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Did You Know? Missouri mule

The state animal is the Missouri mule. The mule became the emblem of the state because of their role in agriculture and transportation in the 19th and early 20th centuries, according to The Branson Club. “Missouri mules were highly sought after for their strength and endurance, contributing greatly to the farming and mining sectors.”

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Did You Know? June

June has the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. This year, June 21 marks the first day of summer.

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Are You Rich?

In 1968, during my last year in the Army in West Virginia, I had decided to get a part time job off base to raise a little extra money for when I was discharged and headed back home here. I got a job at a Caring Hab. Center, much like the one we had here in Marshall. There were three large buildings, one behind the other with the front one housing the light cases and the rear one -- way back close to the woods -- that housed the most severe cases. I worked at the front building, but was given a tour of the other two. In the last one they had a patient, a fairly young man in his 40s that they said was a sad case. This man was a millionaire and had somehow for whatever reason lost his mind. I, myself, know a person who never got married and saved all the money he could and even investing some of it in the Stock Market. At the moment he really has no idea how much money he has and unfortunately he has developed Alzheimer’s that has and is growing rapidly.

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This Day in History

Local history compiled by Marshall Public Library genealogy staff. May 16 1939 – The swimming pool committee of the council, authorized to award contracts for… Login to continue reading Login…

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MVC to Graduate 292 on May 10

Missouri Valley College will confer 292 degrees to students at its commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at Gregg-Mitchell Field on the MVC campus. The class of 2025 consists of 240 undergraduates, six associate’s degree graduates, and 46 master’s degree recipients.

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Callie, petunia’s upstart cousin, bursts with floral fireworks

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Most flowering annuals in gardens around the U.S. have stood the test of time, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. For example, geraniums were planted in Europe in the 17th century and have been an American favorite for more than 200 years. Petunia, as we know it today, appeared in gardens in the 1800s.

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