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Missouri agriculture raises over 1.2 million meals for food insecure Missourians

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –Missouri Farmers Care, agricultural leaders, and partners joined together at the Missouri State Fair to capstone the 2023 Drive to Feed Kids. The effort to stand in the gap for those facing hunger in our state raised 1,200,389 million meals. Food insecurity affects one in seven Missouri children and increases to up […]

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Mapping the coronavirus spike protein could provide insight into vaccine development

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Although the COVID-19 pandemic was the first time most of humanity learned of the now infamous disease, the family of coronaviruses was first identified in the mid-1960s.  In a new study, molecular biologist Steven Van Doren, a scientist in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, has uncovered

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Thousands of electric coop members oppose EPA power plant rule

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PERRYVILLE – Citizens Electric Corporation is sharing a commentary from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association warning about the consquences of the EPA’s proposed rule that aims to essentially eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2035.   National Rural Electric Cooperative Association leaders say it puts electric reliability at risk and will raise

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ISP to provides safety education, child ID wristbands, and security for 2023 Du Quoin State Fair

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DU QUOIN – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is providing an interactive safety education display, child ID wristbands, and safety patrols at the Du Quoin State Fair again this year.   The ISP Safety Education Tent will be located on Midway Drive.  Parents and caregivers are encouraged to stop by on the way into the fairgrounds

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Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II Board of Education meets Tuesday

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. for a closed session and 6:30 p.m. for the regular session in the Ste. Genevieve High School – R.W. Thomas Library Projection Room, 715 Washington Street, Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670.   Note: If the closed session business is

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