A free Birding Workshop and hike will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., on March 14 at Wallace State near Cameron. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is hosting the free program with MDC conservation educator Adam Bransgaard will lead the hike and discuss bird species commonly spotted in winter, what natural habitats attract birds, and how to identify birds. Winter is a good time for birding, since the lack of foliage makes spotting them easier.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- March 1 marks the annual opening of catch-and-keep trout fishing in Missouri at the state’s four trout parks: Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring River State Park near Cassville, and Maramec Spring Park near St. James. The catch-and-keep season at the trout parks runs through Oct. 31.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect a $130,243 penalty from Champion Brands LLC, a producer and seller of automotive lubricants, to resolve alleged violations of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. According to EPA, the company failed to submit required annual reports listing releases of toxic chemicals at the company’s facility in Clinton, Missouri.
In coordination with the Missouri National Guard (MONG) and the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (DHEWD), Governor Mike Parson announced the establishment of the Project Eagle Apprenticeship Program, to qualify military training and experience towards a federally-recognized apprenticeship certification.
During the course of a day, in addition to following up on active criminal investigations, each officer responds to calls for service, makes and answers phone calls, conducts traffic stops and answers questions from citizens and other agencies. Among the calls for service officers have reported the following:
Late last year, it was announced that the Halls of Brookfield Senior Apartments project was funded. The $10 million project includes a three-story facility “Halls of Brookfield”, for seniors 55 and over. There will be 40 apartments that will rent from $265-$685 a month. This approval came after the city had applied for the three-story housing unit.
The body of a Blue Springs man was found at the Poosey Conservation area in Livingston County on Feb. 19. The Livingston County Sheriff ’s Office (LCSO) responded to the Wind Pump Trail after receiving the call at about 2:47 p.m. on Feb. 19. Jamesport residents reported finding the body.
Ongoing Sewing Class at the Brookfield YMCA. Free sewing class on Mondays and Thursdays at 10 a.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri hunters and anglers that related annual permits expire at the end of February, including 2021 permits for small game, fishing, trout fishing, and combination hunting and fishing.
IT’S A GIRL!!!!!! Hadlee Dawn Meek arrived Feb. 10 to make her home with Andrew and Scotta Meek, Linneus, and brother, Hudson. Grandparents are Scott and Jodi Meek, Meadville, and Randy and Lisa Jenkins, Chillicothe. Janet Meek, Chula, is a paternal great-grandmother.