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Montell Hord and Bobbi Rippinger of Willow Springs, MO, are the parents of a baby girl, Evangelina Miah DiAnn Hord, born March 15, 2022, at 1:09 p.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. She weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 20 inches long. Her siblings are Alvena, 8, Jason, 6, and Sapphire, 5. Her grandparents...
Greetings from Jefferson City. Spring is finally here and it is great to feel the weather get warmer. The turkeys are gobbling all over the state and I was happy to see that Youth Season this year was very productive. The right to hunt and bear arms is one our most cherished rights as Americans....
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In previous Capitol reports, I’ve mentioned the “markup” process, when the Senate Appropriations Committee proposes changes to budget bills sent over from the House of Representatives. As a member of this committee, I spent most of the past week reviewing Missouri’s 2023 Fiscal Year operating...
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways will soon replace seven deteriorating restroom facilities with flood-resistant pre-cast concrete vault toilets.   These new restrooms will be located at the Akers group campsites, Blue Spring day use area (Current River), Pin Oak river access point, and in the...
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As temperatures rise, humans and animals become meal tickets for ticks. Heartland disease, an emerging infectious disease first found in northwestern Missouri in 2009, is another reason to take precautions against ticks, says University of Missouri horticulture specialist and entomologist Tamra...
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The Senate continued to move legislation forward this week. We passed several Senate bills and sent them onto the House of Representatives for its consideration. We’ve also begun taking up House bills and amending them to reflect Senate priorities. One of those measures that began in the lower...
In the Missouri House this past week, we’ve been working on several issues, including public safety bills, K-12 school legislation, and again, on a big budget bill. I’m going to concentrate in this shorter report on the budget bill that I strongly support. House Budget Chair Cody Smith has...
On April 12, 2022 a Texas County Deputy began an investigation involving an alleged sexual assault on a child victim. During the investigation the two child victims provided information alleging that an adult acquaintance had sexual contact with them while visiting their residence. The suspect,...
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It was a full house at Mountain View City Hall on Monday evening with citizens gathering to close a controversial and rumor-ridden time in city leadership.   Outgoing Mayor Donnie Pruett presided over a few final items of old business. Notably, the Board resumed a contentious argument over...
The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to improve Route 160 in Howell and Oregon Counties. The proposed project includes the following: - Widening two box culverts located east of Allen Street in West Plains, Missouri and upgrading the guardrail - Overlaying Route 160 from Business...

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