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May 9th, 2008 Local Residents, Old and Young, Remember Their Mothers: In honor of Mother's Day, we asked local residents to weigh in on their moms. We started at Rountree Elementary and ended up at The Gardens Assisted Living, asking each individual the same question: what is the greatest thing your mother ever did for you? KSMU's Kristian Kriner compiled this collection of motherly love.
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May 9th, 2008 Streamside Learning Station One of Several at Watershed Center: It’s National Drinking Water Week, and, as part of this week, KSMU is featuring a series of stories on the Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill. Today, Michele Skalicky takes you to a place at the center where hands on learning takes place.
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May 8th, 2008 Missouri Bike Trails Recieve a D for Safety: Report cards are out and Missouri received a D this year for bike safety.
Springfield certainly has more trails but getting to those trails is an issue for many bikers.
KSMU’s Erika Brame went on a bike ride to Queen City Cycle to find out more.
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May 8th, 2008 A Rain Garden is one of Many Green Components of the Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill: This is National Drinking Water Week, and, as part of this week, we’re bringing you a series on the Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill. In this segment, KSMU’s Michele Skalicky tells you about another unique feature at the site, a rain garden.
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May 8th, 2008 Ozarks Man Develops Hidden Waters Park: One Ozark resident is using his love of landscaping to develop a park in the middle of downtown Marshfield. And in the process he discovered a weird twist of fate connecting him to his family roots. KSMU’s Emily Nash got a tour of the park, and has the details.
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May 7th, 2008 Show-Me Kids at Mental Health Awareness Day: Friday May 8th is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Here in Missouri, activist groups will gather at the capitol building in Jefferson City for Show-Me Kids Mental Health Awareness Day. KSMU’s Megan Keathley has more.
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May 7th, 2008 Planners Study Environmentally Friendly Development Practices: This week, architects, engineers and planners are participating in “Ripple Effect: A Low Impact Development Conference” in Springfield. As KSMU’s Missy Shelton reports, before the conference, participants had the chance to consider ways to make developments more environmentally friendly.
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May 7th, 2008 CBCO Establishes Permanent Saturday Hours: You’ll soon have more opportunities to donate blood in Springfield. The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks has decided to establish permanent Saturday hours at its donor center on S. Glenstone. KSMU's Michele Skalicky has more.
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May 7th, 2008 Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill Features Many Green Components: It’s National Drinking Water Week, and, this week KSMU is bringing you a series of stories on the new Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill. In this segment, Michele Skalicky tells us about some of the eco-friendly aspects of the project.
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May 6th, 2008 Part 2 of Missouri State University Science Series: This week, KSMU is profiling Missouri State University science professors and their research as part of a series on innovative scientific research in the local community. The second professor in the series is actually a duo, Dr. Pawan Kahol and his research partner Dr. Kartik Ghosh. Together they are doing research to learn more about nanotechnology and the many ways it can be used. KSMU’s Jana Greer has more
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May 6th, 2008 Ozarks Students Receive Scholarships: Community Foundation of the Ozarks awarded over half a million dollars in scholarship funds to students from area schools on Tuesday. KSMU’s Kristian Kriner reports.
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May 6th, 2008 Cox Health Invites Couples to a Massage Therapy Class: Life can create a lot of stress for many couples.
Cox Health System is offering a class to help them release some of that built up stress together.
KSMU’s Erika Brame has more.
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May 6th, 2008 Fundraising Ongoing for the Watershed Center Building: It's National Drinking Water Week, a perfect time to think about water. And that's just what the folks at the Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill want you to do. The center is nearly complete. All that's left is the main building, but there's still money to be raised. KSMU's Michele Skalicky has more.
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May 5th, 2008 The Kitchen Sponsors 5K "Fun Run" To Benefit Homeless: The 17th annual Kitchen 5K Fun Run is set to kick off this Saturday, rain or shine. KSMU’s Jennifer Moore reports.
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May 5th, 2008 Springfield Schools Superintendent Meets with School Choice Advocate: The Superintendent of Springfield Public Schools recently met with the man many consider to be THE driving force to bring school choice to Missouri. Only on KSMU, an interview with Dr. Norm Ridder about his meeting with Rex Sinquefield. Here’s KSMU’s Missy Shelton.
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May 2nd, 2008 Dept. of Labor kicks off its "Safe Jobs for Youth" Campaign: The Missouri Department of Labor is initiating its “Safe Jobs for Youth” ad campaign just in time for summer. KSMU’s Megan Keathley has more.
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May 2nd, 2008 Evangel Football Team Travels to Kyrgyzstan: Saturday morning, athletes from Evangel University’s football team will board a plane and fly to Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous, largely rural nation in Central Asia.
KSMU's Jennifer Moore spoke with Evangel coach Chad Gehring, who’s accompanying his team on the trip.
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May 2nd, 2008 Tornado Tears Up Historic Downtown Ava: Just after six a.m. today a tornado ripped through downtown Ava, in south central Missouri. KSMU's Jennifer Moore surveyed the damage with Teresa Tost of the Douglas County Office of Emergency Management.
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May 2nd, 2008 City Utilities Workers Help Restore Power in Independence: Twenty-three City Utilities employees are in Independence, Missouri today to help restore power to customers whose lights when out because of strong storms. KSMU’s Missy Shelton reports.
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May 2nd, 2008 Severe Storms Cause Damage in the Ozarks: Tornado warnings were issued in several Southern Missouri counties this morning as severe storms moved thru the Ozarks. One of those counties was Douglas. KSMU’s Michele Skalicky has more.
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