MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - Missouri state parks have added two new programs to allow groups to volunteer at state parks and historic sites.

Families, organizations, youth groups, school groups and businesses the opportunity to support a Missouri state park or historic site through the newly added Adopt-a-Park and Youth Volunteer Patch programs.

Groups can adopt areas within a park or historic site, such as trails, campgrounds, picnic areas and streams.

Groups are asked to contribute 200 hours of service hours a year for two years.

PERRYVILLE, MO (KFVS) - There will be a special free of charge, half-day collection of electronics waste for Perry County residents on Saturday, June 2.

Grant money has enabled Perry County Recycling Center to offer a special half-day collection whereby Perry Country residents can can recycle all electronics free of charge.

The special collection will take place on the parking lot of Rozier's Food Centre in Perryville from 8 a.m. to noon on June 2.

The recycling center does offer continuous recycling of appliances and electronics; but ordinarily, monitors would cost $5 each to recycle and televisions would cost $20. Appliances and most other electronics are always free of charge.

There is a limit of two televisions per vehicle for this special event.

All electronics and appliances will be accepted.