Many people in Missouri live near Missouri waterways, such as the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, but do they have a connection more than that? A group of youth and young adults had a chance to get up close and personal with the Missouri River on Sept. 25 as part of a stewardship program run by Missouri River Relief .

YouthBuild , a job training program in construction skills, for the last seven years has partnered with Missouri River Relief for the stewardship program. Participants come from across the state, this time from Columbia , Cape Girardeau and St. Joseph and ranged in age from 16 to 24.

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