Friday, May 24 2013 11:49 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:49:49 GMT
Postal Service employees who have driven more than a million-accident-free miles are offering safety tips to those hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend.
Postal Service employees who have driven more than a million-accident-free miles are offering safety tips to those hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (KFVS) -
The emergency cost-share program established by Gov. Jay Nixon, designed to provide water for Missouri farmers and livestock producers, has approved 3,712 applications from across Missouri.
Gov. Nixon stated that agriculture is the backbone of Missouri's economy and that his administration is working hard to provide emergency relief to farmers and producers facing water shortages due to the extreme drought conditions.
This emergency program is helping protect the livelihood of what he called a vital pillar of our community: farmers and producers.
On July 23, Gov. Nixon authorized the State Soil and Water Districts Commission to establish the emergency program to provide much needed relief to Missouri's agriculture community. To be eligible for the program, projects had to provide immediate and material relief to the applicant. This authorization came the same day that the governor signed an executive order declaring Missouri in a state of emergency because of the severe drought.
As of August 8, Gov. Nixon reported that the emergency cost-share program had approved a total of $18.7 million to help those approved applicants. The program will cover 90 percent of the cost of an emergency water project, such as digging or deepening a well. The applicant is then responsible for the remaining 10 percent.
Gov. Nixon also stated that he appreciates all of the dedicated people working for and with the local soil and water districts, the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri Soil and Water Program for all the long hours they put in to review and screen the applications that were submitted.
Funding for the emergency program comes from unallocated reserve funds provided by the State Soil and Water Districts Commission and state resources that were made available by Gov. Nixon through House Bill 8, which allows the governor authority to direct funds for "responding during a declared emergency...provided the services furnish immediate aid and relief."
Friday, May 24 2013 11:44 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:44:25 GMT
TAMPA, FL (WTSP/CNN) – Authorities in Tampa, FL, made a startling discovery during a foreclosure eviction. Police found 66-year-old James Hopkins living on the property that belonged to someone else. They
Authorities in Tampa, FL, made a startling discovery during a foreclosure eviction.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:40 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:40:11 GMT
(CNN) – Nearly 115,000 federal workers will get a four-day weekend, but it's not reason to celebrate. The employees have to take furlough days thanks to the forced spending cuts that kicked in March 1. The
Nearly 115,000 federal workers will get a four-day weekend, but it's not reason to celebrate.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:59 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:59:20 GMT
(CNN) – Brad Pitt has become one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood the last two decades. But the actor said recognizing other people's faces has always been a problem. In an Esquire interview,
In an Esquire interview, Brad Pitt said he was convinced he suffered from "face blindness."
Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window.
Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out of her Manhattan apartment...
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