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Three Rivers College has been awarded a $660,000 "MoSTEMWINS" grant from the Department of Labor aimed at expanding partnerships between local employers and the college to provide job training. The grant was obtained in partnership with 2-year institutions across the state through a consortium headed by the Missouri Community College Association and the State Technical College of Missouri. Three Rivers will use the funding to purchase assessment and training equipment for mechanical and electrical skills, programmable logic and computer numeric controllers, and process control technology.  The new equipment will be integrated into the college's Industrial Technology programs, as well as used to enhance the Advanced Manufacturing programs created with part of a $2.75 million Department of Labor grant the college

Three Rivers College has earned a spot on the G.I. Jobs Military Friendly® Schools List, putting the college among the top 15 percent of institutions nationwide noted for offering high-value education and a welcoming environment for veterans. The Military Friendly® Schools list is compiled by Victory Media and uses extensive research and a data-driven survey to find which among 12,000 colleges, universities and trade schools are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans, and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus. “Going to college after military service can be overwhelming, but the faculty and staff at Three Rivers have been top notch in providing support, guidance, and keeping veterans on the path to success,” said Raymond Richardson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement today marking the first anniversary of the disastrous launch of the ObamaCare exchanges: "One year after the disastrous launch of the $2 billion ObamaCare website, I continue to hear from families, workers, seniors, and small business owners across Missouri who are facing skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs, canceled coverage, fewer doctors, and job losses. That's because ObamaCare is more than a website with technical glitches – it's a flawed law that needs to be repealed and replaced with common-sense health care solutions." Since the disastrous launch of the ObamaCare exchanges, Blunt has gone to the floor almost every week the U.S. Senate has been in session to share health care

by Rachael Herndon JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri may join 6 other states that do not have a state lottery in 2016. Speaker-elect John Diehl announced today that he will be proposing a constitutional amendment that will allow the voters to repeal all state sponsored lotteries as it is provided for in the constitution. “We aren’t being honest with Missourians when we make them believe the lottery funds education. It does not,” Diehl said. “Missourians need to revisit the issue and answer some tough questions. Is the lottery an honest way to fund education? Should the state be in the gambling business? Who does the lottery really benefit and who does it hurt?” Over the past summer, the state lottery has been in

Press Release - On 9/30 at approximately 11:26 am employees at Minit Mart convenience store (located in the 3900 block of US Hwy 67) reported a gas drive off involving a white Chrysler mini van. A few minutes later, Poplar Bluff Animal Control Officer Mark Hastings saw the van driving south on US Business Hwy 67 in Poplar Bluff, and reported its location and direction of travel to the Poplar Bluff Police Department. At 11:34 am Poplar Bluff Sgt Chuck Harris attempted to execute a traffic stop on the vehicle as it turned south on Hwy 53 from US Business Hwy 67; but the driver accelerated in an effort to escape. After a brief pursuit, the vehicle ran off the