Regional News

JEFFERSON CITY – On October 12, 2021, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) was made aware that the personally identifiable information (PII) of three Missouri educators, which was located within the educator certification data available on DESE’s website, was potentially compromised. Through a multi-step process, a hacker took the records of at least three […]

By Megan Brown, Navy Office of Community Outreach KINGS BAY, Ga. – A Fredericktown, Missouri, native is serving aboard USS Alaska, one of the world’s most advanced nuclear-powered submarines. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda Rae Moreno Petty Officer 3rd Class Dakota Dowd, a 2014 Fredericktown High School graduate, joined the Navy three

LENEXA, Kansas – Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) called on communities to propose roundtables to provide input on the regional implications of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The regional roundtables will engage stakeholders representing diverse perspectives in meaningful dialogue to help inform the agencies’

KANSAS CITY, Kans. — Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.2 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Food prices were up 1.0 percent in September and energy costs rose 0.9 percent. The all items less

JEFFERSON CITY — The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased one point in September to 99.1. Three of the 10 Index components improved, five declined, and two were unchanged.   “Small business owners are doing their best to meet the needs of customers, but are unable to hire workers or receive the needed supplies and inventories,” said NFIB Chief

JEFFERSON CITY — Saturday, October 16, 2021, has been designated National Move Over Day to remind drivers to help protect emergency personnel working on the side of the road. In 2020, three people were killed and 51 injured in the 231 traffic crashes involving parked emergency vehicles displaying emergency lights. Preliminary statistics indicate there have

JEFFERSON CITY – Staff members at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park invite the public to the annual Halloween Happenings event at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. Participants are encouraged to dress as their favorite movie character, supernatural creature or in some other extravagant costume. This fun-filled night will include host games, interpretive tables, costume judging and

SPRINGFIELD – Mayors from across the state have joined the Illinois Municipal League (IML) to urge the General Assembly to pass measures that promote the long-term success of all 1,296 cities, villages and towns in Illinois during the upcoming 2021 Fall Veto Session. Municipal leaders are backing several pieces of legislation that will protect local

By St. Louis District Dairy Council ST. LOUIS — At St. Louis District Dairy Council, we take our responsibility as The Nutrition Education People seriously.  We are proud to spread science-based knowledge to local communities and share the many health benefits that dairy foods offer. At times, we see myths and misconceptions lead to needless

PARK HILLS — The Mineral Area College Board of Trustees will meet in executive and open sessions Thursday in the VanHerck Board Room on the Park Hills Campus. The executive session meets at 10 a.m. The open session begins at 11 a.m. The tentative agenda:  MAC AGENDA