March 2025

MoDOT celebrates second Improve I-70 Project groundbreaking

ST. LOUIS – The groundbreaking of the second project within the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Improve I-70 Program kicked off with an official ceremony Thursday, March 20, in Foristell. MoDOT, joined by state and local elected officials, along with members of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and its contractor team gathered at the closed eastbound I-70 weigh station to break ground on Improve I-70: Warrenton to Wentzville.

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Suspension lifted for poultry and waterfowl auctions, shows and swap meets

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture has lifted the suspension of poultry and waterfowl auctions, shows and swap meets in Missouri effective March 24, 2025. The Department suspended waterfowl activity in January in counties impacted by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to help prevent the spread of the virus. HPAI is known to be deadly for domesticated poultry.

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Colonoscopy experience re-affirms value of Fitzgibbon Hospital

Connie Latimer is a longtime Marshall resident and former city administrator who is well known in the community as a civic-minded individual. So when she was wondering what she could do to help Fitzgibbon Hospital ahead of this year’s Fling Reimagined fundraising event, she thought it was important to share her recent experience at the not-for-profit, 501(c)3 hospital.

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