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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Tuesday July 16, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Corps of Engineers Hosts Open House at Upper St. Anthony Lock & Dam
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 15 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at the Upper St. Anthony Lock and Dam on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis on July 27. Corps officials are hosting the free event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to allow people to get a behind-the-scenes view of the site, while also getting a better understanding of what the   more

Davenport, Iowa, Resident Earns National Corps of Engineers Award
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 15 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters in Washington, D.C., selected Mark Cornish of Davenport, Iowa, as the recipient of its 2023 Civil Works Planning Excellence Award for his work on the Lock and Dam 22 Fish Passage project. Cornish works for the Corps' St. Paul District as a senior biologist and technical specialist but sits in the Corps'  more

Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund Opens Third Round of Application Acceptance
JACKSON, Mississippi, July 16 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Governor Tate Reeves announced that the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund (MOSTF) will open its third application cycle utilizing $12 million in funding appropriated during the 2024 Legislative Session. The MOSTF Board of Trustees will be accepting grant applications beginning August 1st. The deadline for application submissions is September 3, 2024. MOSTF has previously awarded over $  more