A funeral will be held Monday, January 17, 2022 for 69-year-old D. Jean Jokerst of Ste. Genevieve who passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Festus, Mo. She was born May 16, 1952 in Bonne Terre, Mo., the daughter of Paul Bloom and Mary Bloom Winebarger, who both preceded her […]
JEFFERSON CITY — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, looking back on last year, published a list of major accomplishments his office completed in 2021. For the fifth consecutive year, Ashcroft reached his goal of visiting all 114 counties in Missouri. The secretary met with county clerks and other local election officials, visited schools, toured libraries,
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has released his “AGO in Review,” a recap of the work that the Attorney General’s Office completed throughout 2021. “In 2021, the Attorney General’s Office worked tirelessly to push back on extraordinary government overreach, fight violent crime, work to clear the backlog of untested sexual assault kits, and
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WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, and Richard Burr (N.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, sent a letter calling on U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to provide
WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, continued pushing back on Democrats’ election takeover. Blunt highlighted how Democrats have, from one election cycle to the next, reinvented their justification for federalizing elections, this time relying
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CHESTER — The Chester Chamber of Commerce has announced the board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 18th has been cancelled due to the increase in COVID related illnesses in the area. The next event on the schedule is February 15th for the lunch/meeting program. Jeremy Walker is slated to speak at that event. “We will
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PERRYVILLE — Kids from the ages of 6 – 12 are welcome to participate in a fun cake decorating class Saturday, February 5, 2022 from 2-4 p.m. at the Perryville Community Building. The class is $15/resident and $20/nonresident. Deadline for registration is February 2nd. An adult must also attend the class with
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, the Federal Disaster Declaration requested by Governor Mike Parson, Congressman Smith and Missouri’s U.S. Congressional delegation was approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for local Missouri communities heavily impacted by the severe storms and deadly tornadoes that swept across the state on the evening of December
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CHICAGO — With the current surge of COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious Omicron variant, the State of Illinois launched a new vaccine awareness campaign to explain the power of the life-saving vaccine. The ‘On the Fence’ campaign features 18 meaningful stories from Illinoisans who were initially hesitant but are now fully vaccinated. As
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SPRINGFIELD – Small non-profits that provide food, housing assistance and workforce and economic development can apply for funding through the Charitable Trust Stabilization Program, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today. “The new year brings a fresh start and an opportunity for small nonprofits to apply for grants to help their organizations serve the
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