WELCOME NEW CHAMBER MEMBER: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Clinton, MO
St. Paul’s is a small congregation where members truly know and care for each other. We celebrate The Holy Eucharist and Morning Prayer on alternate Sundays, using the Book of Common Prayer.
1837 E Hwy 7, Clinton, MO st.pauls.clinton@gmail.com
stpaulsepiscopal.diowestmo.org https://www.facebook.com/stpaulsclintonmo
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Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
By state law, the sales tax holiday begins on the first Friday in August and continues through the following Sunday. Certain back-to-school purchases, such as clothing, school supplies, computers, and other items as defined by the statute, are exempt from sales tax for this time period only.
The 2025 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 1, and runs through Sunday, August 3.
The 2025 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday exempts all state and local sales or use tax taxes during the exemption period on qualifying items. During prior years only state and some local sales and use taxes were exempt, Senate Bill 153 changed this by exempting all local sales and use tax on qualifying items.
Information concerning the rate change, including the new rate, and access to the sales and use tax rate table is available on the Department’s website at dor.mo.gov/taxation/business/tax-types/sales-use, under the “Sales/Use Tax Rates” section.
The Department encourages customers to file their business tax returns through their MyTax Missouri Portal account online. The correct rates will be provided on the electronic return for each location. If you do not have an account, visit https://mytax.mo.gov and select ‘create an account’ on the main login page. If you choose not to obtain a MyTax Missouri account, you may still file your sales and use tax returns electronically as a guest.
For questions regarding the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, email us at: salesuse@dor.mo.gov
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Event by Clinton Main Street–Downtown Clinton Square Summer Sidewalk Sale Go see all of your favorite downtown businesses during our Summer Sidewalk Sale event! Thursday, Friday & Saturday July 31st – August 2nd businesses will have sales and specials!
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center (MOCIC), will host a vital community awareness event on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, located at 1531 North Vansant Road in Clinton. The event is open to the public and aims to unite law enforcement, first responders, faith and community leaders, health service providers, and professionals in mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services. The goal is to foster a proactive and collaborative approach to preventing, responding to, and recovering from the opioid crisis impacting Missouri and communities nationwide. The discussion will include a focus on opioids such as Fentanyl, Heroin, Morphine, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Codeine, Methadone, and Tramadol, with special attention to the growing connection between Fentanyl and human trafficking. Organizers emphasize that everyone has a role to play in creating safer, healthier communities. No registration is required to attend, and families, friends, and colleagues are encouraged to come. “This event is about bringing people together across disciplines and backgrounds to build understanding and drive change,” said Sheriff Aaron Brown. “Your voice matters.”
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Chamber Business Connection! Join us Wed., Aug. 20th for our first Business Connection at Seeds of Faith Preschool. Seeds of Faith will also be celebrating their 15 year anniversary. 12pm-1pm. Lunch provided. 215 North 7th St.
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Volunteer Opportunity–We are excited to invite you to volunteer at the inaugural Project Connect, a one-day public health fair dedicated to providing free health services, resources, and educational opportunities to our local community.
Event Details:
Date: Friday, September 12, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Benson Center, Clinton, MO
Project Connect will welcome approximately 350 attendees and is open to everyone in our region. Our goal is to connect individuals, families, and organizations with critical health services and valuable community resources.
Volunteer Opportunities:
• Set-up: Thursday, September 11, evening 4p-6p
• Event Day: Friday, September 12, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Lunch: Provided from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
If you’d like to volunteer, call Melissa at 660-885-2394.
Your support is essential to the success of this event, and we are grateful for your time and enthusiasm.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to give back to our community. We look forward to working alongside you at Project Connect!
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City of Clinton, MO–Notice to current City of Clinton business license recipients: Renewals for the October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026 fiscal year have been mailed or emailed out (check your junk/spam folder) this week. Renewals are due before October 1, 2025. Contact City Hall if you have not received your renewal form.
If you are a new business, please stop by City Hall at 105 E. Ohio Street, Clinton, MO 64735 or fill out the form below and return it with payment and support documents to City Hall or email mriffle@cityofclintonmo.com. New applications are also due by October 1, 2025. Call Mary Riffle at (660) 885-6121 if you have any questions.
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This week, we continued our “Featured” segments on the Chamber’s Facebook page. We are now taking text and images from our member’s websites, Facebook pages, Google searches, etc. and combining them into posts on our Facebook page. “Featured with the GCACC”. It gives the viewer a “one-stop shopping experience” for each of our Chamber members. We have a lot of Chamber members so getting every business on our page will take quite a while, but we think its well worth it! It’s just another service from YOUR Chamber of Commerce. This week, we “Featured” Equity Bank of Clinton….Overton Contracting…OakStar Bank of Clinton…Evans Pipe & Steel…Everharts Outdoor Store…Novus LifeCare Home Health & Hospice…Northern Cherokee Nation…Eyecare Specialties…Factory Connection…Northeast Baptist Church.
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Please consider nominating someone. Thanks!
