JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * City will plan and design drinking water system improvements * * * The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $226,000 loan to the city of Palmyra for planning and design work related to the city's ongoing drinking water improvement project. These funds will provide vital interim financing to cover early engineering and administrative costs while the cit  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news: * * * Includes improvements to I-70 from Blue Springs to Odessa * * * The Missouri Department of Transportation has received Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from teams interested in competing for the contract to design and construct the third project of MoDOT's statewide Improve I-70 Program. Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa will add a third lane each direction on Interstate 70 f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King blasting the company's efforts to allegedly silence Missouri farmers who sued the company following the closure and sale of the Dexter, Missouri chicken plant. "You have previously stonewalled my efforts to learn the truth about your shutdown of poultry plants in Noel and Dexter, Missouri," the Senator wrote. "Now, your company   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced the Senate Republican Conference committee assignments for the 119th Congress. The assignments have been ratified by the Senate Republican Conference and are expected to be ratified by the full Senate early next Congress. Agriculture John Boozman, Arkansas Mitch McConnell, Kentucky John Hoeven, North Dakota Joni Ernst, Iowa Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi Roge  more