March 10, 2023

This Week's Highlights: Feds slap restrictions on pipeline, PFAS about to get limits, a study on Mississippi River delta loss, paddlefish season begins on the 15th, Shepherd of the Hills center to close for new construction, a suggested amendment to allow Osage River gambling, pelicans return to Missouri, a boater saved by texting to 911, remembering the 1928 St. Francis Dam collapse, a Johnny Morris memory, closed Chariton River bridge response, trout fever, and notes from Confluence Country

MISSOURI
Suggested Amendment for Casino
Lawmaker suggests constitutional amendment for Osage River casino
News Tribune

Paddlefish Season Opens March 15
Missouri paddlefish season opens March 15
MDC News Online

Text Saved Stranded Boater
'That's the power of it': Text helped save stranded boater after call wouldn't go through
KSDK

Shepherd of the Hills Center will Close for New Facility Construction
MDC’s Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Center will close March 12 to begin construction on new facility
MDC News Online

Pelicans Return
Pelicans Return! These Funny Sea Birds Make An Annual Stop At Lake Of The Ozarks
Lake Expo

Trout Fever
Trout Fever
The Licking News

Responders Plan for Closed Bridge
Emergency responders have plans in place for Chariton River bridge closure
KTVO.Com

NATIONAL
Forever Chemicals About to Get Limits
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ about to get their first US limits
AP News
 
Feds Slap Restrictions on Pipeline
Feds slap restrictions on more than 1,000 miles of Keystone pipeline after Kansas oil spill
KCUR

Confluence Country
This Is Montana: Confluence Country, where the Yellowstone and Missouri meet
Billings Gazette

Johnny Morris Recalls St. John’s Visit
FISHING REPORT: Seeds for Daytona's Bass Pro Shop were planted 50 years ago on St. Johns River
Daytona Beach News Journal

LSU Study on Delta Land Loss
LSU researchers dig into the past to help stem Mississippi River Delta land loss 
BusinessReport.Com

California 1928 Dam Collapse Disaster
Southern California’s St. Francis Dam Collapse Is One Of The Worst Disasters In This State’s History
OnlyInYourState