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Young hunters harvest 15,608 deer during early youth portion

JEFFERSON CITY – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 15,608 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2021 deer hunting season, Oct. 30-31. Top counties were Osage with youth hunters harvesting 359 deer, Franklin with 329, and Howell with 310. Perry County’s […]

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Report: Housing cheaper, healthcare costs more here

KANSAS CITY — The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today released Consumer Expenditures for the St. Louis Metropolitan Area: 2019-20. The release provides annual household expenditures, percentage shares, and selected demographic characteristics for households in the St. Louis area for the period 2019-20.  Regional Commissioner Michael Hirniak noted the following:

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NWS releases report on Coffman-St. Mary-Chester tornado

ST. LOUIS—The National Weather Service has released its preliminary report on the Coffman-St. Mary-Chester tornado. Numerous severe thunderstorms formed ahead of an approaching cold front across southeast Missouri during the evening hours of Sunday, October 24th, 2021. As the storms moved northeastward, they moved into a moist, energy-rich environment with substantial wind shear in the

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Missouri State Parks holds virtual Missouri Trails Advisory board meeting Nov. 13

JEFFERSON CITY – Representatives from Missouri State Parks invite the public to the biannual Missouri Trails Advisory board meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13. The meeting will be held virtually through Webex. To receive an invite to the board meeting, please email the request to mspgrants@dnr.mo.gov by Thursday, Nov. 11 or call 650-479-3207 at 10

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MDC Cape Nature Center greets November with Nature Center at Night, cooking wild turkey outside

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Discover nature this month with Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center’s free events lineup including five hand-picked programs highlighting archery, cooking outside, a Mississippi River cleanup opportunity, and a special Black Friday nature walk! Nature Center at Night: Nature Arts and Crafts | 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Friday,

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Biden’s Blind Eye

By Jason Smith      Washington Democrats would have you believe that the most pressing issue in our country right now is passing their tax-and-spend socialist agenda. Meanwhile, they continue turning a blind eye to the very crises the Biden administration has created – most notably, the crisis we are facing at our southern border. Since

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How Leaders Can Close The Gender Equity Gap That Remote Work Is Widening

By Christena Garduno       Gender bias in the workplace is a well-documented issue, with research showing women earn consistently less money than men and get fewer of the top leadership jobs. And now the new wave of remote working is magnifying gender gaps, a study shows. As companies continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and

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