POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - A non-profit Alliance meeting will be Friday, February 15 at the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

At the meeting, they will be welcoming Kirby Burkholder, executive director of IFF. He will discuss how organizations looking to develop new location or expand their current operations can take advantage of IFF's services.

IFF is a non-profit lender and real estate consultant dedicated to working with organizations that serve low-income and special needs populations across Missouri. They support organizations in Missouri by providing solutions to their facility needs.

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(KFVS) - The Southern Missouri Region of the American Red Cross says they helped nearly 400 individuals across many of the counties in its 40-county service area from the end of December through January.

The Red Cross says there were three fatalities as a result of house fires with more than 80 incidents of fire and storm damage in January alone. Red Cross provided assistance with funeral costs in the three deaths. At least 16 different families of six or more were helped including one family of 11 in the household.

According to the Red Cross, individuals had insurance on their property in only about 30 percent of the cases.

(KFVS) - Missouri’s fifth-grade students are known to have lots of energy, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is seeking to tap that energy to provide ideas for the Earth Day 2013 slogan.

The Department of Natural Resources is once again sponsoring a slogan contest for Missouri fifth-grade students. Students are asked to create their slogan ideas based on the theme “Energy Efficiency.” The student submitting the winning entry will be honored at the Earth Day 2013 celebration, April 19 at the Capitol in Jefferson City.

A slogan contest entry form, rules and details are available on the Department of Natural Resources' website by clicking here.

Deadline for the slogan contest is Feb. 28. The winners will be announced in March.