09/04/2026
WEEKLY UPDATE FROM THE GREATER CLINTON-AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/BY DAVID LEE-DIRECTOR: 9.4.26
The Chamber of Commerce will close at 12pm on Friday, Sept. 4th and reopen at 8am on Tuesday, Sept. 8th. Happy Labor Day Weekend!
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The 33rd Annual Ag Appreciation Golf Tournament was this past Saturday at the Clinton Country Club. We thank our sponsors and players after another successful tournament. We had 27 teams with four on each team and these sponsors;
Ag Pro Insurance Agency
Bernard Tax & Bookkeeping
Chris and Beth Walker
Cook Tractor Parts
Dan and Lisa Wallace
Farmers Elevator and Supply Co.
Full Line Lumber Center
Gregg Smith Ford Lincoln
Groff Dental Studio
Hampton Inn-Clinton
Haven At Hedgewood Estates
Hawthorn Bank
Hendrich Farms
Hennemann's Dirt Work and Consulting
Henry Co. Mutual Ins.
In Memory of Wilbur Slocum
Jennings Land, LLC
Jim Falk Motors
Meadows Contracting
Mills & Sons Insurance
Osage Valley Electric Coop
Parks Cabinets
ProAmpac
REMAX Truman Lake
Sherman Plumbing & Heating
Taylor, Nold, Kenney & Mitchell
W & S Door
Wetzel Family Foundation
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The next Chamber Ambassador Luncheon is coming up Sept. 15th from 11am till 1pm at the Elks Banquet Room in Clinton.
Hear from a panel of local business, childcare provider, and Child Care Works experts on how the program is working in our community.
Also, a presentation by Henry Co. Sheriff Aaron Brown and Gary French from the Henry Co. Health Dept. They will be talking about Project Lifesaver.
There will be a question-and-answer session.
Contact the Clinton Chamber to purchase tickets at 660-885-8166 or email [email protected].
Chamber members: $25 Non-members: $30
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The next Chamber Business Connection will be Sept. 22nd from 11am till 2pm at Henry County Mutual Insurance, 325 N. Second St. The Chamber will be there at 11am for the celebration. Light refreshments and giveaways. HCMI is celebrating 135 years in business.
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This week, we continued our “Featured” segments on the Chamber’s page. We are now taking text and images from our members’ websites, pages, Google searches, etc. and combining them into posts on our 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 it’s well worth it! It’s just another service from YOUR Chamber of Commerce. This week, we “Featured” A&K Railroad Materials, Inc….Zollicker Gas Diesel Propane…AA Mechanical Contractors, LLC…World Finance…AAA Property Management Company, LLC… Wizard Lawn & Landscape, K-BLE Rentals, LLC…Adair Village…Wilder RV… AI Brands…Whitehead Consultants Inc.
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Clinton Alumni Tailgate 2026 RSVP
The 2026 Clinton Homecoming Tailgate is Friday, September 18 at 5:30 PM. If you are NOT currently a member of the CHS Alumni Association, the cost to attend is $20 and that covers a lifetime membership to the association. Which also means all future tailgates are free of charge to you! PLEASE RSVP BY SEPTEMBER 13!!! If you will have additional people attending with you that are not CHS alumni, it will be a $15 charge to attend. Event Address: Clinton Stadium, 600 E Clinton St. Contact us at [email protected] and [email protected] with any questions.
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If you’re a business owner and belong to the Chamber, be sure to update those pages so we can share your information on the Chamber’s page.
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Clinton Main Street--Wine Stroll Tickets are NOW on sale! Online at Event Brite or at the Clinton Main Street Office. 116B W Jefferson
VIP $45/General Admission $30
September 26, 2026
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Truman Lake Moose Lodge 2722·
WE'RE GOING TO TRY SOMETHING NEW!
Truman Lake Moose lodge 2722 is hosting a Drive by Food Drive for Ronald McDonald House! On September 10th from 3:30PM till 7:30PM, and we're inviting the whole Community to participate. Show your Heart of the Community, Drive by, Donate, and feel better about helping some family in need.
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Event by Henry Co. Museum
211 W Franklin St, Clinton, MO We're celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Henry County Historical Society that began in 1966, and the 50th anniversary of the Henry County Museum (which is owned and operated by the Society) that opened in the historic Anheuser-Busch building in 1976. The celebration is on October 3rd from 4:00 to 6:00. It will be held outdoors by the Homestead barn, located behind our Dogtrot Log Cabin on Franklin Street (across the street from the museum). The Truman Lake Dulcimer Band will play a wide range of popular music — folk, gospel, country, patriotic, older rock, and traditional dulcimer tunes. Folks are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to settle in and enjoy the music. There will be two food trucks on hand to handle hunger and thirst needs: Sarge's Kettle Corn and Smoke Ring BBQ . There will be a prize drawing every 30 minutes (umbrellas, t-shirts, etc., with a grand prize of a Lifetime Individual membership). Attendees need to put their name in the hopper when they arrive.
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There will be a blood drive at the Clinton High School on Oct. 30th. It’s at the high school at 1106 S. 2nd Street from 8am till 2pm. Visit redcrossblood.org to register or for more information.
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State Fair Community College will offer a new paramedic training program at its Clinton campus through a partnership with the University of Missouri Health Care Emergency Medical Services Institute and Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare.
The 51-week program will begin Oct. 29. Classes will meet Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Clinton campus. Participants must hold a current basic emergency medical technician certification before entering the program. Students will complete 516 classroom hours and 650 clinical hours for a total of 1,166 training hours. The application deadline is Oct. 16.
Participants must apply through the University of Missouri’s paramedic program website at https://extension.missouri.edu/.../ems.../paramedic-program.
