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Civil rights leader and Missouri’s first Black congressman, William L. Clay Sr., dies at 94
St Louis American - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. William L. Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman and noted civil rights...
Ronald M. Tucker (March 25, 1947 – July 17, 2025)
Sweetwater NOW - Wyoming
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July 24, 2025
Ronald Tucker, beloved husband, father, brother and friend, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at home in Hendrix, Oklahoma following a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. He was born to Ottis H. Tucker and Dorothy J....
Chris Jones: ‘You never know how many more training camps you’ve got’
Arrowhead Pride - Missouri
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July 24, 2025
At the end of the 2025 season, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones will have completed a decade in pro football. As he continues preparations for his tenth NFL season during training camp at Missouri Western State University in St....
Bill Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman who wielded power for 32 years, dies at 94
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
William L. Clay Sr., who became Missouri's first Black member of Congress, a champion of civil rights and workers’ rights and a force in regional and national politics for decades, died Wednesday. He was 94. During his raucous 32-year tenure...
New laws aim to make it easier for older Missourians to work in schools
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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St. Louis Public Schools students board a bus outside of Columbia Elementary, in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri kids could see a lot more gray...
Funding for Missouri Child Care Assistance Program Receives State Approval
Northeast News - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
Illustration by Kendall Williams Julia Williams Editor-in-Chief On average, families across Missouri spend anywhere between $10,000 and $14,000 annually on child care services, which rivals more than 5.3% of average rent costs throughout the...
Republic Board of Education earns governance award
Greene County Commonwealth - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
The Republic R-III Board of Education was one of 23 school boards from across Missouri to be presented with the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s (MSBA) 2025 Governance Team Award during the MSBA's Summer Summit, held on Monday, June 16, in...
Northwestern Missouri farmers build water resilience with help of NRCS programs
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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July 17, 2025
By Brooke DeCubellis, USDA Nestled in northwest Missouri’s Grand River watershed, local communities are making strides to balance the ebb and flow of water availability in the region through a number of efforts supported by USDA’s Natural...
Helping hands and happy feet: The Sneaker Project's impact grows in mid-Missouri
KRCG - Missouri
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NEW BLOOMFIELD — The Sneaker Project's reach has nearly doubled over the last few years. The organization distributed 907 pairs of shoes to mid-Missouri kids in 2021. That number grew to 1,673 pairs of shoes distributed in 2024. "There's a need...
Groups Spent More Than $9 Million Influencing Montana Legislators, With Mixed Results
Flathead Beacon - Montana
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July 24, 2025
Ron Marshall knew that he was beat. The vape shop owner-turned-state lawmaker had been in plenty of political scrapes over nicotine products during his tenure at the Montana Legislature, but this time was different. As chair of the House Human...
Who are the CUSA newcomers? Welcome Delaware and Missouri State
El Paso Times - Texas
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The University of Delaware and Missouri State officially joined Conference USA on July 1st, bringing the membership to 12. Conference USA may drop to 10 members next year with the potential departure of UTEP and Louisiana Tech. Both new additions,...
Mystery Shopper Snags $50K at Missouri Walmart
97.9 KICK FM - Illinois
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July 17, 2025
Normally when you go shopping in a Missouri store, you come out with less money than you went in with. For one mystery shopper this week, it ended up being the other way around as someone walked into a Missouri Walmart store and won $50,000, but...
Looking Back: sharing stories that pertain to the history of our county.
Blaine County Journal News-Opinion - Montana
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July 24, 2025
I got interested in this story when I met Jim and Martha at the Coal Banks Landing, on the Missouri River, where they were campground hosts. We visited and I learned they were doing a project about one room schools in Blaine County. It was a story...
Family Fun Column: Adventure awaits at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
The Douglas County Post Gazette - Nebraska
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July 24, 2025
Photos courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Ken Block Trumpeter swans take flight at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA – For families looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life, DeSoto National Wildlife...
William L. Clay Sr., civil rights leader and Missouri’s first Black congressman, dies at 94
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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Former Congressman William L. Clay. Sr., (third from right) traces the distinguishing letters of his name on a sign that will mark a section of the Poplar Street Bridge that has been named after him as his son, Congressman Lacy Clay, Jr. (left),...
Narcan Machines Appearing Across Missouri County
KICK AM 1530 - Illinois
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July 17, 2025
Narcan is the layman’s name for a medication used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Vending machines with free boxes of Narcan doses are being placed across St. Louis County. A half Dozen Machines Are in Place Now Opioid Overdose...
Margo Clayton (Tipton) Skaggs
Sentinel Tribune - Ohio
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July 24, 2025
Margo Clayton (Tipton) Skaggs died on July 16, 2025, at her home in New Bern, North Carolina. Born on November 27, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri, she graduated from the University of Kansas in 1960 and over the next 40 years taught school in...
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Missouri need property tax reform?
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
A special Missouri House committee began a series of hearings to take public testimony on property tax reform Wednesday. The meeting in Jefferson City stretched through much of the day and included remarks by legislators. One of them was...
'Good Trouble Lives On' protests set across Missouri. What to know.
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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More than a dozen protests are planned across Missouri on Thursday, July 17, in response to many of the Trump administration's policies. In the same vein as the nationwide "No Kings" protests last month, "Good Trouble Lives On" will see more than...
How will Kansas football coach Lance Leipold handle Missouri rivalry game?
Yahoo Sports
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FRISCO, Texas — When Lance Leipold started to address the renewal of Kansas football’s rivalry with Missouri, his comments quickly focused on a game that’ll be played before it. Leipold, the Jayhawks’ coach, highlighted his side’s season opener...