March 2022

MSHP report

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests.   Among those listed as arrested:   25-year-old Christine M. Rapp of Ste. Genevieve at 1:13 a.m. Sunday in Perry County for driving while intoxicated. She was released.    

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First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site hosts National Gardening Day event April 9

JEFFERSON CITY – First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site team members are hosting an event honoring National Gardening Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9.    The historic site maintains, plants and grows a variety of plants and gardens, including an heirloom vegetable garden, herb gardens and native plantings. Team members and

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Chester Grade School Character Awards presented

CHESTER – The following Chester Grade School students were honored with CGS Character Awards Friday March 4 for demonstrating the trait of the month, “Self-Management Skills. (Front row left to right): Miles Bert, Jonathon Keeton, Alainah Helmers, Presley Howell, Ella Forsting, and Isaiah Meadows. (Back row, left to right): Kristopher Crouch, Ryker Ridings, Jailey Holt,

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Carl Kinsky places second in 2022 Sonnet Contest

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Ste. Genevieve resident has come in second place in the Southern Shakespeare Company of Tallahassee, Fla. 2022 Sonnet Contest.   Carl Kinsky placed second in the adult category for his “Ode to Two Wives.”               An Ode to Two Wives               In chains and shackled to dialysis,              

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Wugen to expand in St. Louis, creating up to 40 new jobs

ST. LOUIS — The Cortex Innovation Community and Washington University has announced that Wugen, a pharmaceutical research and development company specializing in cancer treatment, will expand in St. Louis. The company’s expansion includes the creation of up to 40 new jobs. Wugen’s expansion will allow the company to advance the development of next-generation cancer therapies

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Saluki Con 22 bringing celebrity guests, much more to SIU April 15-16

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Saluki Con is back at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2022, and the fourth edition of the event is bigger and better than ever, organizers say, with panels, gaming, a cosplay contest, artists, vendors, virtual reality, an escape room, workshops, demonstrations and much more! “There is truly something for

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Running on Empty

By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. = If there is one thing the Biden Administration excels at, it is blaming everyone and anything to avoid taking responsibility. Its favorite thing to do is play the blame game. When it is clear that out-of-control government spending is causing the highest inflation we have seen

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