WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Cape Girardeau, MO The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster operation in Missouri is making service adjustments in observance of the upcoming Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. Disaster Recovery Centers: Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Sikeston and Doniphan will be closed on Labor Day. The centers already are closed on Sundays. B  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Today, Governor Mike Parson announced 16 appointments to various boards and commissions. Brian Brooks, of Marshfield, was appointed to the Missouri Propane Safety Commission. Mr. Brooks currently serves as vice president of Brooks Gas Company and as the National Propane Gas Association's Missouri state director. He further serves as vice chair of the Missouri Propane Educa  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Louis District issued the following news release: Kaskaskia River Project -- The 2024 Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders Inc. (LKSI) will be hosting their barge trip on Friday, September 6, 2024, at the Jerry F. Costello Lock & Dam in Modoc, IL (4800 Lock and Dam Road). This trip is reserved only for LKSI members who have reserved a spot by invitation. Due to the extensive preparation that goes into making this trip a success, the  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 31 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: David Parrott, vice president of finance for UPS Airlines in Louisville, Ky., has been named to the Transportation Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The St. Louis Fed created four District Industry Councils in 2006, each designed to provide important feedback about economic conditions in key Eighth District industry sectors. The members' observatio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release: Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept. 9-13, joined by representatives from 58 agribusinesses and organizations and nine state governments that represent the diversity of U.S. agriculture. While the trade mission takes place in Vietnam  more