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Missouri state budget sets aside $1.5M for advanced DNA testing of backlog of unidentified bodies
ST. LOUIS — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed the new state budget into law on Friday, and while it's packed with many things that keep our state running, there's a new portion of the budget that will help identify remains that have been unidentified for years. On April 17,...
Ameren donates A/C units to East Missouri Action Agency
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Ameren Missouri has donated 100 window air conditioning units to the East Mo. Action Agency in Cape Girardeau. According to a release, 50 of these Energy Star-certified window air conditioners will be distributed to customers throughout Cape Girardeau and the other 50 throughout Park Hills.
Almost Yesterday: Fred McGuire wins Congressional Medal of Honor
It seems like almost yesterday that Fred Henry McGuire of Gordonville, Missouri received our nation's highest award for valor, the Congressional Medal of Honor. McGuire was born on November 7, 1890 and joined the Navy at age 19 in 1909. Following basic training he was advanced to the Rank of Seaman, Hospital Apprentice and Chief Pharmacist's Mate. He was assigned to the gunboat U.S.S. Pampanga, a captured Spanish gunboat which was outfitted in 1899 as a U.S. Naval Vessel.
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