EXECUTIVE ORDER
25-34

WHEREAS, on September 22, 2025, I declared a drought alert for 85 counties and the City of St. Louis through Executive Order 25-29; and

WHEREAS, Executive Order 25-29 is set to expire on December 1, 2025; and

WHEREAS, Audrain, Barry, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Butler, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cass, Christian, Clark, Clay, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Henry, Hickory, Howard, Howell, Iron, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Laclede, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Maries, Marion, McDonald, Miller, Mississippi, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, New Madrid, Newton, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry, Pettis, Phelps, Pike, Platte, Polk, Pulaski, Ralls, Ray, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, Scott, Shannon, Shelby, Stoddard, Stone, Taney, Texas, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wright, and the City of St. Louis were experiencing moderate, severe, or extreme drought and continue to do so; and

WHEREAS, the counties of Barton, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cedar, Chariton, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Sullivan, and Vernon have since begun to experience moderate, severe, or extreme drought; and

WHEREAS, drought conditions remain such that the drought-response efforts described in Executive Order 25-29 are necessary to support continued mitigation.

NOW THEREFORE, I, MIKE KEHOE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, by virtue and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Missouri, do hereby extend Executive Order 25-29, with the inclusion of 21 additional counties listed above.

I further direct that as additional counties enter moderate, severe, extreme, or exceptional drought according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, they shall be declared in Drought Alert in accordance with the Missouri Drought Mitigation and Response Plan.

This Order shall terminate on April 1, 2026, unless extended in whole or in part. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this 26th day of November, 2025.

[signature of Michael Kehoe]
MIKE KEHOE
GOVERNOR

ATTEST:

[signature of Denny Hoskins]
DENNY HOSKINS
SECRETARY OF STATE

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