NOMINATE YOUR 2025 AG PERSON OF THE YEAR! Sponsored by the Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce. Nominees for the Ag Person of the Year should have contributed outstanding service to the Clinton area agricultural community. The award is presented at the Ag Appreciation Dinner and Auction each August (this year on the 18th at 6pm at the Benson Center).
Please return completed nomination forms to:
Ag Committee/Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, 200 South Main, Clinton, MO 64735
Nomination forms are due by Monday, Aug. 4th, 2025.
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Truman Lake Community Foundation accepting applications for 2025 Fall Cycle
Contact: Kristi Kenney, Grant Committee Chair
660.885.1177
kristikenney197@gmail.com
All applications are due by Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
Non-profit agencies with 501(c)3 or similar tax-exempt status like schools, faith based organizations or governmental entities are eligible to apply for grants. In awarding grants, TLCF and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks (CFO) will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.
Eligible nonprofits can begin the application process online starting August 1, 2025 at cfozarks.org/applyforgrants.
TLCF was founded in 1998 with a mission to enhance the quality of life in Henry County and surrounding area through resource development, community grant making, collaboration and
public leadership. Through the generosity of donors, our fund balances have grown to $14 million dollars. To date, we have awarded more than $4 million in grants.
For questions, please contact Kristi Kenney at 660.885.1177 or kristikenney197@gmail.com
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Dear Friends of “Ag”, The Agri-Business Team of the Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to our annual dinner and auction this year. We are finalizing plans for the celebration of the 52nd Annual Salute to Ag for the Clinton/Henry County Area. The plans for the Annual Ag Dinner on Monday, August 18, 2025, are to recognize how important agriculture is to our local economy. We would appreciate your participation to help show your agriculture clients and customers just how important they are to you and to our area. Show your agriculture related customers how much you have appreciated their business over the years by furnishing these farm families with tickets for the Ag Appreciation Dinner on Monday, August 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. The PACESETTERS SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM is available again this year and the Agri Business Team invites you to participate by recognizing and honoring farm families who have kept the interests in agriculture alive and well over the past quarter century and through past generations. This year’s pork chop dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. at the Benson Convention Center, followed by the recognition of the Agri-Business Person of the year and the annual 4H/FFA Steer and Ham Auction. Those in attendance at the end of the evening will be eligible to win cash prizes. Please join us in honoring farm families throughout the area at the 52ndAnnual Ag Appreciation Dinner on August 18th. Sincerely, Jeff Stone Chair Agri-Business Team ********************************************************** Chamber Members-2025 PACESETTERS SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM ( ) YES! Please Sign us up as a Sponsor for the 52nd Annual Ag Dinner BUSINESS: ____________________________ CONTACT: ____________________ PHONE: _____________________________ FAX: ___________________________ DEADLINE AUGUST 13, 2025 We have SELECTED the following Sponsorship Program: ( ) PLATINUM Your Cost: minimum of 140 tickets ($12.00ea.) ( ) GOLD Your Cost: tickets 65-139 ($12.50ea.) ( ) SILVER Your Cost: tickets 35-64 ($13.00 ea.) ( ) BRONZE/Small Business Ag Pkg. Your Cost: tickets 5-34 ($13.50 ea.) NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL AG DINNER TICKETS NEEDED: __________ X $14.00 = __________
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We’ve had people come into the Chamber over the years wanting some item with Clinton on it…either as a souvenir, gift, school project, etc. We’ve had some items, but never before…magnets. Well, here they are! $5.00 at 200 S. Main St. M-F 8am-4:30pm.
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Help Wanted? Of course we can do that.
If you are a member of the Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, remember that we will post your job openings for free on our Facebook page. If you post them on your Facebook page and we see them, we will share it to our page. However, we’re sure we don’t always see those posts, so send those openings to us. You can tag us in your post of just email david@clintonmo.com or joyce@clintonmo.com.
We can also post job openings for non-members as well, but there is a small fee.
For more details, you can also call us at 660-885-8166 or stop by 200 S. Main St.
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Are you needing a meeting space in Clinton? If so, the Chamber of Commerce may be able to help you out. The Chamber of Commerce building at 200 S. Main St. features a conference room with a table and chairs for about ten people, possibly more if needed. The room features a big screen TV with access to Internet, zoom and more, a sink, coffee pot, microwave, refrigerator, and restrooms. This room is available to members of the Clinton Chamber free of charge. It is also available to those that are not members of our Chamber, however there is a fee. The room can be used during business hours from 8am till 4:30pm Monday through Friday. After hours and weekend hours can be discussed. For more information, call, email, or stop by. 660-885-8166, david@clintonmo.com or joyce@clintonmo.com. Our Chamber reserves the right to accept or deny meetings.
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TO FIND OUT WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND CLINTON, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR AT https://clintonmo.com/clinton-chamber-of-commerce/calendar/
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO OUR WEBSITE’S COMMUNITY CALENDAR, JUST EMAIL david@clintonmo.com