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The damage we've done to wetland ecosystems across the Lower 48 states in the last 100 years is hard to fathom. The vast habitat destruction has had a negative impact on waterfowl and other birds, mammals, insects and fish. Where I grew up in northern Indiana, the Kankakee River Marsh was once visited by approximately 20 percent of the migrating waterfowl in North America. Today, this once beautiful, meandering, marshland river is an arrow straight, levied ditch. The marsh is gone.

A jury of seven women and five men selected from Clay County voted Wednesday to convict Lynlee Renick of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She killed her husband, Ben Renick, a well-known Montgomery County snake breeder June 8, 2017.

With Christmas only weeks away, Boonville got in the Christmas spirit on Saturday, December 4th with Miracle on Main Street Festival. From parade of porches, which will continue through December 26th, Miracle on Main Street Festival also included Roslyn Heights Tours (which will go on daily from Dec.

Thanksgiving break is typically a time for high school students to get caught up on rest and family time. For one group of local students, this Thanksgiving was a time to make history.

Bald eagles are migrating south from Canada and the Great Lakes to hunt in Missouri, according to Missouri Department of Conservation. Missouri is one of the “leading lower 48 states for bald eagle viewing” with a surplus of big rivers, lakes and more, MDC said.

I hope everyone made the most of the Thanksgiving holiday. There are many things to be thankful for around the district and I hope each of you found something to brighten your day.