Program information also will be available through The LearningForce at https://connect.sfccmo.edu/portal/tlf.
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Check out the Chamber’s new Directory with the link below. The one you can hold in your hand should be here by the end of the month. They are free!!
https://emflipbooks.com/flipbooks/GCACOC/Directory/2027/
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Missouri Humanities--We are SO EXCITED to share more community stories, and we're thrilled to announce that we're taking nominations for Small Town Showcase 2027!
If your town has 10,000 people or fewer and is located within the State of Missouri, we hope you consider nominating your community! Here's how it works:
Nominate your town here: https://forms.gle/fyHFidMok4znJwfUA Nominations are open through October 1.
The five communities with the most votes at the end of the voting period will be our featured communities for Small Town Showcase 2027!
Each featured community works with Missouri Humanities on a short film and podcast episode to highlight what makes Missouri towns so wonderful.
We can't wait to see what comes next for Small Town Showcase! Questions? Email [email protected].
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Missouri SBDC at SFCC (Sedalia, MO)--Want to grow your business online—for FREE?
The Missouri SBDC at State Fair Community College is partnering with SFCC's accredited Digital Marketing students to provide FREE one-on-one digital marketing consulting for local businesses!
If your business has:
An active website
An active presence on at least two social media platforms..you may qualify to work directly with student consultants who will help you strengthen your online presence while gaining valuable real-world experience.
Topics may include:
Website Strategy & Design…Search Engine Optimization (SEO)…Analytics…Paid Search & Display Advertising…Email Marketing…Social Media Strategy…Online Reputation Management
Digital Marketing Strategy……and more!
This is a true win-win—your business receives fresh ideas and actionable recommendations, while students gain hands-on experience working with real businesses.
There is no cost to participate!
Now accepting businesses for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027.
Register today by scanning the QR code on the flyer or using the registration link: https://missouri.ecenterdirect.com/?home=77
Questions? Contact: Kelly Asbury – [email protected] 660-596-7350
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Clinton Animal Shelter·We are looking for pet friendly businesses in the Clinton area that would allow us to come in and do PET POP UPS. This might only be 1 to 3 dogs, or it could be a kennel of cats or kittens.
We would advertise ahead of time that we are going to be at your business, and it would only be for an hour or two or however long you would allow us to stay. No work on your part! Just allow us to hang out. This gives people another place to come to meet the pet besides the shelter.
These types of events get our homeless pets out in public and seen. It also gets them more socialization and out of the shelter. In the long run, we hope it helps them find their forever home.
To get put on the list of places that would do a Pet Pop Up or for more details please email - [email protected] or call/text 660-351-2834.
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Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare--Need a helping hand? Project Connect brings more than 50 organizations together under one roof to connect individuals and families with free health services, support programs and community resources.
Join us Friday, September 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Benson Convention Center in Clinton.
No appointments, no insurance and no fees required. Free lunch and transportation assistance are available. Learn more by calling 660-890-7406.
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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 page. If you post them on your 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 [email protected] or [email protected]. 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, [email protected] or [email protected]. Our Chamber reserves the right to accept or deny meetings.
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Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Looking for quality health coverage at a reasonable price? Check out the Chamber Benefit Plan. Learn more https://mochamber.com/memb.../missouri-chamber-benefit-plan/
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If you need help with your job search, we're here to assist you. Whether you're starting a new career journey, preparing for your first job, or recently unemployed, we offer resources and services at no cost.
Visit https://bit.ly/2QsgIcf to learn more.
Take advantage of the FREE job-related skills workshops offered at Missouri Job Centers. Don't miss the opportunity to boost your career potential - register TODAY: buff.ly/3XvBTMu
Jobs Mo Gov·Are you interested in expanding your knowledge and skills? To learn more about online learning and training courses that are available at no cost, visit https://bit.ly/3U3YgGl
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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 [email protected]
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VENUES FOR CLINTON
1311 Event space, 1311 North Washington St., 660-885-2201
American Legion Post #14, 1003 S. Lakeview Dr., 660-885-5306
Amphitheatre, Artesian Park, 660-885-2181
Benson Center, 1004 E. Sedalia, 660-885-2181
Clinton Country Club, 225 NE 100 Rd, 660-885-2521
Clinton Eagles Aerie #3667, 723 N. 3rd St., 660-885-5811
Clinton Elks #1034, 115 W. Franklin St., 660-885-3481
Clinton Housing Authority, 7 Bradshaw Dr., 660-885-5852
Clinton Masonic Lodge #548, 1109 East Ohio St., 660-351-4040
Clinton Rotary Club, 200 W. Franklin St., 660-885-6914
Clinton Senior Center, 970 E Sedalia Ave., 660-885-3482
Dietz Family Buffet, 1520 E Ohio St., 660-885-6545
Friends Room-Henry County Library, 123 E. Green St., 660-885-2612
Gathering House, 1321 E Ohio St., 660-869-7804
Golden Valley Eagles, 723 N. 3rd Street, 660-885-5811
Hampton Inn, 900 Kansas Ave, 660-885-4488
Henry County Museum, 203 W. Franklin St., 660-885-8414
Mallard's Roadhouse, 201 NW Hwy 7, 660-885-3824
Meadow Lake Golf Club/Holly's Kitchen, 1000 Watson Parkway, 660-885-8326
Parkfield Inn, 506 Kansas Ave., 660-890-6188
Primitive Olde Crow, 32 SE AA Hwy, 660-885-2051
VFW, 510 West Allen, 660-525-0470
Village Pavilion, 303 S. Vansant, 660-909-4714
Let us know if you know of others. Thanks!
