JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for October 2025 climbed to a regional high of 62.7 from 47.1 in September. Components of the overall index for Missouri from the survey of supply managers for October were new orders at 60.6, production at 59.1, delivery lead time at 69.2, inventories at 62.6, […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri had the sixth lowest cost of living in the United States for the third quarter of 2025 at 89.0. This means, that, on average, an item costing $1.36 in California, costs $.89 in Missouri. The cost-of-living index for each state is calculated by averaging the indices of participating
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By Erin Woodiel WARSAW, Mo. – People harvest raccoons for many reasons, including lowering their population in an area, crafting things from their pelts, eating their meat, and more. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer two free upcoming opportunities to learn how to trap raccoons. MDC Community Education Assistant John Rittel will host
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released the statewide Annual Performance Reports (APRs) for the 2024-25 school year. Missouri public schools have shown meaningful gains in the APR scores. APRs demonstrate the progress educators, students, parents, and the community are making toward meeting the standards and indicators
More than 91 percent of Missouri public schools meet or exceed statewide standards Read More »
JEFFERSON CITY — Every day on Missouri highways, first responders risk their lives within feet of fast-moving traffic. From law enforcement and tow operators to Missouri Department of Transportation crews and EMS personnel, these men and women face danger so others can make it home safely. This week, with a declaration from Gov. Mike Kehoe,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Registration is open for the University of Missouri Extension Master Gardener online spring 2026 course. The 15-week class runs Jan. 2-April 27. The online core training course is designed to provide in-depth horticultural knowledge, says MU Extension Master Gardener state coordinator Debi Kelly. The course includes presentations and weekly discussion
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MEXICO, Mo. – Tax consequences are often not thought about until the bill comes due the next year, when nothing can be done. “Farm operators need to be thinking ahead of the new year,” says Rachel Hopkins, University of Missouri Extension agricultural business specialist. Depending on payment amounts received, what livestock sales took place
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By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON. D.C – For more than a month, the federal government has been shut down because Washington Democrats continue to use the American people’s pain as leverage to appease their radical base – demanding $1.5 trillion in new spending, taxpayer funded health care for illegal immigrants, and cuts to
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Southeast Region workforce had more than 158,100 employees in 2024, making up 5.2 percent of Missouri’s employment. Health Care and Social Assistance was the largest employing industry in the region in 2024, with employment totaling nearly 32,000. Retail Trade was the second largest industry, followed by Manufacturing and Educational Services. The
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JEFFERSON CITY – NFIB’s October Jobs Report found that 32 percent (seasonally adjusted) of small business owners reported job openings they could not fill in October, unchanged for the second consecutive month. Before August, the last time unfilled job openings hit 32 percent was in December 2020. Twenty-eight percent have openings for skilled workers (unchanged from
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