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St. Clair County Mobile Office Hours Need help with a federal agency or department? Want to express your opinion regarding issues of concern to you? Come see us at our mobile office locations. In an effort to better represent the needs and interests of all area residents, a representative of my staff, Ryan Bardot, will

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced the winner of the department’s 2022 Earth Day slogan contest. Mahamud Mahamud, a fifth grade student from Kansas City International Academy, won first place with the slogan, “May the forest be with you.” Mahamud was among more than 700 Missouri fifth graders who entered the annual slogan contest.

April is Digital Spring Cleaning Month, making your computer a great place to jump-start any spring cleaning. Keeping your computer secure and free of unnecessary data is a great way to keep it safe from spyware and keep you safe from identity theft. Tech support scams remain a common threat, with more than 1,300 such

Another busy week at the State Capitol, with several bills being 3rd read and passed, so they will be moving on to the Senate and are listed below. One thing many of our constituents wanted was what the legislature titled “Parents Bill of Rights”, some legislation that dealt with school boards that did not listen

More legislation is moving through the process as the 2022 legislative session heads into its final month. House Bill 1606 was voted out of the Missouri Senate Local Government and Elections Committee, which I chair. This bill provides a number of reforms for the counties in our state. Some of the provisions include the flexibility

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites veterans to fish for free April 23 at Bennett Spring State Park’s Veterans’ Free Fishing Day event. At Veterans’ Free Fishing Day, which will be 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., fishing is free for all veterans. There will be no license or daily tag fee that day for

Visit Thousand Hills State Park for an evening of night sky exploration. Join park team members, Truman State University faculty and the Adair County Public Library to learn about the sky and view it through telescopes. Several telescopes will be available, but visitors are welcome to bring their own telescopes, chairs and binoculars. All programs

Team members at Weston Bend State Park invite the public to crack the case of “whodunit?” from 3-4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Tracks were seen at the scene! In this mystery program, participants get to be the detective. The will view the case photographs and study the tracks and clues to determine the suspect. Park

For many consumers, flowers and trees in spring bloom mean it’s time to hire lawn care and landscaping professionals. Although a lawn care and landscaping specialist may have an impressive green thumb, that talent may not translate into professionalism for some. “Consumers can narrow the field and choose a lawn care and landscaping service that

This week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) joined U.S. Senator John Thune (S.D.) and nine of their Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden to raise concerns over the administration’s use of the financial regulatory system to advance its extreme environmental agenda under the guise of mitigating banks’ and credit unions’ exposure