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GlobalWafers Awarded Up to $400M in CHIPS Funding for Silicon Wafer Plants in North Texas and Missouri
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers—which is building a $5 billion silicon wafer manufacturing plant in Sherman through its local subsidiary GlobiTech—will get up to $400 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce to build and expand facilities in Sherman as well as in St. Peters, Missouri. The funding is...
TWMP Midweek Update – July 17, 2024
Watch as Scott gives his first Midweek Update of the week. Scott is alone today and answers a few viewer questions. He also discusses some of the big races and the impact of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Survivors of childhood abuse ask for trial for former Missouri boarding school owner
Survivors of abuse are asking Missouri’s attorney general to proceed with the trial of the co-owner of Circle of Hope Girls Ranch, a now-shuttered boarding school for troubled girls in Cedar County. Stephanie Householder, who ran the school with her husband Boyd Householder, faces 21 charges of child abuse and neglect alleged by former Circle […] The post Survivors of childhood abuse ask for trial for former Missouri boarding school owner appeared first on Missouri Independent.
CBCO: Only 3% of Missouri population willing to give blood
At a recent Aurora Rotary Club meeting members enjoyed a program from Anthony Roberts and Belinda Belk, with Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO). Since 1995, Community Blood Center has met the transfusion needs of patients throughout the Ozarks. Each day, it delivers more than 250 blood donations to...
Missouri lawmakers say they feel safe at this week’s Republican National Convention
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) gave a speech Tuesday at the Republican National Convention about how the Republican Party will "Make America Safe Again" if Former President Donald Trump gets elected this fall. The post Missouri lawmakers say they feel safe at this week’s Republican National Convention appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Missouri AG applauds closure of pediatric transgender clinic at Washington University
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued a statement after a whistleblower announced the St. Louis pediatric transgender clinic at Washington University is shutting down. The closure follows an investigation into the clinic’s practices. “This is a huge win for the rule of law and for the safety of our...
GRAPHIC: Midwest is home to less than 10% of Hispanic farmers
According to the latest Census of Agriculture, the Midwest is home to less than 10% of the country’s farmers who identify as Hispanic. This makes it the region with the second-lowest Hispanic representation among farmers, behind only the Northeast. Nationwide, Hispanic farmers total 112,379, representing only 3% of all...
Storms flood the Ozarks and strand drivers in Toronto. New York town is devastated by tornado
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Another wave of severe storms pummeled a wide swath of the United States and Canada, leading to flash floods and water rescues Wednesday in the Ozark Mountains, dropping a tornado that ravaged a town in upstate New York and stranding drivers in high water around Toronto.
Drury Hotels Company Launches Meetings With More Program
ST. LOUIS, Missouri—Drury Hotels Company, LLC announced the launch of its Meetings with More program. Tailored to small (fewer than 100 attendees) and mid-sized (100-200 attendees) groups, Meetings with More aims to offer value for events at Drury Hotels. According to The Meeting Planner Survey: 2024 State of the...
Licking school district to bring operating levy increase before voters
Voters in the Licking R-VIII School District will vote on a 49-cent per $100 of assessed valuation increase in the district’s operating tax levy ceiling Tuesday, Aug. 6. The post Licking school district to bring operating levy increase before voters appeared first on Houston Herald.
Dozens of Drury student-athletes recognized for academic achievement
Drury Athletics had 39 student-athletes named Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholars by the Great Lakes Valley Conference on Wednesday. Named after Brother James Gaffney FSC, the former president of Lewis University for more than 27 years and two-term chair of the GLVC Council of Presidents, the award is presented annually to student-athletes competing in GLVC-sponsored sports who achieve a 4.0 grade point average during the academic year.
NFL legend Emmitt Smith to attend Boys & Girls Club of Springfield event
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Mercy Springfield Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield is welcoming NFL Hall-of-Famer Emmitt Smith as a special guest for its 25th annual Steak & Steak Dinner and Charity Auction this September. The event will take place at the University Plaza Convention Center on September 24, 2024, from 7-10 p.m. The event […]
Goldie Ann and Theodore Allen Pruitt
Nick and Kimberly Pruitt of Gainesville are the parents of twin babies, Goldie Ann and Theodore Allen, born July 3, 2024, in West Plains. Goldie was born at 7:25 a.m. and weighed 5 pounds 10 ounces and was 18.5 inches long. Theodore was born a minute later, at 7:26 am, weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces and measuring 19 inches long.
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