MARSHALL, Missouri, Sept. 30 -- Missouri Valley College issued the following news: Missouri Valley College is hosting the 14th biennial conference for the International Association of Robin Hood Studies from October 18-21. The three-day conference invites academics from all over the world to participate and share research related to the Greenwood Outlaw, Robin Hood. The conference is held once every two years, and travels between England and the United States. This year it is being hosted by M  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Today, Governor Mike Parson announced that he has appointed Ray Wagner to the Conservation Commission, made one appointment to the Veterinary Medical Board, and filled two county office vacancies. Lorrie Duckworth, of Bloomfield, was appointed as the Stoddard County Public Administrator. Ms. Duckworth has served as a deputy juvenile officer for the 35th Judicial Circuit   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: For the month of September 2023, Governor Mike Parson granted 19 pardons pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals. Families have been or are in the process of being notified. Governor Parson has instructed his legal team  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 30 -- The Washington University St. Louis' George Warren Brown School issued the following news: For more than two decades, Brown School Professor Lora Iannotti's work has focused on nutrition around the world, from a study of wild foods in Madagascar to an intervention aimed at feeding fish to more children in Kenya. Her new job title is certainly a mouthful, but it signifies important work that she believes will help carry public health to a new level at Washington   more