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Senators urge HHS to ensure children in foster care have access to mental health hervices

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Debbie Stabenow (Mich.), along with U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (Mich.), led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking information to determine what resources states and territories need to ensure children in foster care have access to mental health

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Robinson Construction employee earns safety certification

PERRYVILLE – Patrick Smith, field engineer for Robinson Construction, has completed the requirements for national certification as a Safety Trained Supervisor Construction (STSC). The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) awards this certification to individuals who meet the rigorous experience and education requirements, including passing a comprehensive examination. The examination covers the body of knowledge

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Project Pioneer resumes monthly meetings Saturday, March 12

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve Project Pioneer will resume meetings with families whose names were drawn at the 2019 Jour de Fete, the French Michaud and Placit families and the German Oberle and Operle families on March 12, to continue preparations for the celebration at Jour de Fete in August. The meetings will be at 10

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Pond management workshop slated for SE Missouri landowners

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Landowners interested in making the most of their private lakes or ponds are invited to attend the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) free pond management workshop from 6 – 8 p.m. on March 23 at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center.   “We’ll display how to manage aquatic plants, improve fishing, build and maintain better

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Lenten Relic Display at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

PERRYVILLE — The public is invited to venerate three special relics:  a piece of the True Cross, a fragment of the table at which Jesus celebrated the Last Supper, and sacred particles from Gethsemane, Via Dolorosa, and Calvary.    These relics will be on display at the historic National Shrine of Our Lady of the

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Legislation would allow St. Louis Arch to be lit with Ukrainian colors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Missouri Congresswoman Ann Wagner, Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and St. Louis native, introduced legislation today to allow the National Park Service to illuminate the St. Louis Gateway Arch in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.  The other seven members of the House of Representatives from Missouri joined

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