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Join MDC webinar about Missouri migratory birds on April 3 in preparation for Missouri Birding Challenge
Missouri Department of Conservation
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March 11, 2025
Body JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),the Missouri River Bird Observatory (MRBO), and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) invite both new and...
Inaugural Veterans Suicide Prevention Report Released
Missouri Department of Public Safety Veterans Commission
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July 9, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 09, 2025 Inaugural Veterans Suicide Prevention Report Released JEFFERSON CITY — Today, the Missouri Veterans Commission released its inaugural Veteran Suicide Prevention report, as required by Senate Bill 912 and House...
Yost Joins Coalition in Defending Parental Rights in Education
Ohio Attorney General
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March 11, 2025
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 25 other state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure that parents have the final say in their children’s education and religious upbringing. In an amicus brief, Yost...
MDC to hold hunter education skills session at East Central College in Union March 22
Missouri Department of Conservation
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March 11, 2025
Body UNION, Mo.—Spring turkey hunting begins this year with Youth Season April 12 – 13. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering a Hunter Education (HED) Skills Session in Franklin County which will give new hunters the chance to...
Attorney General Knudsen leads 23-state coalition to protect parents’ rights from woke school boards
Montana Department of Justice
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July 9, 2025
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 23-state coalition in support of a parent who was stripped of his longstanding fundamental right to direct his daughter’s upbringing when school officials in Delaware withheld information on...
Missouri Releases First-Ever Teacher Recruitment and Retention Playbook
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
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January 7, 2025
The Teacher Recruitment and Retention Playbook, developed by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Community Training and Assistance Center (CTAC), features eight cornerstones of a state system of recruitment...
EarthWise Pet Nutrition & Grooming Opens in Ozark, Missouri
EIN Presswire
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March 5, 2025
EarthWise Pet Nutrition & Grooming Opens in Ozark, Missouri OZARK, MO, UNITED STATES, March 5, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- EarthWise Pet Nutrition & Grooming is excited to announce the grand opening of its newest location in Ozark, Missouri....
Mascots Matter, Rep. Ray Reed Introduce Missouri Bill to Ban Discriminatory Disability Mascots
EIN Presswire
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March 3, 2025
New Missouri bill would ban disability slurs as school mascots, directly impacting Putnam County High School’s "Midget" mascot. JEFFERSON CITY, MO, UNITED STATES, March 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mascots Matter, a national advocacy campaign...
Missouri Veterans Commission Launches Electronic Pre- Certification Application for Burial
Missouri Department of Public Safety Veterans Commission
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January 2, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 02, 2025 Missouri Veterans Commission Launches Electronic Pre- Certification Application for Burial JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) has announced the launch of the new electronic...
Missouri Veterans Commission Launches Electronic Pre- Certification Application for Burial
Missouri Department of Public Safety Veterans Commission
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January 2, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 02, 2025 Missouri Veterans Commission Launches Electronic Pre- Certification Application for Burial JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) has announced the launch of the new electronic...
Haddock Brings Wealth of Experience to the Lincoln LGBTQ+ ...
Gonzaga University - Washington
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March 5, 2025
Brandon Haddock is a long way from home. The second-ever director of the Lincoln LGBTQ+ Resource Center packed up and moved to Spokane in September after growing up in the Missouri Ozarks and spending most of their adult life in the Midwest. There...
Midwest Technical Institute announces 2025 Missouri High School Welding Competition winners
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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February 27, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Technical Institute (MTI) held the 2025 High School Welding Competition at their Springfield, Mo campus on Saturday, February 22. Sixteen seniors from various Springfield-area high...
MDC and MU Extension thank Missouri Master Naturalists for 2024 accomplishments
Missouri Department of Conservation
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February 27, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and MU Extension thank the Missouri Master Naturalists for volunteering thousands of hours to conserving Missouri’s natural resources in 2024. Missouri Master Naturalists...
James River Church Donates Vital Supplies for New Cold-Weather Shelter in North Springfield
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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February 26, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, February 17th, volunteers and staff from James River Church supported the launch of a new Cold-Weather Shelter in north Springfield by purchasing and donating hundreds of blankets,...
Missouri sees first significant decline in drug overdose deaths in nearly a decade
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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December 16, 2024
Media Contact: Sami Jo Freeman Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services JEFFERSON CITY, MO – While the opioid epidemic is not over, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports the first significant year-over-year...
Missouri sees first significant decline in drug overdose deaths in nearly a decade
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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December 16, 2024
Media Contact: Sami Jo Freeman Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services JEFFERSON CITY, MO – While the opioid epidemic is not over, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports the first significant year-over-year...
Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights and Arson Charges for Setting Fire to Mormon Church
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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December 19, 2024
A Missouri man pleaded guilty to federal civil rights offenses for setting fire to a house of worship. According to court documents, Christopher Scott Pritchard, 48, pleaded guilty to a two-count information charging him with arson for setting...
LDN Research Trust Announces Exclusive Screenings of ‘Understanding Stealth Syndromes’ Documentary in Missouri
EIN Presswire
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February 18, 2025
LDN Research Trust screens Understanding Stealth Syndromes on Feb 27, 2025, in Missouri. Live Q&A follows. Info: ldnresearchtrust.org. MO, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- LDN Research Trust is excited to announce advanced...
Missouri Veterans Recognition Program Seeking Design Submissions for New War Medal and Medallion
Missouri Department of Public Safety Veterans Commission
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December 13, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2024 Missouri Veterans Recognition Program Seeking Design Submissions for New War Medal and Medallion JEFFERSON CITY – On Thursday, July 11th, Governor Mike Parson signed into law the expansion of the Missouri...
Missouri Veterans Homes Team Members Named Missouri Health Care Association District Winners
Missouri Department of Public Safety Veterans Commission
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December 13, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2024 Missouri Veterans Homes Team Members Named Missouri Health Care Association District Winners JEFFERSON CITY – Three Missouri Veterans Commission team members have been named Missouri Health Care Association...