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11 Best Places to Travel in September
AFAR
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June 30, 2025
Labor Day may mark the end of summer, and summer vacations, but that can make it an excellent month for less-crowded vacations. The weather is also more appealing in September in sweltering spots like Egypt, and you can eke out the last few weeks...
These Missouri Towns Throw the Best 4th of July Parties
97.9 KICK FM - Illinois
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June 30, 2025
We have so many amazing opportunities here in the Tri-States to watch fireworks, but if you’re traveling this 4th of July in Missouri, you might want to check out these nationally praised fireworks celebrations. These Missouri Towns Throw the Best...
Excitement Builds for Missouri’s 340-Mile River Race
97.9 KICK FM - Illinois
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June 30, 2025
Ever wonder what it would be like to paddle a kayak along the Missouri river from Kansas City to St. Louis? Many have, and they have been competing in the world’s longest river race for the last twenty years. 340 Miles across the Show-me state The...
Gasoline prices tumble for Fourth of July car travel
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) PARKERSBURG — In West Virginia, the average price for gasoline is five cents lower this week at $3.113 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. In Parkersburg the average price is...
Illinois’ Gas Tax Hike Is Going To Affect 4th Of July Travelers
96.7 The Eagle - Illinois
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June 30, 2025
According to AAA-Chicago, 4.2 million Illinois residents will be traveling for the 4th of July/Independence Day holiday weekend (3.86 million by automobile), and over 72 million Americans overall plan on traveling at least 50 miles from home...
Dr. Frederick James Hamilton: Myrtle Beach
Tabor Loris Tribune - North Carolina
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June 30, 2025
1945 – 2025 Dr. Frederick James Hamilton of Myrtle Beach, known to many as Rick, passed away on June 27 following an extended illness. He was 80. He was born March 6, 1945, to Dr. Stanley Hamilton and Ruth Hamilton in Linden, Michigan. He was...
Pritzker’s latest gas tax hike greets Independence Day travelers
Illinois Policy
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June 30, 2025
Just in time for Independence Day travel, drivers will face Illinois’ latest gasoline tax hike. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has added 29 cents per gallon since 2019 – costing the average driver $143 more per year. Independence Day travel is expected to set...
Upcoming commitment dates to know for Missouri football recruiting targets
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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Last week featured a mixture of wins and losses on the recruiting trail for the Tigers. Missouri football landed four players between Monday and Sunday. Three-star running back Maxwell Warner, three-star wide receiver, three-star offensive lineman...
BLM Hosts Free Family Events in Missouri River Breaks Throughout July
Hi Line Today - Montana
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June 30, 2025
FORT BENTON, Mont. — The Bureau of Land Management’s Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center is hosting free, family-friendly events throughout July. Highlights include ranger chats on July 5th and July 12th along the Missouri River, birding programs...
Man pronounced dead after kayak capsizes at Lake of the Ozarks
KRCG - Missouri
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One person drowned after a boating incident in Morgan County on Saturday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reported a Kuna Kayak was traveling north in Possum Hollow Cove at the Lake of the Ozarks. Around 10:15 a.m., the vessel overturned...
Overland man drowns at Rockford Park beach on Big River
KTTN - Missouri
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June 30, 2025
A 44-year-old man from Overland, Missouri, drowned Saturday evening while swimming at the Rockford Park swimming beach on Big River in Jefferson County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred at approximately 5:22...
Name Dropping | Beach working to prevent wrongful convictions
The News Gazette - Illinois
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To subscribe, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here To pitch a ‘My Turn’ guest column, email jdalessio@news-gazette.com. The line that everyone in prison is innocent — or at least claims to be — is often bandied about by law...
Midwest City Could Hit Triple-Digit Temperature Not Seen in Nearly 2 Years
Newsweek
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July 21, 2025
As a heat wave grips the Central U.S. this week, Kansas City, Missouri, could hit 100 degrees for the first time in nearly two years. "Kansas City, Missouri, has not hit 100 degrees since Aug. 25, 2023, but is positioned to do so on multiple days...
Nick’s Picks | Travel, Fireworks, Lacrosse and More …
Flatland KC - Missouri
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June 30, 2025
Kicking the Can Down the Road on Stadiums A Kansas deal to fund up to 70% of the costs of new stadiums for the Chiefs and Royals expires tonight. But it looks like the teams and our political leaders have decided to kick the can down the road, yet...
A Bridge Through Time: Restored 1891 Saline River span to anchor new era of trails and tourism
The Saline Courier - Arkansas
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June 30, 2025
It sits along a quiet stretch of the Saline River as it flows southwest through Benton — a serene location given the nearby structures of Interstate 30 and a trestle for the Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Since its construction, which began in...
LaDonne Kay Snavely – Service 07/27/2025 02:00 pm
My Mo Info - Missouri
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July 21, 2025
LaDonne Kay Snavely 10/03/1940 – 07/19/2025 LaDonne Kay Snavely of Farmington, Missouri, entered into her heavenly home after passing away suddenly on July 19, 2025, at the age of 84 years old. She was born October 3, 1940, in Pekin, Illinois. She...
MoDOT to host public meeting on Rte. 67 intersections in Madison County
KFVS - Missouri
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July 21, 2025
MADISON COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Transportation is scheduled to host a public meeting to discuss intersection improvements on U.S. Route 67 at Routes A and C in Cherokee Pass. The open-house style meeting will take place on...
Monitor flooding conditions for Sunday on MoDOT’s travelers map
Houston Herald - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
This has Unlimited Access. Please support our commitment to public service journalism. Subscribe now. Here are the latest road conditions in Missouri, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. On Sunday morning, only one Texas County...
City Utilities, others working to restore power to thousands following Sunday storm
KY3 - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Utilities across the Ozarks are working to restore power to thousands following Sunday’s storms. As of 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Springfield City Utilities reports over 10,300 customers are without power...
Series of crashes closes I44, car traveling high speeds goes off highway, hits tree
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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JASPER COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) - About 2:45 p.m. Sunday reports of numerous crashes I-44 westbound between Carthage/Fidelity near the first Joplin exit, Tara Motel/East 7th alerted E-911. Carthage Fire, Duenweg Fire, Jasper County Deputies, METS...