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Missouri will buy back your Bradford pear trees

MO State News, News / March 19, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), in partnership with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), will host a Bradford pear “buy-back” program in locations around the state on April 26. Participants must register with EventBrite by visiting https://moinvasives.org/2022/03/10/callery-pear-buy-back-event-4-26-22/, choose their location, select a replacement tree species, and upload […]

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Missouri Attorney General shuts down Moscow Mills speed trap

MO State News, News / March 19, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY– Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has announced that his Office has obtained a consent judgment in his lawsuit against the City of Moscow Mills for violations of Senate Bill 5 and accompanying reforms. The lawsuit was filed in November, 2021, after information came to light about alleged ticket quotas and other violations of

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Meet the Ste. Genevieve R-II School Board candidates

News, Ste. Genevieve News / March 19, 2022

STE. GENEVIEVE – Two positions, each with a three-year term, will be available for the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education in the Tuesday, April 5, 2022 election. The expiring terms for Board members are Mr. Terry McDaniel and Mr. Richard Rudloff. Six applicants have filed a declaration of candidacy for the

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MDC and CFM thank deer hunters, processors, and sponsors for sharing the harvest

Featured News, MO State News, News / March 19, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) thank the thousands of Missouri deer hunters who donated 242,774 pounds of venison to the state’s Share the Harvest program this past deer season, including 5,053 whole deer. MDC and CFM also thank the participating meat processors throughout the

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Jackson woman hurt in Route C crash

News, Perryville News, Regional News / March 19, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY — A 21-year-old Jackson woman suffered minor injuries in a three-vehicle traffic crash on Route C in Cape Girardeau County Thursday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Elaine E. Edwards was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau for treatment. The patrol says Edwards was the driver of a 2020

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Individual held in connection with mobile home fire

News, Perryville News / March 19, 2022

PERRYVILLE—Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf reports a mobile home on Highway 61 caught fire Thursday, March 17, 2022, at approximately 9:42 p.m. He said the mobile home was located at 7928 N. Hwy 61. Emergency services were dispatched, and the sole resident, Jaimee Caine, was determined to not be present in the home.

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IDPH: 7,467 new cases of COVID-19 over the past week

Ill State News, News / March 19, 2022

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 7,467 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, which is down from 8,519 from March 11. That’s down 1,052 or 12 percent. The number of new deaths is 123 which is down 17 percent or 26 from the 149

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COVID-19 numbers fall in Perry, Ste. Genevieve Counties and statewide

News, Perryville News, Ste. Genevieve News / March 19, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY — The number of new COVID-19 cases is down in the state of Missouri and down in Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties according to the latest figures from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The state agency reports the number of confirmed and probable cases statewide for the seven days

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Chester City Council meets Monday

News, Randolph County News / March 19, 2022

CHESTER – The city council of Chester will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester. The meeting will follow the 5:30 p.m. Cemetery and Finance Committee. Both meetings are open to the public. The tentative agenda for the city council meeting: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL

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Biden’s Blind Eye to the Border

National News, News / March 19, 2022

By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHININGTON, D.C. – Thanks to President Joe Biden and Washington Democrats, our country is in the midst of multiple crises. Inflation continues at a 40-year high; grocery shelves are empty due to supply chain disruptions; Americans are paying on average over $4 per gallon at the pump; foreign dictators

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