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Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission meets Thursday

CHESTER – The Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission will meet Thursday at 6 p.m.   The tentative agenda:   Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission Agenda April 17, 2025   Pledge of Allegiance   Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes-Melissa Gross   Treasurer’s Report-Linda Rader/Brenda Owen Proposed 2026 budget-Brenda Owen   Public Petitions & Correspondence                 Standing Committee Reports Take Pride […]

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Changes to Private Pesticide Applicator Training (PPAT) are effective now

By Janet Adkison, Missouri Farm Bureau Director of Public Affairs & Advocacy JEFFERSON CITY–Spring arrived a few weeks ago, and it finally feels like spring weather has arrived too. While there’s still a chance of a frosty morning or a late snow, those multi-day winter storms appear to be behind us. It’s a beautiful time

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Tuesdays on the Trail offer tram rides on the Katy Trail

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Have you always wanted to see the Katy Trail and Rock Island trails but are unable to bike or hike them? Missouri State Parks invites senior citizens to experience both state parks from the comfort of an open-air tram coach. This annual tram tour series consists of eight tours at various locations

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Treasurer Malek calls for China-free investment option in MOST 529 Plan

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek has called on Ascensus, Program Manager of the MOST 529 Education Plan, to work with the program investment manager, Vanguard, and develop a total international stock index investment option that excludes exposure to Chinese equities. In a letter, Treasurer Malek wrote, “While it is ultimately the decision of plan

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Attorney General Bailey leads 14 states in demanding the nation’s leading companies abandon DEI initiatives

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin have led 14 states in directing a letter to the Business Roundtable, an association of some of the nation’s leading companies, urging them to abandon their unlawful and misguided DEI initiative. Many of the Roundtable’s members have replaced free-market principles with

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Senator Burger honors local Senior Service Awardees at state Capitol

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri State Senator Jamie Burger, R-Benton, applauded two local senior citizens who were the recent recipients of a Lieutenant Governor’s Senior Service Award for their distinguished community service and hours of volunteerism. Following the annual awards ceremony in the Capitol’s Rotunda, Sen. Burger congratulated Jim Eddleman of Perryville and Ray Reinagle of

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ACSI announces key staff changes in alignment with its Vision 2030 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) is enhancing its support for schools on their improvement journey around the world as a part of its Vision 2030 initiatives. The organization is aligning all efforts with its global core standards, expanding services internationally.     Strategic changes include renaming the Flourishing Initiatives Department

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SEMO meteorology student Calyn Hartmann of Red Bud, received Storm Spotter Certification, just in time to apply skills in recent weather event

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO – A Red Bud woman was one of 31 students from Southeast Missouri State University’s meteorology course became certified storm spotters on March 3, 2025, marking the culmination of a unique hands-on learning experience that blends classroom knowledge with real-world application. Calyn Hartmann was among the SEMO students who attended a National

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Progress MO: Missouri Legislature passes bill allowing politicians to lie to voters

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Legislature today passed Senate Bill 22, a bold power grab that gives politicians ample opportunities to mislead and deceive voters at the ballot box. This legislation removes essential checks and balances in Missouri’s century-old initiative petition process and demonstrates the lengths to which Missouri politicians will go – including deceit

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