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NRCS Missouri announces funding opportunities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Missouri invites qualifying farmers and landowners to apply to receive assistance through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) by April 29, 2022.  Funding is available in Perry for one regional partnership project and in Ste. Genevieve for two partnership projects. The RCPP project and associated

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Missouri saw a 55 percent drop in travel spending during COVID

JEFFERSON CITY – For the first two years of the pandemic, the shifting landscape around COVID-19 affected travel more than almost any sector of the economy. Concerns about the spread of the virus and changes in travel restrictions and public health guidance led many would-be travelers to hold off on trips. As a result, industries

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MDC Cape Nature Center to host turkey hunting programs, Wildflower Walk in April

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Discover nature in April with Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center’s free programs! You can know how to hunt safely, too! Learn about wildlife identification, habits and habitats, regulations, safety, hunting strategies, equipment and game care this month at Cape Girardeau Nature Center.    Hunting: Selecting and Fitting a

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Coroner’s office identifies UTV crash fatality

CHESTER – Randolph County Coroner Office has identified the individual pronounced deceased following a UTV crash on Robinson Road, Saturday afternoon.   The coroner’s office says 19-year-old Dylan R. Hamilton of Ellis Grove, was pronounced dead at the scene March 26, 2022 on Robinson Road in Ellis Grove.   The accident is being investigated by

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Volunteers brave inclement weather to distribute food

CHESTER – For the third month in-a-row volunteers at the monthly Chester Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP) Mobile Market faced inclement weather.    Wednesday March 23 was rainy, cold and breezy as approximately 25 dependable volunteers served roughly 73 vouchered automobiles at the March 2022 Mobile Market.   Hardy volunteers unload numerous pallets of food

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MSHP report

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests.   Among those listed as arrested:   25-year-old Christine M. Rapp of Ste. Genevieve at 1:13 a.m. Sunday in Perry County for driving while intoxicated. She was released.    

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First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site hosts National Gardening Day event April 9

JEFFERSON CITY – First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site team members are hosting an event honoring National Gardening Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9.    The historic site maintains, plants and grows a variety of plants and gardens, including an heirloom vegetable garden, herb gardens and native plantings. Team members and

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