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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eighth Distict Missouri Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) has announced as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Missouri’s 8th Congressional District.   First place goes to Mountain Grove High School Senior Jessie Carruthers   “I can’t thank the more than 100 high school artists enough who submitted their artwork for

CEDAR HILL, Mo. – In the hills outside St. Louis, creeks swell fast after hard rains, and fields can pay the price. At Big River Grain and Cattle, Daniel Bonacker recalls, repeated flooding was carrying away topsoil. In 1983, Bonacker’s grandfather switched to no-till farming, which minimizes disturbance of the soil. This reduces erosion by

By Mike Henderson, Third Missouri Senate District Last week, the Missouri Senate passed the bills that make up the state’s operating budget for fiscal year 2027. As is usually the case, the House did not fully agree with the Senate’s position, so conference committees will work through the process of negotiating and coming to a