October 27, 2026
My Fellow Missourians: I drove to the Capitol a little early on Monday for a very special presentation. It was my privilege to present Mel Gilbert of Buffalo with a resolution in honor of completing the Passport Stamp Program with the Missouri State Park System on April 10 in conjunction with the Missouri State Park
Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson has been tasked by Governor Eric Greitens to co-chair the new Boards and Commissions Task Force. Executive Order 17-11, signed by Governor Greitens last week, calls for a task force to examine all government boards and commissions. The board will evaluate each board and commission with relation to purpose, costs incurred,
The application deadline for the University of Missouri School of Medicine Bryant Scholars Pre-admissions Program is June 1. The Lester R. Bryant Scholars Pre-Admissions Program encourages young people from rural backgrounds, who are interested in practicing medicine in a small community, to pursue a medical education. The program aims to address the critical shortage of
The so-called “five-second rule” for food that is dropped on the floor has been scientifically debunked according to Lindsey Stevenson, nutrition and health specialist, University of Missouri Extension. A recent study from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy conducted an extensive test, 2,500 measurements to be exact, on the idea that food
Few flowering ornamentals are as exquisite as the “Queen of the Vines”—clematis. The majestic splendor of this vertical climber is hard to pass by in nurseries and greenhouses, said David Trinklein, University of Missouri Extension horticulturist. There are more than 300 species of this member of the buttercup family. Only a few are used as
by Rebecca French Smith Let me tell you a story. It’s a crisp spring morning on a dirt cattle lot along a rural Missouri highway. Gooseneck trailers are piled high with round bales of hay. Other trailers are loaded down with fencing posts and wire, waterers and feeders, protein blocks and tubs. Faint chatter can
Navy members now have the opportunity to enroll or change their Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) online. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) began enrollment for Navy members in the SGLI Online Enrollment System (SOES) on April 5. SOES allows active-duty and eligible reserve and Guard members to manage their SGLI and Family SGLI coverage
How to organize your affairs Dear Savvy Senior My wife and I would like to get our personal and financial affairs in order so our kids will know what’s going on if we get sick or die. What tips can you offer? Procrastinating Paul Dear Paul, Organizing your key information and getting your personal and
El Dorado Christian School has received A+ Designation by the Missouri Department of Higher Education. With the passage of Senate Bill 638 last summer, all Missouri high schools not previously designated as A+ schools had the opportunity to seek this designation, including private schools. Applications were due to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) applauded the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Gorsuch was confirmed by a vote of 54– 45, with Blunt voting in favor. “Judge Gorsuch has made clear that the role of a judge is to rule on the law
