Violet Fay Hathaway, 94, of Lafayette, Ind. passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Rosewalk Village. Violet was born February 5, 1928 in Perryville, Mo., to the late Oda and Matlida (Wilke) Statler. On July 1, 1944 she married Edward Joseph Hathaway, Jr in Perryville, Mo. He preceded her in death on […]
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The Rev. Dr. Thomas N. Bass, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at his home. He was well-known throughout the region as the “Bishop of Southeast Missouri” and served as a minister of the Presbyterian Church USA for 62 years. Tom attended the Austin Theological Presbyterian Seminary, was ordained in 1962,
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Edith Corine Koch, 84, of Benton, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:30 am, Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Stonebridge Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center in Benton, Illinois after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born to the late Otis W. and Elizabeth Christine (nee Bowen) Falkenberry on October 23, 1937 in rural
Bonita Ann Horn, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:10 am, Saturday, August 13, 2022 at The Manor at Craig Farms, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Harold and Ina (nee Straight) Link on November 16, 1936 in Chester, Illinois. Bonita married Glen Horn on November 23, 1957 in Richland, Washington; he
LYONS, NEBRASKA – In a win for rural communities, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on Friday. Included in the package is funding for working lands conservation and investments in clean energy for rural communities. “This package will positively impact rural people across the country,” said Johnathan Hladik, policy director for the
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CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet Monday. The meeting is open to the public The tentative agenda: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA August 15, 2022 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING CORRESPONDENCE REPORTS Mayor City
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FARMINGTON – The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Mark Alan Chaplin, 60, of Farmington, Missouri, on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, for promoting and possession of child pornography. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Thursday convened the third meeting of the Commission on Implementing the Firearms Restraining Order Act (Commission). The Commission was created to advise on strategies for implementing the use of Firearm Restraining Orders (FRO). “The Firearms Restraining Order is another mechanism to keep firearms out of the hands of those
ST. LOUIS – After more than a decade, Bonnie Barczykowski, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri, has announced she will leave Girl Scouts in January 2023. “I am proud of all we do to help girls build the skills they need to lead in their homes, in our workplaces and in our communities.
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SEDALIA, Mo. – Grant Owen, son of Laura and Abe Owen, is the exhibitor of the 2022 Grand Champion Bacon at the Missouri State Fair. Grant is from Carrollton, and is a member of the Bosworth Fireballs 4-H Club. Grant‘s prize-winning bacon weighed 9.16 pounds. The Reserve Grand Champion honor went to Summer Wagoner of
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