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Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance reminds consumers to be aware of post-disaster scams and fraud

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As Missourians continue to recover from multiple severe weather events this spring, the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) reminds consumers to take steps to protect their finances and avoid post-disaster scams and fraud. After a disaster, maintaining communication with your mortgage and auto lenders is crucial to the claims process and preventing […]

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Missouri Attorney General Bailey issues statement in support of Trump’s action in California

JEFFERSON CITY Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and 25 other Republican Attorneys General have issued the following joint statement: “Over the weekend, violent agitators rioted in the streets of California under the false banner of protest. President Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard was the right response — and one we fully support. “We will always defend the

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Memorial Hospital Chester Laboratory receives re-accreditation from CAP

CHESTER, Ill. – Memorial Hospital Laboratory in Chester, Illinois has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence by earning accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the gold standard in laboratory accreditation.     Memorial Hospital’s Laboratory Department Staff (L-R) Cambrea Doeding, Gretchen Kocian, Amelia Shemonic, Michael Whitt, Director, Uma Charles, Chris Yankey, Sherry

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Deadline is Aug. 18 for Arbor Awards of Excellence nominations

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Community Forestry Council (MCFC) are accepting nominations for the 2025 Missouri Arbor Award of Excellence. The annual award recognizes communities, institutions, businesses, organizations and individuals that make significant and long-lasting efforts to care for trees in their communities.     Stan Stevens

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2025 Pollinator Workshop slated

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation , Natural Resources Conservation Services and Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council will hold a Pollinator Workshop June 20th in Middletown, Missouri.   The Presentation Topics Include: Precision Agriculture Edge-of-Field Practices Prescribed Burn Associations Pollinator Habitat Management     RSVP: https://mosoy.org/event/2025-pollinator-tour/    

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SIU Versa’tile chamber ensemble to perform June 18

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music will present a free, Versa’tile Chamber Music Ensemble on Wednesday, June 18, in Morris Library’s third-floor rotunda.     Jiyeon Lee and Anthony Gray, collaborative pianists in the School of Music, and cellist William Cernota, who has taught SIU students, will perform at

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