July 2022

Chester Police Department has a new K9

CHESTER – The Chester Police Department would like to introduce K9 Freddy and veteran handler Officer Laramore to the citizens of Chester. Freddy is a one-year-old German Shepherd imported from the Czech Republic. He’s a dual purpose patrol dog certified in narcotics detection, tracking, apprehension and handler protection.   They graduated the six-week basic K9 […]

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Clever COVID-19: MU researchers show how evolving virus evades antibodies

University Of Missouri News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. — As new Omicron subvariants of COVID-19 continue to sweep across the United States, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified specific mutations within the virus’ spike protein that help Omicron subvariants evade existing antibodies humans have from either vaccines or previous COVID-19 infections. These mutations help explain why

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE –  The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   68-year-old Gary W. Gibbar of Perryville was cited for failure to abate a nuisance June 30th. Police say they conducted a re-inspection of property in the 300 block of Magnolia Street and noted a nuisance had not been abated.   25-year-old Haley L.

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Rep. Adam Niemerg urges school districts to opt out of National Sex Education Standards

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has filed new rules with the Secretary of State on the adoption of the National Sex Education Standards, a move State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) hopes local schools will oppose.   “Local school boards have the authority to establish their own curriculum guidelines and do not

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Second in Equity Report series highlights financial barriers to higher education

JEFFERSON CITY –The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development’s Office of Postsecondary Policy has released part two in its Equity in Missouri Higher Education Report. The second part of the report is focused on student issues in accessing higher education and progressing through their college career. The report is part of a series,

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Southeast Missouri Regional Planning reports ozone and air quality readings

PERRYVILLE – The Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission has passed alone the latest ozone readings through July 17th.    Since the last update in early June, there have been significant increases in the high readings for the year.   State wide there were nine exceedances in ozone readings between the St. Louis and Kansas City areas.  This

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Suspects in Eden Road burglary are identified

CHESTER – Randolph County States Attorney Jeremy Walker has obtained arrest warrants for Jacob Reeder of Campbell Hill, Illinois and Taylor Collins most recently of Fayetteville, Illinois for their involvement in last week’s burglary on Eden Road in rural Randolph County.   Both Collins and Reeder have each been charged with one count of Burglary

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