EXECUTIVE ORDER 26-09

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 was extended by Executive Order 25-34; and

WHEREAS, Executive Order 25-34 is set to expire on April 1, 2026; and

WHEREAS, Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Barry, Barton, Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Christian, Clark, Daviess, DeKalb, Douglas, Dunklin, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Howell, Iron, Jasper, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Madison, Marion, McDonald, Mercer, Mississippi, New Madrid, Newton, Nodaway, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Pike, Putnam, Reynolds, Ripley, Schuyler, Scotland, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Wayne, and Worth are currently experiencing at least moderate drought conditions; and

WHEREAS, additional counties may enter moderate, severe, extreme or exceptional drought according to the U.S. Drought Monitor and those counties shall also be declared in drought alert; and 

WHEREAS, drought conditions remain such that the drought-response efforts described in Executive Orders 25-29 and 25-34 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 25-34.

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 September 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 31st day of March, 2026.

[signature of Michael Kehoe] 
MIKE KEHOE
GOVERNOR

ATTEST:

[signature of Denny Hoskins] 
DENNY HOSKINS
SECRETARY OF STATE

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