News Release 398

MEDIA ADVISORY:
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIRECTOR CHILDERS,
OMBUDSMEN TO MEET WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS
Officials to Visit Nevada, Stockton and Bolivar

Volume 34-398

Contact: Connie Patterson

(For immediate release)

573-751-1010

Sept. 22, 2006

WHO: Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Doyle Childers, Regional Ombudsmen Carrie Smith and Dave Woolery, and Chief Ombudsman Scott Totten.

WHAT: Visiting Nevada, Stockton and Bolivar and meeting with city and county officials on environmental issues of local concern.

WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 26. See itinerary below for details.

WHERE: See itinerary for details.

WHY: The purpose of the visit is to give Director Childers, Regional Ombudsmen Woolery and Smith, and Chief Ombudsman Totten the opportunity to meet with local officials and media to discuss issues involving the Department of Natural Resources. These meetings are open to the public.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

ITINERARY:

Tuesday, Sept. 26
1 to 1:45 p.m. -- Nevada – Nevada Community Center, 200 N. Ash, Nevada

2:30 to 3:15 p.m. -- Stockton – Cedar County Courthouse, Commission Room, 113 South St., Stockton

3:45 to 4:30 p.m. -- Bolivar – Bolivar City Hall, Council Chambers, 345 S. Main Ave., Bolivar

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