SUMMARY: Chelsea Held, a strongwoman from Southeast Missouri, recently secured 5th place at the 2024 Worlds Strongman Games in Madison, Wisconsin. Excited about her improvement from previous years, she highlights the global competition featuring over 20 women. Held’s journey began as a way to understand strongman competitions while coaching, and she quickly fell in love with the sport. As a personal trainer at Kopion Fitness, she inspires women of all ages to embrace strength training, dispelling misconceptions about becoming bulky. Held balances her fitness career with motherhood and aims to empower women to pursue fitness, with plans to compete again in May.

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SUMMARY: Missouri State University is advancing its performing arts initiative with the demolition of the ‘Art Annex’ to make way for the Judith Enyeart Reynolds Performing Arts Complex. Set for completion by summer 2026, this project is made possible through a $17.5 million donation from Tim Reynolds and the C.W. Titus Foundation, matched by the General Assembly. The complex will include new acting and dance studios, a black box theater, and renovations to Craig Hall, continuing the arts overhaul initiated with Ellis Hall and the John Goodman Amphitheater. MSU President Richard Williams noted ongoing campus construction totaling $245 million.

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SUMMARY: Missouri lawmakers have repeatedly attempted to ban intoxicating hemp products, like Delta-8 THC drinks, but the hemp industry has opposed these efforts, advocating for regulations instead. In response, industry leaders have introduced bills to establish licensing and regulation. However, the hemp community is divided on the details, with differences over THC limits, the three-tier distribution system, and which products should be regulated. Meanwhile, Gov. Mike Parson’s executive order aims to ban such products, and the state’s alcohol and tobacco division is proposing new rules to restrict their sale, potentially affecting thousands of businesses.

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