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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...
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services earns Reaccreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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December 9, 2024
Media Contact: Sami Jo Freeman Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced its reaccreditation by the Public Health Accreditation Board following a...
Missouri Honors Pioneers in Education at the 63rd Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
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July 23, 2024
Six Pioneers in Education will be in the spotlight on Monday, July 29, in recognition of their commitment and contributions to public education in Missouri. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) will recognize the 2024...
Missouri Veterans Commission Names Veterans Suicide Prevention Manager
Missouri Department of Public Safety Veterans Commission
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December 13, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 06, 2024 Missouri Veterans Commission Names Veterans Suicide Prevention Manager JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) has named Lindsey Ward as the Veterans Suicide Prevention Manager. In July,...
Missouri Veterans Homes Ranked “Best in Class” for 5th Consecutive Year
Missouri Department of Public Safety Veterans Commission
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December 13, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2024 Missouri Veterans Homes Ranked “Best in Class” for 5th Consecutive Year JEFFERSON CITY – All seven Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) Missouri Veterans Homes have received “Best in Class” Customer Experience...
Missouri Veterans Commission Awarded Federal Grant to Boost Nursing Pay, Retain and Recruit Critical Care Positions
Missouri Department of Public Safety Veterans Commission
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December 13, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2024 Missouri Veterans Commission Awarded Federal Grant to Boost Nursing Pay, Retain and Recruit Critical Care Positions JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) has been awarded a federal grant to...
Join MDC webinar about Missouri birds and their habitats on March 6 in preparation for Missouri Birding Challenge
Missouri Department of Conservation
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February 19, 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...
MDC and Missouri Trappers Association plan trapping clinic for March 8
Missouri Department of Conservation
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February 19, 2025
Body ASH GROVE, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Trappers Association will hold a free trapping clinic from 8:30-11 a.m. on March 8 at MDC’s Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center. The Dalton...
Missouri Considers Revising Content GPA Requirement for Teaching Certifications
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
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December 3, 2024
Today the Missouri State Board of Education voted to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to change the requirements for some teacher certification areas. The current rule requires a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in the specific...
MDC offices in southwest Missouri closed for remainder of Tuesday
Missouri Department of Conservation
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February 18, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The combination of falling snow, hazardous driving conditions, and unseasonably cold temperatures have forced the closure of all Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) offices in the southwest part of the state. This closure,...
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services earns Reaccreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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December 5, 2024
Media Contact: Sami Jo Freeman Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced its reaccreditation by the Public Health Accreditation Board following a...
Prolific Exteriors Opens Nominations for 2025 Apple for a Teacher Project, Giving a Free Roof to a Mid-Missouri Educator
EIN Presswire
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February 13, 2025
Prolific Exteriors is accepting nominations for its 4th annual Apple for a Teacher Project, providing a Mid-Missouri teacher with a free roof in 2025. MEXICO, MO, UNITED STATES, February 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Prolific Exteriors, a...
Missouri Veterans Commission Names Veterans Suicide Prevention Manager
Missouri Department of Public Safety Veterans Commission
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December 6, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 06, 2024 Missouri Veterans Commission Names Veterans Suicide Prevention Manager JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) has named Lindsey Ward as the Veterans Suicide Prevention Manager. In July,...
Learn about owls March 8 at MDC's Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Education Center
Missouri Department of Conservation
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February 14, 2025
Body BRANSON, Mo. – Owls are a fascinating and beneficial part of Missouri’s outdoors. People can learn more about owls that are found in Missouri March 8 at the “Birds: Owl Prowl” program at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC)...
MISSOURI SPIRITS EXPEDITION APP DRAWS BUZZ, DELIGHTED USERS AFTER SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH
EIN Presswire
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November 25, 2024
"We’ve got a very good response, and the feedback we’ve been getting from end users has been fantastic,” says Brandon Eckardt of Missouri Craft Spirits Guild. BOCA RATON, FL, UNITED STATES, November 25, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Following its...
DESE Awards Career and Technical Education Limited Access Grants
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
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February 10, 2025
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has awarded $2 million to six local education agencies (LEAs) under the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Limited Access Grant. Each LEA was eligible to receive up to $400,000...
Missouri Criminal Defense Firm Combs Waterkotte Saves Crawford Man Charged With Seven Felonies From Prison
EIN Presswire
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November 12, 2024
Missouri Criminal defense firm Combs Waterkotte achieved a positive outcome for a client facing over 100 years in prison. SAINT LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES, November 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Case NUMBER 23CF-CR01033 - State of Missouri v....
Missouri Releases 2024 Annual Performance Reports
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
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November 25, 2024
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released the statewide Annual Performance Reports (APRs) for the 2023-24 school year. APRs demonstrate the progress local education agencies (LEAs) and individual buildings...
Attorney General Knudsen defends President Trump’s executive order that protects the value of American citizenship and stops incentivizing illegal immigration
Montana Department of Justice
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February 5, 2025
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in defending President Donald J. Trump’s executive order that protects the value of American citizenship and closes a birthright citizenship loophole that...
Yost Leads Brief Defending Religious Charity From Government Interference
Ohio Attorney General
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February 4, 2025
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 19 state attorneys general are opposing a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision that lets the government draw the line between religious and nonreligious practices, with Yost and his...