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Department of Natural Resources seeks comments on draft hazardous waste permit for Doe Run Buick Resource Recycling

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources invites the public to review and offer written comments on a draft hazardous waste permit for The Doe Run Buick Resource Recycling Facility until May 11, 2026. The department will hold a public meeting and public hearing about the draft permit Thursday, April 23, 2026, at […]

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Choose these ‘Fab Four’ for flowers galore

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Jump-start your spring garden by starting four easy, inexpensive tender bulbs indoors before the weather warms.   University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein suggests tuberous begonia, caladium, achimenes and calla lily. All are available in bulb or tuber form from retail outlets that feature plants. Most greenhouses and big box stores

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Black bear presence in Missouri is growing

University of Missouri Extension COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new publication from University of Missouri Extension looks at black bears, their ecology and how research by the Missouri Department of Conservation helps us better understand their behavior and growing numbers.     Black bear sow in southwestern Missouri. Photo by Noppadol Paothong, Missouri Department of Conservation.

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Ste. Genevieve County Library participates in Library Giving Day

STE. GENEVIEVE – This time last year, Ste. Genevieve County Library was actively engaged in outreach efforts for Proposition L. While the measure ultimately did not pass, the experience reinforced both the community’s support for the library and the ongoing challenges of funding expanded services.   “We are incredibly grateful to be supported by property

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Ste. Genevieve County Commission meeting minutes released

STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Monday, March 16, 2026 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission have been released.   MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026 18TH Day of the January Term.   The Commission Met Pursuant to Adjournment.   Present were Presiding Commissioner Randy Ruzicka, Associate Commissioners Cory Ford and Mark Marberry along with

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Saluki Takeover Tour to blanket Southern Illinois

CARBONDALE, Ill. — The 2026 Southern Illinois Saluki Takeover Tour kicks off next week as Southern Illinois University Carbondale hosts five receptions across the region from March 31 through April 23.     The third annual tour of Southern Illinois begins at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center on March 31.  The tour includes visits

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Missouri Attorney General Hanaway issues statement on Luther v. Hoskins win

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of Missouri opinion upholding Luther v. Hoskins: “The Missouri Supreme Court has reinforced what we’ve known all along — the Missouri FIRST Map and mid-decade redistricting are constitutional. The Missouri Constitution does not prohibit mid-decade redistricting, and the

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