CHESTER – Chester Grade School presented its Character Awards Friday, April 1. The following Chester Grade School students received awards: Row 1, left to right): Remi Brandenburger, Alan Roman, Dawson Bierman, Neymar Ixcoy-Sica, Bennett Carter, and Gabe Blow. (Row 2., left to right): Callie Eckert, Hope Calvin, Zury Gomez, Jeretzy Garcia, Kanon Perry, Katelyn […]
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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — The Chester Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3252 has historically been known for sponsoring one of the biggest and best festivals in Southern Illinois. Each May for years the Chester Eaglefest has been a favorite of festival-goers throughout the area. After much consideration and diligent planning,
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SIKESTON, Mo. –As part of the project to replace the Chester Bridge over the Mississippi River, the Missouri Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation are currently reevaluating the Environmental Assessment (EA) completed in 2021, however, Project Manager Brian Okenfuss said the re-evaluation would not delay the new bridge.
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WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) slammed Democrats for pushing through trillions of dollars in reckless spending that has fueled inflation and driven up prices for hard-working families. As Blunt noted, inflation under President Biden has soared to a 40-year high of 8.5%, far exceeding the 2.9%
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) delivered remarks at a ceremony celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant. At the event, which was held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, Blunt highlighted Grant’s connections to Missouri and the significant contributions he made to our nation during the Civil
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With 896,570 Missourians labeled as “food insecure” according to the Map the Meal Gap 2016 study, Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance recognizes the need to obtain and distribute food to hungry families across the state. For the seventh consecutive year, insurance agents and producers, customer service representatives, regional coordinators and many volunteers
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A funeral will be held Monday, May 2, 2022 for 78-year-old Charles Patrick Tripp of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 8:17 am, Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Belleville Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. He was born November 13, 1943 in Anna, Ill. the son of George and Ruth (nee Jungers) Tripp who both preceded
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By Garrett Hawkins The clock is ticking. Not only on this year’s legislative session, but for Missouri legislators to enact landowner protections before more electrical transmission projects start knocking on our state’s door. Today, the energy sector is changing rapidly. A recent report on the future of electricity generation and transmission (MISO’s 2021 Transmission
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JEFFERSON CITY – The NFIB Research Center released a new survey yesterday assessing the impact inflation is having on small businesses. Small business owners first signaled inflation issues in the summer of 2021 when NFIB’s Small Business Economic Trends survey found increasing numbers of small business owners reporting “inflation” as their single most important problem.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. in the city hall board room for a regular session, followed by a work session. Both meetings will be televised live on SteGenTV Channel 991 on the Spectrum Cable TV system and on the SteGenTV You Tube channel. The video
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