AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Duke Missouri. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/duke-mo 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/duke-mo https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:41:20 -0500 Jefferson City, MO – Winners of the 2022 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest will be showcased at a reception and exhibit https://www.americantowns.com/news/join-photo-contest-winners-for-a-reception-at-missouri-state-museum-31548306-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/join-photo-contest-winners-for-a-reception-at-missouri-state-museum-31548306-jefferson-city-mo.html Arts and Entertainment Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Jefferson City, MO -- Whether you’re a seasoned birder or a complete novice who can’t tell a blue jay from a cardinal, we want you! Join https://www.americantowns.com/news/roaring-river-state-park-hosts-birding-boot-camp-31548324-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/roaring-river-state-park-hosts-birding-boot-camp-31548324-jefferson-city-mo.html Sports and Recreation Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Watch online to learn the basic skills and gear needed to hunt wild turkeys Kansas City, Mo – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-offers-free-virtual-introduction-to-turkey-hunting-class-on-march-18-2023-31548332-kansas-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mdc-offers-free-virtual-introduction-to-turkey-hunting-class-on-march-18-2023-31548332-kansas-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Mitigate Black Vultures on Your Farm Missouri’s growing population of black vultures has led to increasing attacks on vulnerable https://www.americantowns.com/news/missouri-agriculture-updates-march-10-2023-31548334-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/missouri-agriculture-updates-march-10-2023-31548334-jefferson-city-mo.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Jefferson City, MO– Join Thousand Hills State Park team members, Truman State University faculty and the Adair County Public Library for https://www.americantowns.com/news/thousand-hills-state-park-presents-several-stargazing-programs-31548340-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thousand-hills-state-park-presents-several-stargazing-programs-31548340-jefferson-city-mo.html Clubs and Organizations Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Jefferson City, MO -- Join the 2023 American Birding Association Young Birder of the Year Zita Roberston and her family at Wakonda State Park at 6 https://www.americantowns.com/news/spring-bird-walks-planned-for-wakonda-state-park-31548425-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/spring-bird-walks-planned-for-wakonda-state-park-31548425-jefferson-city-mo.html Sports and Recreation Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Missouri – 3/15/23 – The right to choose one’s own political affiliation is a fundamental aspect of our democratic republic.  https://www.americantowns.com/news/mrsc-executive-committee-passed-two-resolutions-supporting-local-party-control-and-voluntary-party-affiliation-31550424-joplin-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mrsc-executive-committee-passed-two-resolutions-supporting-local-party-control-and-voluntary-party-affiliation-31550424-joplin-mo.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 St. Louis, Mo. (Mar. 15, 2023) — Today, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) proudly announced that she secured $82,259,000 in disaster recovery for https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-bush-secures-over-82-million-disaster-recovery-funding-for-st-louis-region-31550511-ozark-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-bush-secures-over-82-million-disaster-recovery-funding-for-st-louis-region-31550511-ozark-mo.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington D.C. (Mar. 14, 2023) — Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) is excited to announce that her office will be accepting Community Project https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-bush-announces-applications-open-for-fiscal-year-2024-community-project-funding-31550514-rolla-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-bush-announces-applications-open-for-fiscal-year-2024-community-project-funding-31550514-rolla-mo.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. (Mar. 13, 2023) — Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) released the following statement in observance of the third anniversary of https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-bush-statement-on-third-anniversary-of-police-killing-of-breonna-taylor-31550517-sedalia-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-bush-statement-on-third-anniversary-of-police-killing-of-breonna-taylor-31550517-sedalia-mo.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, during Women’s History Month, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), Sharice https://www.americantowns.com/news/reps-cleaver-graves-davids-mace-reintroduce-bipartisan-bill-to-honor-the-hello-girls-with-the-congressional-gold-medal-31550531-independence-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reps-cleaver-graves-davids-mace-reintroduce-bipartisan-bill-to-honor-the-hello-girls-with-the-congressional-gold-medal-31550531-independence-mo.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Jefferson City — Today, on behalf of Governor Mike Parson, Acting Governor Mike Kehoe ordered the U.S. and Missouri flags to be https://www.americantowns.com/news/acting-governor-kehoe-orders-flags-at-halfstaff-in-honor-of-hermann-police-detective-sergeant-mason-griffith-31551518-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/acting-governor-kehoe-orders-flags-at-halfstaff-in-honor-of-hermann-police-detective-sergeant-mason-griffith-31551518-jefferson-city-mo.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Eric Schmitt released the following statement after a Hermann, Missouri police officer was killed and another https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-schmitt-statement-on-killing-of-hermann-police-officer-31551615-blue-springs-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-schmitt-statement-on-killing-of-hermann-police-officer-31551615-blue-springs-mo.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Following the news that the Biden Administration will impose special assessment fees on banks across the country to bail out Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawley-announces-legislation-to-protect-customers-and-community-banks-from-new-fees-following-svb-bailout-31551638-saint-louis-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawley-announces-legislation-to-protect-customers-and-community-banks-from-new-fees-following-svb-bailout-31551638-saint-louis-mo.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Everyone can Notice-and-Takedown Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material (END https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-hawley-bill-allows-private-citizens-to-sue-big-tech-platforms-for-hosting-csam-31551641-columbia-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-hawley-bill-allows-private-citizens-to-sue-big-tech-platforms-for-hosting-csam-31551641-columbia-mo.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500