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Brace Yourself for a Shock on Your Missouri July Electric Bill
You might want to sit down for this. Have you received your electric bill yet this month? My Missouri bill that was formerly somewhat manageable has just exploded. Help. The website Energy Sage says the "average" energy bill for a Missouri household is around $144 per month. Obviously, there are many variables including what temperature you put your air conditioner on, the size of your Missouri space that you need to cool, etc. However, that number has been pretty accurate for our Missouri home...until now.
Moderate Drought Expands in Missouri Despite Recent Rainfall
Missouri’s drought picture is a bit complicated this week. The latest drought monitor map shows an area of moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions in northeastern Missouri has shrunk in size, thanks to recent thunderstorms moving through. However, an abnormally dry area in southwestern Missouri has expanded and moderate drought conditions have developed in Joplin and Neosho. Overall, nearly 80% of Missouri is not experiencing any dry conditions at all, an improvement over last week’s figure of nearly 75%. Missouri remains under a drought alert until September 1st.
Missouri counties say they lose money housing people headed to state prison
The cost of holding someone in a Missouri county jail for those days and months before and after a conviction ultimately falls to the state. In 2024, the state spent about $50 million to reimburse counties for the cost. But it’s had trouble keeping up with that tab. That’s left counties stuck with most of […] The post Missouri counties say they lose money housing people headed to state prison appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Payment backlog leaves Missouri child care providers desperate, on the brink of closing
This spring, the state of Missouri owed Kimberly Luong Nichols $5,000 in backlogged payments for children at her Kansas City daycare who were part of a state subsidy program. For four years, she’s operated a licensed daycare inside her home, where she currently serves 10 children. Luong Nichols stopped drawing a salary last summer to […] The post Payment backlog leaves Missouri child care providers desperate, on the brink of closing appeared first on Missouri Independent.
What’s on your Missouri primary ballot this August
(The Beacon) – Voters will have a chance to weigh in on Kansas City police funding and who makes it onto the November ballot during the Missouri primary election on Aug. 6. The deadline to register to vote in the primary is July 10. You can think of a...
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you shoot your own fireworks on the Fourth of July?
Fireworks stands are plentiful in Mid-Missouri, so there's plenty of opportunity to make your own home fireworks display for the Fourth of July. The post QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you shoot your own fireworks on the Fourth of July? appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
6 Real Hollywood Movies are Casting in Missouri This Year
I've never wanted to be a movie star. What I see in my mirror every day should not be on the big screen or your TV. But, if you still hold out hopes of Hollywood stardom, I did find 6 real Hollywood movies that are casting in Missouri this year.
USA Today Readers Say America’s Best Dog Bar is in Missouri
I would like to have been in the room when this idea was first presented. A place to take your dog where you can also sample tasty brews. That is how the concept of a dog bar was born and now USA Today readers say the best ones in America are in Missouri.
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