He’s had buildings and a bridge named in his honor. Now, former U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt has been inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians. A bronze bust of Blunt joins 53 other statues of famous Missourians in the hall. Blunt, a Republican, said none of his political...
In the roughly 200 years of Missouri being a state, only one person has ever held the offices of both Missouri House speaker and Senate president pro tem. That person is the late Ron Richard. The accomplishment has landed the Joplin Republican a spot in the Hall of...
The so-called “Betsy Ross of Missouri” has joined 49 others in the Hall of Famous Missourians. Marie Watkins Oliver, of southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau, played a key role in designing and crafting the Missouri State Flag. During a ceremony today at the state...
In 2007, Bob Barker was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians and awarded a bust at the Missouri State Capitol. Former House Speaker Rod Jetton led the way for Barker to be inducted. With Barker’s recent passing, Jetton joins Marshall Griffin to remember the...
Most Missouri state offices will be closed on Friday, in observance of Truman Day. Harry Truman, America’s 33rd President, was born 137 years ago in southwest Missouri’s Lamar. He was born in 1884. Truman was vice president in 1945, when President Franklin...
