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Elephant Rocks State Park to host Geminids Meteor Shower viewing

JEFFERSON CITY – Staff members at Elephant Rocks State Park invite the public to a rare after-dark event to view the Geminids meteor shower from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 11. Park staff will be available to direct visitors to the best and safest areas to view the meteor shower. Participants should dress […]

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Governor Parson proclaims December as Christmas Tree Month in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY –  Missouri Governor Mike Parson hosted a ceremony recently proclaiming December 2021 as Christmas Tree Month in Missouri. The proclamation was presented to winners of the Missouri Christmas Tree Association’s annual wreath and tree contests, which were held earlier this year at the association’s annual convention. “A Christmas tree is a classic symbol

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Holcim Ste. Genevieve reminds residents of household hazardous waste, electronics recycling event

STE. GENEVIEVE – For the 11th year, the Holcim Ste. Genevieve plant will be holding a waste collection and recycling day for the community on Saturday, December 11, 2021. This event offers community residents a safe and convenient way to manage a variety of household hazardous waste items and electronics suitable for recycling but not permitted

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MHTC awards contract for I-55 resurfacing in Ste. Genevieve County

SIKESTON – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded a $5,654,742 contract to Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., for resurfacing on southbound Interstate 55 from Route T to Route M in Ste. Genevieve County.   It was the only contract specifically mentioning a River Region county among the Southeast District contracts awarded during its

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Mo. Rep. Sara Walsh pre-files Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

JEFFERSON CITY – State Rep. Sara Walsh’s efforts to protect the lives of the innocent unborn will continue during the 2022 legislative session when she will work to secure passage of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (HB 1593). Walsh officially pre-filed the bill for the upcoming session on December 1. Walsh’s legislation would grant

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Mo state rep files legislation to bar vaccine mandates

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s 122nd District State Representative Bill Hardwick (R-Waynesville) has filed legislation that will strengthen the right of all Missourians to refuse medical treatments which will include the COVID vaccine.  If passed, the legislation will prevent the state or any local government in Missouri from requiring anyone to receive the COVID 19 vaccination. 

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Mo State Rep. David Gregory says he has pre-filed legislation banning Critical Race Theory in schools

JEFFERSON CITY –State Representative David Gregory is leading the efforts to ban critical race theory (CRT) in Missouri classrooms. Gregory officially pre-filed a bill for the upcoming session on December 1 with the intent of joining other states, such as Idaho, Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee, in prohibiting the controversial curriculum from being taught within

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Mo. Rep. Sara Walsh pre-files legislation to repeal gas tax increase

JEFFERSON CITY – State Rep. Sara Walsh is leading the effort to provide tax relief to Missouri families. For the 2022 legislative session she will sponsor legislation that would repeal the gas tax increase approved by the legislature in 2021. Walsh pre-filed her bill (HB 1594) on the first day of pre-filing for the upcoming

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