WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), Dick Durbin (Ill.), and Chuck Grassley (Iowa), along with U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (Ill.) and Ashley Hinson (Iowa), yesterday led a bicameral, bipartisan letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize funding for construction of the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) on the Upper Mississippi […]
CHESTER — A regular meeting of the Chester Community Unit School District 139 Board of Education will be held December 16, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chester High School Family and Consumer Science Classroom, located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL 62233 The tentative agenda: A G E N D A Call
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 16 and 17 years of age at least six months after completion of primary vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. “Vaccination and
JEFFERSON CITY – This holiday season, keep spirits bright by keeping spirits off the roads. The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety is urging drivers to avoid driving impaired as they travel to and from holiday gatherings. Statewide, law enforcement will be on the lookout for substance-impaired drivers, with targeted enforcement efforts Dec. 15, 2021, to
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PERRYVILLE — Filing continues for the municipal and school election in April. There is now a three way race Perryville mayor. The incumbent, Ken Baer and a challenger, Larry Riney, both filed Tuesday and Kenny Tucker filed on Thursday. All of the other incumbents at city hall have filed for re-election: Direk L. Hunt for
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report. Among those listed as arrested: 36-year-old Ryan D. Bundy of Bonne Terre at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 9 on a warrant out of Ste. Genevieve County for failure to appear, on a Jefferson County warrant for driving without a proper operator’s license
PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education held its regular scheduled board meeting December 8, 2021. Please see attached board newsletter. PCSD 32 SCHOOL BOARD REPORT
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SIKESTON—After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students put their bridges to the test yesterday at the completion of MoDOT’s 18th Annual Bridge Building Competition. This screenshot from the MoDOT video of the event shows the moment the bridge entered by Ste. Genevieve High School failed. When
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CAPE GIRADEAU – Nearly two years into the pandemic, everyone has earned a holiday break with their family and friends. But as the nation gathers again for celebrations this season, the American Red Cross, which provides 40% of the country’s blood, is facing historically low blood supply levels. Busy holiday schedules, breaks from school and
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SIKESTON—Southbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau and Perry Counties will be reduced to one lane Thursday, December 16 through Thursday, December 23, weather permitting as contractor crews perform pavement repairs to the roadway. This section of roadway is located from mile marker 129, near Perryville to mile marker 105, near Jackson. Weather permitting, work will
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