Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Tuesday, Jul. 08.

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NEW EVENT: Tuesday, Jul. 08 10:00 AM Kansas City Mayor Lucas’ public schedule – Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas meets virtually with French Consul General in Chicago Yannick Tagand to discuss economic and cultural ties between the city and France prior to next year’s FIFA World Cup matches in Kansas City and following the mayor’s recent signing of a Sister City Relationship with Metz, France (10:00 AM CDT), visits Husch Blackwell LLP interns (12:30 PM CDT), and participates in a ribbon-cutting celebration for new soccer fields at 9th and Van Brunt (3:00 PM CDT)

Weblinks: https://www.kcmo.gov/, https://x.com/KansasCity

Contacts: Megan Strickland, City of Kansas City, MO, Megan.Strickland@kcmo.org, 1 816 766 5134

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NEW EVENT: Tuesday, Jul. 08 2:00 PM Springfield media briefing on plans for coordinated storm debris cleanup and volunteer assistance effort

Location: Greene County Public Safety Center, 330 W Scott St, Springfield, MO

Weblinks: http://www.springfieldmo.gov/, https://x.com/CityofSgf

Contacts: Cora Scott, City of Springfield, cscott@springfieldmo.gov, 1 417 380 3352

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NEW EVENT: Tuesday, Jul. 08 3:00 PM Ribbon-cutting ceremony for 9th and Van Brunt Soccer Field Complex

Location: 9th & Van Brunt Athletic Fields Park, 901 Van Brunt Blvd, Kansas City, MO

Weblinks: https://www.kcmo.gov/, https://x.com/KansasCity

Contacts: City of Kansas City, MO 4th District, 4thDistrict@kcmo.org

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Tuesday, Jul. 08 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ AP Economic Educator Summer Institute

Location: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 1 Federal Reserve Bank Plaza, St. Louis, MO

Weblinks: http://stlouisfed.org/, https://x.com/stlouisfed

Contacts: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, mediainquiries@stls.frb.org

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Tuesday, Jul. 08 – Friday, Jul. 11 20th Annual Missouri American Water MR340 Race – 20th Annual MR 340 (aka Missouri 340) endurance race. Participants are allowed 86 hours to complete the 340-mile river course, with time deadlines at nine checkpoints en route. Only two-thirds of teams normally complete the race. Route begins at Kaw Point Park and ends at the Lewis and Clark boathouse

Location: Kaw Point Park, 1403 Fairfax Trafficway, Kansas City, KS

Weblinks: https://mr340.org/

Contacts: Steve Schnarr, Missouri River Relief, steve@riverrelief.org, 1 573 289 2077

Secondary date is August 4 – August 8, 2025 (race check-in August 4, race dates Aug 5-8, 2025) if postponed. START – Kaw Point Park, Fairfax Trafficway, Kansas City, KS; FINISH – Lewis & Clark Boat House, 1050 S Riverside Dr. St. Charles, MO

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Thursday, Jul. 10 9:00 AM OMFIF event with Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem

Location: Virtual Event

Weblinks: http://www.omfif.org, https://x.com/OMFIF

Contacts: OMFIF, enquiries@omfif.org

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Thursday, Jul. 10 – Sunday, Jul. 13 U.S. NDA Convention – U.S. National Dental Association Annual Convention – national forum for minority dentists

Location: Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center, 2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO

Weblinks: http://www.ndaonline.org, https://x.com/NDA1913

Contacts: LaVette Henderson, NDA, lhenderson@ndaonline.org, 1 202 588 1697