to receive $1.04 billion in funding through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to support high-speed internet access statewide. The funding will connect approximately 350,000 residents through homes, businesses,
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Tomorrow marks the start of the 2026 Unclaimed Property Auction, beginning with the first event preview tomorrow night, August 26, at 5:00 PM at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center in Columbia, MO. The auction preview gives buyers an opportunity to walk through the venue and get a look at the items
Fisheries staff stocked juvenile alligator gar across the Bootheel for restoration efforts. MDC also reminds the public that this fish species is illegal to harvest or possess. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.– The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) alligator gar stocking program began in 2007 at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge and has grown to extend throughout areas
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Watch the moon turn red! This will occur Thursday night into early Friday morning.The partial eclipse will begin around 9:33pm CDT Thursday night, with the total eclipse peaking around 11:12pm, before slowly waning, ending around 12:51am Friday morning!These are always a cool sight to see, so grab the kiddos and have a look!
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HILLSBORO, Mo. – August 24, 2026 — Jefferson College will present Pianomania, a major fundraising concert event, on Sunday, September 20, 2026, as part of a campaign to raise $100,000 for a full-size Steinway grand piano for the College’s newly renovated Fine Arts Center. The event will feature performances by celebrated pianists in a
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Riverside Regional LibraryPrograms and Events for September 2026Program title: Tech TuesdaysDate and time: Tuesday, September 1 from 9 to 11 amBranch: JacksonNeed help with your technology? We’ve got you covered!! Drop in for one-on-one sessions forhelp with smartphones, computers, iPads, and the Libby and Blackstone apps. Whether you’retroubleshooting a device, learning a new feature or
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WHAT: In a powerful nationwide initiative to fight impaired driving ahead of Labor Day weekend, MADD Missouri is partnering with law enforcement agencies for “Saturation Saturday” on August 29, 2026. In conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Missouri will be
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO, AUG. 24, 2026 – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources Division of State Parks is pleased to announce the 2027 grant round for the Land and Water Conservation Fund is now open. LWCF grants are available to cities, counties and public-school districts to be used for outdoor recreation projects. For more information
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