Primary Safety Belt Rally Scheduled

A primary safety belt rally has been scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 4 at the state Capitol. You can register for the rally online and get more info at savemolives.com.

No MOre Trash! Bash Scheduled for April

Spring into action this April and help clean up Missouri during the No MOre Trash! Bash 2009. No MOre Trash! Bash is a month-long litter-prevention celebration that encourages people to help clean up Missouri’s roadsides and streams. Bash

Sponsor-A-Highway Kicks Off

MoDOT officially launched Sponsor-A-Highway last fall in Kansas City. Sponsor-A-Highway, a sister program to Adopt-A-Highway, offers one more way to help clean up Missouri. Sponsor

Students " Can" Make a Difference

It’s time for students to put their art skills to the test while helping keep Missouri litter free by participating in the “Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter Free” Trash Can Decorating Contest for Missouri youth in grades K-8. The school that submits the grand prize entry will receive $500 and a trophy. $100 prizes in each of the three categories also will be awarded. Entry forms and other details about the contest can be found by visiting www.nomoretrash.org.

Missouri Has First-In-Nation Economic Recovery Project

Missouri made history recently by being the first state in the nation to award and begin construction on transportation projects funded by the federal economic recovery package signed by President Barack Obama. The first economic recovery project in the nation is in Miller County on Route 17. First

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