JEFFERSON CITY – As Missourians begin plans and preparations for July 4th holiday celebrations, they should also keep in mind the danger posed by the misuse of fireworks. Fireworks sales at seasonal retailers are legal in Missouri between June 20 and July 10. Through June 16, the Division of Fire Safety had issued 1,127 permits to seasonal fireworks retailers.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Get outside and discover nature this summer during frogging season! The Missouri Department of Conservation reminds the public that frogging season begins June 30 at sunset and runs through Oct. 31. Anyone with a fishing permit or small game hunting permit may go frogging for bullfrogs and green frogs.
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Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 28 troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The ceremony took place at 9 a.m. at the Patrol Academy gymnasium. The 123rd Recruit Class reported to the Academy on Jan. 2, 2025. The new troopers will report to duty in their assigned troops on July 7.
Kansas City, Mo. – Luke Niforatos, Executive Vice President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), issued the following statement in response to the newly proposed Missouri ballot initiative backed by American Shaman and other hemp industry players:
(June 17, 2025) A group of Missouri hemp business leaders are organizing an initiative petition to allow marijuana and intoxicating hemp THC products to be sold in the same stores as alcohol and tobacco.
SEDALIA – All State Fair Community College campus locations (Sedalia, Boonville, Clinton, Eldon, Jefferson City, Lake of the Ozarks, Warsaw, and Whiteman Air Force Base) will be closed Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
The Marshall Kiwanis Club held its regular meeting at noon Tuesday, June 17, at Montague’s. Randal DeMasters offered the invocation, and Club President Jeff Bergstrom… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation and Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce recently collaborated to provide a 1.8-mile concrete connector trail between Shelby Road Trail and Wolf Creek Trail in Poplar Bluff, as part of community conservation funding.
The Missouri State Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood held its 131st annual convention June 6-8. More than 300 representatives of P.E.O. chapters across Missouri attended including delegates, Judy Teupel, President of the JS Chapter of Marshall and Brenda Jansen, President of Chapter LP, Marshall, who reside in Sweet Springs. Also attending from the area were Rebecca Early and Lori Godsey from Chapter GM of Marshall.