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Pike County Back-To-School Fair finds a new home at PCMH
Families lined up around the block at the Pike County Memorial Hospital for this year’s Back-To-School Fair. The drive-through event provided backpacks filled with school supplies for children headed back to school this fall.
MoDOT's road improvement projects making headway across the state
Jeff Niemeyer, an engineer with MoDOT, provided some insight into the ongoing road improvements taking place across the state, with a sharp focus on what’s happening with I-70.
State Board of Education approves to reorganize locations of Missouri Schools of the Severely Disabled
SEDALIA, Mo. — The State Board of Education approved to permanently close 12 DESE-operated Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled by next year.
Free Feedstuff Finder tool helps buyers, sellers
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers and ranchers across the United States have a free, easy-to-use tool from University of Missouri Extension to help them buy or sell hay.
Red crown rot appears in two more Missouri counties
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension specialists confirmed red crown rot in soybean fields in Maries and Phelps counties in early August, says University of Missouri Extension state plant pathologist Mandy Bish.
Parents intervene in Missouri voucher lawsuit with help from Herzog Foundation leader
A trio of parents and a national advocacy group are seeking to intervene in opposition to a lawsuit filed by Missouri’s largest teacher’s union challenging the constitutionality of $51 million in state funding for a private-school voucher program.
Murder suspect indicted in Pike County
Stephen H. Palmer, 50, formerly of Gazette, Mo., was indicted by a Pike County Missouri Grand Jury of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and arson… Login to continue reading Login…
BGPD's McCloud received the Missouri DARE Officer of the Year Award
On July 17, 2025 Detective Justin McCloud was presented the DARE Officer of the Year by the Missouri DARE Officers Associaiton.
MU Extension and partners host 'Healthy Trees – Healthy Wildlife' tour
PORTLAND, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension and partners invite the public to a forest and wildlife field day Saturday, Sept.
Clean up underway in Elsberry
ELSBERRY – As the water receded Sunday, clean up started in the flood-ravaged town of Elsberry.