COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri is home to 95,000 farms — the second highest number of farms per state in the country. Farming is a way of life for people here, one that is increasingly threatened by the effects of a changing climate. Now more than ever, reforming the ways farmers practice their craft is vital […]
CLARKSDALE, Miss. – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $1.5 million to 13 communities in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri in its second round of funding through the Strategic Planning Program. Funding for this program was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced $5 million in grant funding has been approved for 20 Missouri colleges and universities to continue enhancing nursing education programs statewide. “It is vitally important that we continue to invest in Missouri’s health care workforce to stay competitive nationally, especially for our high demand fields such as nursing,” Governor
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Don’t let winter temperatures keep you inside – there’s still much to explore in this season! To help kids and adults discover nature, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is once again partnering with the Agents of Discovery mobile gaming app for its Winter Edition Missions. MDC is again
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Jackson County, Governor Mike Parson celebrated the completion of his Focus on Bridges program that repaired or replaced 250 of the state’s poorest bridges. Established in 2019, the Focus on Bridges program was one of Governor Parson’s first major investments in transportation infrastructure. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Regarding recent claims of election interference, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft responded by saying, “At this point in our review we have not been provided any evidence that even remotely relates to Missouri election interference.” Secretary Ashcroft’s office was made aware of election interference claims last week by State Representative Sarah
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BOSTON, Mass. — Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 7.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.65/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 28.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 6.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Terry Thompson is advocating for increased funding for the invaluable MOBUCK$ program, which assists local lenders in reducing interest rates for eligible buyers in Missouri. On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Thompson filed HB 1803, a bill designed to introduce new provisions that would augment the MOBUCK$ program by
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JEFFERSON CITY—Celebrating nearly a decade of tradition, the Missouri Soybean Association (MSA) Yield Contest stands as a showcase of the state’s soybean producers and their remarkable crop achievements, with many entries boasting triple-digit yields. Annually, farmers from each grower district participate in the competition, presenting their top-performing numbers to spotlight the impressive versatility and strength
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Department of Mental Health (DMH), Division of Developmental Disabilities announces a partnership with the Department of Social Services, Division of Youth Services (DYS) to build a new youth facility on the campus of the existing Bellefontaine Habilitation Center (BHC). Operations of the two facilities will be separate, but the
