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EPA announces plan to protect endangered species and support sustainable agriculture

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LENEXA, Kan. – On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first-ever comprehensive workplan to address the decades-old challenge of protecting endangered species from pesticides. The plan establishes four overall strategies and dozens of actions to adopt those protections while providing farmers, public health authorities, and others with access to pesticides. “Today’s workplan serves […]

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Department of Natural Resources awards $1.1 million grant to Missouri Rural Water Association

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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $1.1 million Clean Water State Revolving Fund Technical Assistance Grant to the Missouri Rural Water Association. The association will use the funding to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized publicly-owned treatment works.   The association will base its assistance on responses to a

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COVID-19 funeral assistance is still available

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CHICAGO – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to provide financial assistance for individuals who incurred COVID-19 related funeral expenses for loved ones. Since launching the program on April 1, 2021, FEMA has provided more than $2.1 billion in COVID-19 funeral assistance to eligible applicants across the country, but assistance is still available for those who

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CHS Prom unveils new ‘Starlit Paradise’ Royalty

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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer    CHESTER – The 2022 Chester High School Prom is in the books and the “YellowJacket Hive” has new royalty.  Prom 2022 was titled, “Starlit Paradise” and the annual formal prom coronation and dance took place Saturday April 9 at CHS Jurgens Gymnasium. CHS Prom Royalty pose for a congratulatory

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Youth participate in County Government Day

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PERRYVILLE – Perry County office holders welcomed students from St Vincent and Perryville High School to the Perry County Courthouse for County Government Day.   The annual event is organized by the American Legion Post 133 Women’s Auxiliary. Thirty students – two for each office holder, spent the morning touring the many offices that make

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Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library celebrates 1,000 produced audiobooks

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JEFFERSON, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced that on April 8, 2022, Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library, a component of the Missouri State Library, surpassed 1,000 Wolfner-produced audiobooks approved by the Library of Congress for distribution through the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) network.   According to the National Library Service for

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Two Chester residents receive minor injuries in Highway 51 crash in Missouri

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JEFFERSON CITY — Two Chester residents suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 51 in Perry County, Mo. Monday afternoon.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 15-year-old boy and 46-year-old Carrie Burgdorf were taken to Memorial Hospital in Chester by ambulance.   The patrol says the crash happened when a northbound

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