JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — The Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that research is underway to develop and implement a statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). An updated CEDS will drive federal funding into local communities, improve programs and policies, and promote bold economic development ideas. The process to develop the CEDS will […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The statewide recognition of Missouri’s Most Engaged Neighbor as part of Missouri Good Neighbor Week (Sept. 28 to Oct. 4) is being expanded this year with nominations accepted all year online at http://missourigoodneighborweek.com. “We heard from participants and nominators this year that the week came and went, and they did not
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JEFFERSON CITY—Governor Mike Parson has signed into law what many are referring to as the Veteran Omnibus Bills, Senate Bill 912, and HB1495. In these bills, the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) is charged with creating a new program to aid in the efforts to prevent Veteran suicide. The Veterans Mental Health Program will be the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that he has filed suit against the Biden Administration’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for failing to turn over requested documents in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Attorney General Bailey’s inquiry seeks information on the IRS’s obstruction in implementing a crucial economic relief
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission met July 11 for a workshop and closed executive session at the MDC Central Regional Office & Conservation Research Center, 3500 E. Gans Road in Columbia. The Commission met July 12 for its regular open meeting at Conservation Department Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson City.
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging (Ma4) earned the top innovation award July 9, 2024 at a national conference hosted by US Aging, the national association representing more than 600 and supporting the network of Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs). Ma4 is statewide association for Missouri’s 10 area
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is revising its white-tailed deer management plan and is seeking public feedback on the plan’s goals and objectives. Goals of the new plan include deer population management, hunting and recreation, deer health and disease, education, communication, and public engagement, and research. According to MDC, white-tailed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Conservation Commission and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) awarded their Master Conservationist award posthumously to former MDC staff person John Wylie during the Commission’s open meeting in Jefferson City on July 12. Wylie is the 68th person to receive the award. The Master Conservationist award was created in
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AVA, Mo. — Mark Twain National Forest offers a wide spectrum of recreation opportunities to Forest visitors, including motorized trail riding. The Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs (ACW) Ranger District provides the public with access to fantastic off-highway vehicle (OHV) riding opportunities along the Chadwick Motorized Trail System. Projects to improve this popular OHV trail system and
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By Holly Thompson Rehder Hi y’all! I hope your summers are going well and that you have been able to spend some time enjoying all our corner of the state has to offer. I have thoroughly enjoyed being back with my family and was glad to take the time last week to celebrate the 4th
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