JEFFERSON CITY – In the 2025 legislative session, the Missouri General Assembly amended budget language to restructure the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE’s) Office of Childhood (OOC) Home Visiting section. Pending Governor Kehoe’s signature of House Bill 2 (2025) and House Bill 5 (2025), effective July 1, 2025, the following changes will occur: […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Arcadia Valley Chamber of Commerce will again partner with Missouri State Parks and Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site to celebrate Independence Day with a fireworks display Friday, July 4. The event will go from 7 to 10:30 p.m. on the historic site grounds. The event is free and open
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Parks Association is committed to making Missouri’s state parks and historic sites accessible to all. As part of that commitment, the association donated three Action Trackchairs for visitors with mobility challenges. Trackchairs are electric all-terrain wheelchairs that allow guests with limited mobility to partake in outdoor activities, such
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As Missouri consumers work through the post-disaster claims process, the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) continues to provide support and guidance on several insurance-related topics, including supplemental claims and the recovery process. “Navigating an insurance claim involves many steps that can be overwhelming and confusing, which adds to the stress of disaster
JEFFERSON CITY = Calling all livestock grazers looking to increase current grazing efforts without the stress of fencing! Virtual fencing is an emerging technology that uses GPS enabled collars to create invisible fence boundaries. Join the Center for Regenerative Agriculture, MU Extension, The Fertilizer Control Board, and Missouri Cattleman’s for an educational and engaging a
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JEFFERSON CITY – The University of Missouri Extension is hosting its 3rd Annual Sheep & Goat Field Day Thursday, July 31, 2025. The Sheep & Goats Field Day event offers a valuable learning and networking opportunity for sheep and goat producers, as well as anyone interested in diversifying their agricultural enterprise with small ruminants. TIME:
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By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ever since President Donald Trump took office, he has worked tirelessly to deliver for rural communities. Unlike his predecessor, President Trump truly cares about farmers, ranchers, and families in southeast and south-central Missouri. While there are numerous things I could point to that underscore his commitment
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JEFFERSON CITY – There were 59,040 new job postings in Missouri in May 2025, according to data from Lightcast™. This was lower than the 63,560 postings in April 2025. The Heath Care and Social Assistance industry had the most postings statewide and in six of the nine regions. The St. Louis Region
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By Tom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor, Missouri Ruralist How many bushels of stored grain can you afford to lose, even at $4 corn and $9.50 soybeans? How much extra time can you afford to spend dealing with clogged augers? Zero, right? Randy Sheley offers advice to help keep you out of those scenarios. He
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri state parks and historic sites plan movies, concerts, cave tours and other fun-filled events for June. Thursday, July 3 at 1:30 p.m. – ASL Tour of Onondaga Cave at Onondaga Cave State Park.Members of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community are invited to enjoy a tour of the park’s namesake feature: Onondaga
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