September 2026

MDC hosts several hunter education skills sessions in southeast Missouri this fall

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Individuals have a variety of upcoming opportunities to receive hunter education certification in southeast Missouri.     CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites the public to finish their hunter education certification in southeast Missouri this fall. The skills session is the final step to becoming hunter education certified and is open to participants ages 11 and older. MDC staff are hosting several classes […]

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2026 Ste. Genevieve History Conference Set for September 19

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The Foundation for the Restoration of Ste. Genevieve will host its annual Ste. Genevieve History Conference on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The Conference will bring together historians, researchers and preservationists for a day devoted to the people, places and events that shaped Ste. Genevieve and the mid-Mississippi Valley. This year’s conference will feature five presentations

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Lt. Governor David Wasinger and Missouri Veterans Commission to Host Estate Planning Services for Veterans in Jefferson City

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger, in partnership with the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC), will host a free estate planning services clinic for Missouri veterans and their spouses on Friday, September 25, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Jefferson City. Estate planning is one of the most important steps veterans can

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Mark A. L’Hote

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Mark A. L’Hote, 81, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026 at Riverview At The Park Care & Rehab Center in Ste. Genevieve, MO. He was born August 14, 1945 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Arthur Joseph and Georgia Marie (Farrar) L’Hote. Mark and Vickie Steinbecker were married on June 10, 1967 at

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Historic $50 million gift powers Payne Energy Innovation Center at Mizzou

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri is strengthening its position as a national leader in energy innovation with a historic $50 million gift and the start of construction on a new interdisciplinary research facility designed to tackle some of the nation’s most complex energy challenges. David Payne, BS EE ’83, made the $50 million

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Southeast Schools Encouraged to Participate in MoDOT’s 23rd Annual Bridge Building Competition

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SIKESTON-The Missouri Department of Transportation is hosting its 23rd annual bridge building competition for high school juniors and seniors in the Southeast District’s 25-county region. The competition challenges students to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials−balsa wood, thread and glue. Schools must register by Sept. 13 to compete. Visit www.modot.org/bridge-competition

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President Trump Approves Governor Kehoe’s Request for Major Disaster Declaration

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EFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced that President Donald J. Trump has approved Missouri’s request for a major disaster declaration for nine counties heavily impacted by the historic flash flooding and severe storms July 9-11. “When historic flash flooding and storms devastated parts of south-central and southeast Missouri earlier this summer, our

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MDC continues public engagement on CWD and deer management

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In response to public feedback, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will meet with landowners this fall to develop a localized pilot effort in eight CWD Core Areas around the state to help manage deer and chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a contagious, deadly brain disease of white-tailed deer and other

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‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and law enforcement agencies throughout the state are reminding the public to drive responsibly by ramping up efforts to get impaired drivers off the roads during Labor Day holiday travel. “There’s no excuse for driving impaired, period,” said Stephane B. Seck-Birhame, bureau chief of Safety

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