Make a Splash This Summer During Frogging Season – Public frogging season runs June 30 – Oct. 31
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages the public to discover nature this summer during frogging season. Beginning June 30 at sunset through Oct. 31, those with a fishing permit or small-game hunting permit may frog for bullfrogs and green frogs. The daily limit is eight frogs of both species combined and the…
Read MoreThe American Heart Assoc. and Summit Natural Gas Donate Infant CPR Kits
The American Heart Association recently distributed Infant CPR Anytime Kits to Mercy Hospital Lebanon, Cox Medical Center Branson and Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains. The CPR Anytime Kit donations were made possible via a donation from Summit Natural Gas and will be used to help train parents of newborns prior to going home from…
Read MoreWGU Missouri Announces $100,000 in Scholarships for Students Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nonprofit, online university to award up to 34 scholarships worth $3,000 each to newly enrolled students facing economic hardships as a result of Covid-19 closures and layoffs AVA, Mo. – In response to the unprecedented economic hardships millions of American families are now facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fully online, nonprofit university WGU Missouri…
Read MoreGovernor Makes Eight Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions
JEFFERSON CITY – On June 3, Governor Mike Parson announced eight appointments to various boards and commissions. Mark Arnold, of St. Charles, was appointed to the Residential Mortgage Board. Mr. Arnold has served as President of Arnold Insurance Agency since 1984. He has been a farmers insurance agent for over 35 years and is licensed…
Read MorePublic Has Right to COVID-19 Data for Long-Term Care Facilities
By Dennis Ellsworth, Sunshine Coalition So fractured is compliance with the Missouri Sunshine Law that state health officials — and at least some local governments — are impeding the release of vital information due the public about the COVID-19 pandemic. This issue involves the toll on residents of the state’s long-term care facilities. It turns…
Read MoreGovernor Makes Five Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Last Friday, Governor Mike Parson announced five appointments to various boards and commissions. Dr. Jeffrey Coughenour, of Columbia, was appointed to the State Board of Health and Senior Services. Dr. Coughenour is the Medical Director of MU Air Medical Service and Frank L. Mitchell Jr., MD, Trauma Center with University of…
Read MoreSpringfield Art Museum Now Open as of June 9
Since the end of stay-at-home orders issued by the state of Missouri and the City of Springfield and Greene County, the Springfield Art Museum has developed rigorous reentry protocols that include heightened facility maintenance and sanitization, maximum gallery occupancy monitoring, mask, glove, and sanitizer procurement for staff and patrons, and changes to the drop-in procedures…
Read MoreWhat About This . . .?
By Wayne William Cipriano Hard boiled egg redo: Sometime ago I wrote a column about the best way to shell hard boiled eggs. The method involved placing a hard boiled egg within a small plastic container filled with some cold water and shaking the egg vigorously for a few seconds. We used a lot of…
Read MoreApply Online for MDC Managed Deer Hunts Starting July 1
Take a shot at more than 100 managed deer hunts throughout the state. JEFFERSON CITY – Beginning July 1, deer hunters can apply online through the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) website for a shot at more than 100 managed deer hunts throughout the state for archery, muzzleloading, and modern firearms from mid-September through mid-January…
Read MoreOTC Appoints New Presidents for Table Rock, Richwood Valley Campuses
SPRINGFIELD — The OTC Richwood Valley and Table Rock campuses will be under new leadership beginning July 1. Dr. Cliff Davis has been appointed president of the OTC Richwood Valley Campus, and Dr. Robert Griffith has been named president of the OTC Table Rock Campus. Griffith replaces Davis as president of the Table Rock Campus,…
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