KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This Independence Day, keep the red, white, and blue in the sky and out of your rearview mirror. To help keep the community safe, local law enforcement is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, consisting of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Appellate Judicial Commission is acceptingapplications for judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, EasternDistrict, to fill the impending vacancy created by the August 2, 2022,retirement of Judge Colleen Dolan. The due date is July 29.
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ATLANTA, Georgia – The Centers for Disease Control has endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine. This expands eligibility for vaccination to nearly 20 million additional children and means that all Americans ages 6 months and older are
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Recently, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee released its draft agriculture appropriations bill for 2023. The bill outlines funding for multiple programs that benefit rural America, including Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) and the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). “The Center relies on lawmakers to show their support for these programs through the appropriations process,” said
By Jim Beers Contributing Writer CHESTER –The Chester Municipal Band is back for its 2022 Summer Concert Series. A rich tradition continues this summer as it has for more than 75 years. The continuous string of concerts was broken in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic struck with a vengeance, but Muni Band Director Steve
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CHESTER – The Chester Planning Commission will meet Thursday.. The tentative agenda for the meeting was released Monday. June 2022 Agenda
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MENDON, Mo. – A Chicago-bound Amtrak train with 243 passengers and 12 crew members onboard reportedly crashed Monday into a dump truck in Mendon, Missouri, about 80 miles northwest of Columbia, derailing eight cars and two locomotives. It is being reported that several people have been killed and dozens injured in that derailment in central
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ROLLA, Mo. — The U.S. Forest Service, acting as a trustee for Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration, is seeking public input on a draft plan to restore resources injured by impacts from lead mining in southeast Missouri. We invite the public to review the plan, available beginning June 28, 2022 on the Mark Twain National
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Federal District Court Judge Sue Myerscough denied a preliminary injunction last Friday regarding the recently passed law requiring gas stations to post signs on gas pumps touting the suspension of scheduled tax increases set for July 1st. Judge Myerscough made a decision on this case without hearing any oral arguments from either party.
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MT. VERNON, Ill.- Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 7 agents are investigating a Mt. Vernon Police Department (MVPD) officer-involved shooting at the request of MVPD. The incident occurred on June 25, 2022, at approximately 11:54 p.m. near 42nd Street at Veterans Avenue in Mt. Vernon. Preliminary information indicates MVPD officers responded
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