Regional News

JEFFERSON CITY – Find some relief from the holiday hustle-and-bustle by spending time in nature this Thanksgiving season with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Connect easily with the outdoors through free MDC programs, at MDC nature centers around the state, and nearly 1,000 conservation areas with outdoor recreation opportunities. UPCOMING EVENTS Hiking: Walk Off […]

WALLKILL, N.Y. — The Southeast Missouri area will be one of the thousands of communities around the globe that will receive a powerful message of hope this November as Jehovah’s Witnesses embark upon a special campaign focusing attention on the Bible’s hope for a better world. The goal of the campaign is to distribute a

BOSTON, Mass. — Missouri gas prices have fallen 1.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.10/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Gas prices in Missouri are 13.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.36/g higher than a year ago.   According to GasBuddy

By Maureen E. Brinkley, District Director, SBA St. Louis District Office and Acting Regional Administrator, SBA Region 7 Serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska     The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on all of us, but it’s been especially hard on small business owners. Over the last eighteen months they’ve faced closures, capacity limits, labor

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Grown is making your holiday shopping easy by offering a gift box filled with products from small businesses across the state. This marks the second year of the Missouri Grown holiday boxes, which feature products everyone will enjoy. “What better way to show our state pride than with Missouri products,” said

JEFFERSON CITY – State Sen. Elaine Gannon (R-De Soto) announces the Missouri Senate Interim Committee on Greater St. Louis Regional Emerging Issues will host its fourth hearing with area leaders. Testimony will be provided by the St. Louis City circuit attorney, the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney and the Jefferson County executive.  During the first three

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s transportation system is a tremendous asset to the citizens of Missouri. The system consists of 33,830 miles of roads and 10,399 bridges, both of which rank among the largest for any state in the nation. The Missouri Department of Transportation working with its statewide regional planning partners have identified $1 billion

By Jason Smith, member of Congress      Just like those chatty in-laws or overly friendly neighbors who have a way of lingering on your doorstep, there are policies enacted by Congress that have overstayed their welcome. But unlike your esteemed neighbors and in-laws, these policies, if left to fester, can have disastrous consequences for the