Jason Sumners on Saturday will become the tenth director in the Missouri Department of Conservation’s 87-year history. Mr. Sumners grew up in west-central Missouri’s Lincoln, and he …
Read More »Two nine-year-old mid-Missouri children donate $2,800 for toys for underprivileged children
The sheriff in mid-Missouri’s Moniteau County is praising all of the businesses, organizations and citizens who donated to this week’s Shop with a Cop event at the …
Read More »Columbia’s popular winter trout program begins this afternoon
Columbia Parks and Recreation’s annual winter trout fishing program begins this afternoon at Cosmo-Bethel park, near Gentry middle school. The program opens today at 1. Missouri Department …
Read More »(LISTEN): Boone County Nature School will serve all six school districts in county
Boone County has contributed about $400,000 to the Boone County Nature School, which is being built in the Three Creeks Conservation area between Columbia and Ashland. The …
Read More »(LISTEN): Kendrick predicts Boone County Nature School will be a gamechanger
Boone County’s presiding commissioner is ecstatic about the Boone County Nature School, which is being built in the Three Creeks Conservation Area just south of Columbia. Presiding …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia Audubon Society makes donation to Council house at Nature Center
The Boone County Nature School just south of Columbia now has a new Council House, thanks to a $30,000 donation from the Columbia Audubon Society. The Boone …
Read More »Missouri Conservation personnel trying to clean up magazine rolls
The Missouri Department of Conservation is working to develop a system that would require subscribers of the “Missouri Conservationist” magazine to renew their subscription. Missouri Department of …
Read More »Missouri Conservation and DNR officials pleased with opening day of trout season
Thousands of anglers lined the banks of southern Missouri’s three trout parks on Wednesday for the start of the catch and keep trout season. Officials from the …
Read More »(AUDIO): State lawmaker says MoDOT is already starting to remove dead deer, ahead of legislation
A mid-Missouri state lawmaker says recent legislation approved by a House committee has prompted state transportation officials to prioritize removing dead deer and large dead animals from …
Read More »Missouri House committee to vote Thursday on deer legislation
A mid-Missouri lawmaker says a bill is needed requiring the state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to remove and bury dead deer found on roads or highways large …
Read More »(AUDIO): State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) discusses dead wildlife legislation on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) says there’s a “food fight” between the Missouri Department of Conservation and the state Department of Transportation (MODOT) over which agency should …
Read More »State Conservation employees would receive pay raise, if Missouri lawmakers approve Parson plan
Missouri Department of Conservation employees will be included in the governor’s pay raise proposal, if the Legislature approves the plan. 939 the Eagle News has received inquiries …
Read More »Lemonade stand helps raise more than $2,000 for shop with a cop in rural mid-Missouri county
25 disadvantaged children from mid-Missouri are enjoying a brighter Christmas, thanks to your generosity and the Moniteau County Sheriff’s shop with a cop event. Sheriff Tony Wheatley …
Read More »Missouri DPS: cause of Wooldridge fire is still under investigation
The Cooper County Fire Protection District and other local agencies are still investigating to determine what caused Saturday’s massive wildfire in the Wooldridge area. Missouri Department of …
Read More »Governor Parson: Missouri state fair celebrates work of farmers and ranchers
Missouri’s governor says residents from across the Show-Me state know that summer wouldn’t be complete without spending a few hot August days at the state fair in …
Read More »MoDOT to brief residents Saturday about massive I-70 Rocheport bridge project
State officials are planning to hold detailed updates on the massive I-70 Rocheport bridge project on the third Saturday of each month. The state Department of Transportation …
Read More »NTSB remains on-scene at northern Missouri train derailment site
State troopers say four people are now dead and 150 others injured, following Monday’s collision between an Amtrak train and a dump truck near northern Missouri’s Mendon. …
Read More »Newly-elected CPS board members sworn-in; board approves financing for nature school project
Columbia’s newly-elected school board members were sworn-in at Monday night’s meeting, and the board also recognized outgoing vice president Dr. Della Streaty-Wilhoit. The board voted to accept …
Read More »Columbia’s school board to swear-in new members and discuss nature school on Monday
Columbia’s school board will meet tonight to vote to accept the results of Tuesday’s election, and the oath of office will be given to Suzette Waters and …
Read More »Boone County’s nature school will be accessible to all fifth-graders in the county
The Columbia community is close to raising its goal of $1.5 million for the 111-acre Boone County Nature School. The school involves a partnership between Columbia Public Schools …
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