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Missouri Attorney General Hanaway marks 100 days in office 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Wednesday, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway marked 100 days in Office since swearing in as the 45th Attorney General of Missouri on September 8, 2025. Attorney General Hanaway is committed to making the Office a force for safety and accountability. Her bold agenda remains focused on fighting crime, protecting consumers, safeguarding the […]

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MDC welcomes six new conservation agents to southeast Missouri

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has assigned six new conservation agents in southeast Missouri.  These six agents will work to protect Missouri’s fish, forest, and wildlife resources while supporting the community through education, outreach, and enforcement of the Wildlife Code of Missouri. Missouri’s Southeast Region welcomes six new agents to the area

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Locals are among CMU students earning degrees

FAYETTE — Central Methodist University celebrated its Winter 2025 commencement on December 6 in Puckett Fieldhouse on the Fayette campus. Business owner and author Rogers Strickland gave the commencement address as a packed house of family, friends, faculty, staff, and other guests celebrated the graduates. Students were recognized for earning degrees at the master’s, bachelor’s,

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GFWC Woman’s Club provides significant support to Missouri Girls Town

STE. GENEVIEVE – The GFWC Woman’s Club’s largest fundraiser of the year was held in November in support of its signature project, Missouri Girls Town.  Members worked for weeks organizing the annual fundraising event held at the spacious Artisan at Baetje Farms in Bloomsdale.  The venue had been decorated in this year’s theme, “Hats Off to Women”,

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Free webinars focus on child care, health insurance for farm families

COLUMBIA, Mo. – As Missouri farmers and farm families look to 2026, planning and budgeting for health insurance and child care is essential. A free two-part webinar series from University of Missouri Extension, Whole Farm Family Planning for the 21st Century https://pears.io/events/mu/2435/  helps farmers make choices tailored to their farm and family needs.   “Health

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Draft minutes of Dec. 15 Heritage Commission meeting released

STE. GENEVIEVE – The draft minutes of the December 15 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve Heritage Commission have been released.   Minutes HERITAGE COMMISSION Ste. Genevieve, MO December 15, 2025 6:00pm   Call to Order at 6:00 pm   Roll Call: Commissioners Casey Benner, Tom Hooper, Whitney Tucker and Mark Buchheit were present at roll

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Attorney General Hanaway launches investigation into companies using bitcoin ATMs to scam Missourians

Attorney General Hanaway launches investigation into companies using bitcoin ATMs to scam Missourians JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –  Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has launched a statewide investigation into companies operating cryptocurrency kiosks, due to national concerns of deceptive fee structures and use by bad actors to defraud consumers. “We have received reports of devastating new

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SIU’s 2025 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase honors announced

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase held recently at Southern Illinois University Carbondale drew scores of people to celebrate some of the region’s most impressive new innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs. The December event featured a variety of awards and special recognitions at the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center. One of the highlights

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