June 2022

$3.4 million Chester Bridge rehab contract awarded

SIKESTON – A $3,410,412 contract has been awarded to Keeley & Sons, Inc., for Chester Bridge rehabilitation. The bridge connects Perry County, Mo. with Randolph County, Ill. and has been slated for replacement and demolition. It is not known what effect the awarding of the contract yesterday will have on the timeline for replacement of […]

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MDC program can help landowners manage deer populations

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering Missouri landowners another way to help manage deer numbers on their properties. MDC’s Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) can help landowners manage deer on their properties by allowing them and hunters they designate to buy additional firearms permits to take antlerless deer on the

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Missouri attorney general joins letter opposing burdensome review of Nationwide Environmental Permit

 JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has joined a coalition of 21 states opposing the Army Corps of Engineer’s proposed review of Nationwide Permit 12 (“NWP 12”), a permit that serves critical energy and infrastructure needs within states by allowing entities to perform time-sensitive activities on infrastructure projects, such as construction and maintenance

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   25-year-old Miranda Alvirde Emmanuel of Jackson was cited for driving while intoxicated and failing to drive on the right half of the roadway May 7th.   Police say the charges followed a traffic stop on Cross Street at 2 a.m.   35-year-old Randy

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SIU’s Industry Day helps businesses expand through sales to government entities

by Christi MathisCARBONDALE, Ill. — Businesses that are interested in expanding their market opportunities by selling to local, state and federal governments will want to check out the Industry Day event coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center next week.The university’s Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center is hosting the free government and corporate contracting

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Social Security Board of Trustees: Outlook of combined trust funds improves

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASI and DI) Trust Funds are projected to become depleted in 2035, one year later than projected last

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Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center begins summer hours

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center is entering its first summer season with full hours. In order to accommodate families on day trips to the town’s other attractions, including the River Rapids Water Park, the museum will open early at 9am and stay open until 6pm in the evening. Your ticket is

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SURVEY: Over half of small businesses have jobs they can’t fill

JEFFERSON CITY – According to NFIB’s national monthly jobs report, the labor shortage continues to be a challenge for small businesses with 51 percent (seasonally adjusted) of owners reporting job openings they could not fill in the current period, up four points from April and matching the 48-year record high set in September. Twenty-three percent of owners reported

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