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2.8-Magnitude Earthquake Reported Friday Night In Murphy, Mo.

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MURPHY, MO. - The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday night a 2.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Murphy, Mo., west of Fenton, Mo., around 5:30 p.m. Friday. Several near the Murphy, Mo., region reported they felt the earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported it as a 2.5 magnitude earthquake but changed it after 6 p.m. to a 2.8. The St. Louis Fire Department and St. Louis County Emergency Management Agency said there were no reports of injuries as a result of the recorded earthquake. St. Louis County said there were a large number of emergency calls directly after the earthquake. So far, there are no immediate reports of damage.

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This Week In Techdirt History: April 24th – 30th

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Five Years Ago This week in 2017, Ajit Pai unveiled his plan to replace net neutrality rules with fluff, while Canada was trying to defend net neutrality. Congress was trying (and then succeeding) to strip oversight from the Copyright Office, while a Texas lawamaker was looking for the power to decide who counts as a […]
Leigh Beadon

Severe storms possible Saturday afternoon and early evening

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ST. LOUIS - A Tornado Watch has been issued until 8 p.m. for the eastern and southeastern portion of the viewing area. A cold front will be moving into southeast Missouri and western Illinois and strong to severe storms will develop out ahead of that front. While some of the area remains rather cloudy, other [...]
Jaime Travers

Call for Volunteers for 10th Annual Pere Marquette Preservation Project 

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GRAFTON - The Sierra Club Illinois’ Three Rivers Project is calling for volunteers for the Spring 2022 Pere Marquette Preservation Project. The Pere Marquette Park Preservation Project, which will take place from May 21 to 22, has been restoring historically significant cabins in the Park’s Upper group camps since 2012 and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year! Local carpenters, roofers, and interested volunteers are invited to register for the event by Tuesday, May 17, 2022 via bit.ly/PM3PSpring22 . Over the past decade, volunteers have restored eleven structures at Camp Ouatoga to ensure the group camps remain open to the public. This year, the Three Rivers Project will be returning to Camp Ouatoga to complete restoration work on Unit Lodge #3. This restoration project began in fall of 2021, when volunteers spent a weekend in October repairing, roofing, and painting one half of Unit Lodge #3. Volunteers will finish up this project this spring. “The

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