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Thursday, April 9th, 2026

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Good morning, Jefferson City. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 9th of April.

COMMUNITY NEWS

  • KRCG employees volunteered at the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri on Wednesday, Apr. 8, repackaging food for families facing hunger. Their work supported the KRCG 13 Cares: Together Against Hunger campaign that helped ensure food reaches neighbors across several Missouri counties.  KRCG-TV

ENVIRONMENT NEWS

  • During a recent Grow Native! webinar, Nadia Navarrete-Tindall at Lincoln University explained that native fruits such as wild plums, persimmons, pawpaws, spicebush & elderberries support both people and wildlife. The session detailed practical uses, seasonal yields and ways to turn the harvest into jams or other products.  Lincoln University of Missouri

HEALTH NEWS

  • MU Health Care posted a $56M operating loss from July to February including a $4.3M profit in Columbia and a $3.4M loss in Jefferson City, and its report will be presented today to the Board of Curators' Health Affairs Committee.  ABC 17

EVENTS

SUBMIT EVENT
  • Mid South Speed League - Meet 6

    5 AM – 3 PM — SK8 Zone LLC — No entry fee — Experience the thrill of competitive skate racing across four exciting divisions.

    Sun, 4/12/26

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  • Pizza & Pages Book Club

    6:45-7:45 p.m. — Missouri River Regional Library — Free entry — Discuss 'The Otherwhere Post' with pizza and soda for high schoolers.

    Mon, 5/4/26

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  • Cocktail Lab - May Edition

    6:30-10 p.m. — Roaming Spirits — Tickets required — Immerse in an interactive mixology experience with craft cocktails and fun science experiments.

    Sat, 5/9/26

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REAL ESTATE

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JOB BOARD

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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