JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded four WIC local agencies with the 2023 Gold WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence for exemplary efforts in supporting breastfeeding WIC mothers. The four agencies are: Carroll County Health Department WIC, Family Care Health Centers WIC, Stone County Health Department WIC and […]
They say there is safety in numbers. In the case of the General Assembly, you could say there is progress in numbers for certain kinds of bills. Almost every year, a large number of so-called “naming bills” are proposed by Missouri’s senators and representatives. These bills typically honor and memorialize notable people and pieces
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SEDALIA, Mo. – Hayden Duncan, son of Kevin and Diana Duncan, is the exhibitor of the 2023 Grand Champion Market Pen of Chickens at the Missouri State Fair. Hayden is from Centertown, and is a member of the Columbia FFA Chapter. Hayden’s prize-winning pen of chickens had an average weight of 6.91 pounds. The
JEFFERSON CITY – The following letter was sent by Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins to Commissioner Danny Werfel of the Internal Revenue Service: “Missouri’s farmers and ranchers are experiencing substantial crop and pasture losses due to continued dry weather that has persisted across our state since 2022. According to the latest drought monitor report, over
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SEDALIA – The 121st Missouri State Fair begins this Thursday, Aug. 10, in Sedalia! Join us on Opening Day, Mizzou Day, presented by the University of Missouri, with $7 gate admission for fairgoers age 13 and older, $2 admission for ages 6-12, and free admission for kids 5 and under. Select concession stands and vendors will
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation is inviting the public to preliminary information meetings to learn more about MoDOT’s Statewide Improve I-70 Program. Missouri’s FY2024 budget from the General Assembly signed into law by Governor Parson provides $2.8 billion in General Revenue for the costs to build a third lane of Interstate 70 across the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s securities division announced that Raymond James & Associates has settled allegations over failure to supervise at least one of its former agents in the firm’s St. Louis office who engaged in discretionary trading without obtaining prior customer authorization. According to the consent order signed August 2, Ashcroft’s office found
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JEFFERSON CITY – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased 0.9 of a point in July to 91.9, marking the 19th consecutive month below the 49-year average of 98. Twenty-one percent of owners reported that inflation was their single most important problem in operating their business, down three points from June. “With small business owners’ views about
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BOSTON, Mass. — Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 16.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.65/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 38.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 4.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, M0. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Drought Assessment Committee will convene Aug. 22 to discuss a comprehensive state and federal response to drought conditions affecting various portions of the state. It will be the committee’s third meeting since Governor Mike Parson issued a drought alert May 31 with Executive
