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MDC asks turkey hunters for input on possible changes to hunting regulations

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is seeking input from turkey hunters on possible changes to spring and fall wild turkey hunting seasons, including all-day spring hunting and reduced harvest limits for fall seasons.   “In the nearly 20 years since the last significant regulations change for turkey hunting, much has changed […]

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‘Jewelry Fashion Trends’ – October Women’s Connection

FARMINGTON – This month’s Women’s Connection Brunch Tuesday, October 10 will be held at the Farmington Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at Columbia and Cayce Streets from 9:15-11 a.m. Cost for the brunch is $10 with reservations or cancellations preferred by Friday, Oct. 6. Call 573-747-3854 or 573-358-1274. Lori Boruff, of Monmouth, Ill., a national speaker,

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Inaugural Mizzou Medal of Distinction awarded to George P. Smith in recognition of outstanding service

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Mizzou Medal of Distinction is among the University of Missouri’s most prestigious service awards designed to recognize its honorees for serving their community through a sense of accomplishment and vision.   The award’s first recipient is Nobel Laureate George P. Smith, Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus of biological sciences, who was awarded

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Formalized education on breast cancer survivorship can help nurses provide more streamlined care, MU study finds

COLUMBIA, Mo. — By 2040, an estimated 26 million Americans will be living as survivors of cancer. While advances in technology and medical treatments have increased their survival rates, cancer survivors are still at a higher risk than the general population for both a return of their cancer or a new type of cancer forming.

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Department of Natural Resources announces bidding opportunities for lead service line inventory projects

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Financial Assistance Center has announced upcoming bidding opportunities for public drinking water system lead service line inventory projects. The bidding is open to contractors, engineering firms and any other professional entity capable of completing the work.   Bidders are encouraged to check often for new opportunities

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Black Conservatives join legal brief in U.S. Supreme Court against racist admissions practice at elite northern Virginia STEM school

WASHINGTON, D.C. – To hold the Fairfax County School Board accountable for racist admissions practices at the elite Thomas Jefferson High School in Northern Virginia and clarify the constitutional rights of individuals over preferred groups nationwide, ambassadors of the Project 21 black leadership network joined a legal brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a parents’ lawsuit against

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SIU School of Law celebrates large, diverse first-year class as it marks 50 years

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — As the Southern Illinois University School of Law enters its second half-century, it celebrates a sizeable, diverse class of first-year students, and its mission of serving the public good established with the first class in 1973 remains critical. Aspiring attorneys: First-year SIU School of Law students Myla Croft, left, and Noah

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Route 32 roadwork causes congestion, delays at I-55 overpass

By Don Pritchard STE. GENEVIEVE – A lengthy project to construct turn lanes on Highway 32 at the I-55 overpass has given motorists who must traverse the area probable headaches and short tempers.   Photo by Linda Pritchard   Temporary traffic signals were installed at the construction zone to limit travel across the interstate to

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