SPRINGFIELD — Cold winter winds continue to bring a chill to the state meaning many Illinoisans will be turning up their thermostats to stay warm for the rest of the winter season. This also brings an increased risk for home fires and carbon monoxide incidents. Unlike smoke, carbon monoxide is a colorless and […]
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – The annual February 12 Symposium held in Springfield to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday has been rescheduled to Tuesday, June 21, 2022, because of concerns over the surge in COVID-19 cases. Biographer, historian, and widely known television commentator Jon Meacham, who was originally scheduled to speak at the February 12 Symposium Banquet, will
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins urged Missouri Senate leaders to adopt a Congressional map that maintains strong rural representation in a letter sent on Tuesday. Hawkins, in a letter to Senators Dave Schatz and Caleb Rowden, voiced the organization’s stance that Missouri Farm Bureau is committed to ensuring that rural Missourians’
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) continues to urge people to get vaccinated and boosted as it marks the two-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case reported in Illinois. Two years later, IDPH is reporting more than 30,000 COVID-19 deaths in Illinois. “On January 24, 2020 when we announced the first
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest reports. Among those listed as arrested: 43-year-old Rashanda L. Barfield of St. Louis at 11:08 p.m. Monday in Ste. Genevieve County on a patrol charge of driving while intoxicated on drugs. She was released.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — While the omicron variant continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified the highly prevalent, specific mutations that are causing the omicron variant’s high rate of infection. The findings help explain how the new variant can escape pre-existing antibodies present in the human body,
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As President Biden and his Administration work to lower costs for working families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary XavierBecerra announced the release of $100 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help families pay their outstanding heating and cooling bills. This funding comes on top of investment in the
JEFFERSON CITY – Transmission of COVID-19 continues to be high throughout most areas of Missouri. The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is continuing to adapt to the ever-changing needs among communities and provide additional free testing sites in other areas of the state, such as Hillsboro, Peculiar, Columbia and Springfield. Large testing events
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. for a regular session, with a work session to follow. Both meetings are open to the public and will be shown live on SteGenTV Channel 991 on the Spectrum Cable TV system in Ste. Genevieve. The tentative agenda for the
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Ste. Genevieve Heritage Commission meeting held Monday, January 24th have been released. A video of the meeting is available at https://youtu.be/YVJVmyK9T2M SG Heritage Commission Minutes 1 24 22
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