August 2022

Learn about a littered landscape at Bennett Spring State Park

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – How long does it take for a plastic bottle or soda can to decompose? Learn the answer at “A Littered Landscape” program at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at Bennett Spring State Park.   Guests will learn about litter and how it affects the environment, as well as how they can help […]

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Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen will meet in work session Thursday

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen will meet in a work session following its regular session Thursday.   On the agenda:   The fiscal year 2023 city budget and a possible pay increase for city employees.   City Administrator Happy Welch says he will be asking the board to decide between an

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Three persons suffer minor injuries in Highway 32 crash in Ste. Genevieve County

JEFFERSON CITY – Three persons suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 32 in Ste. Genevieve County Friday morning.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 80-year-old Virginia M. Tucker of St. James was taken to Parkland Health Center Hospital and 25-year-old Dakota M. Bishop and 23-year-old Taylor N. Armbruster, both of Ste.

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Harold Edgar Heise

Harold Edgar Heise, 92, of Uniontown, Missouri passed away Friday, August 5, 2022 at Independence Care Center in Perryville. He was born September 17, 1929 in Frohna, Missouri to Henry and Elda (Richter) Heise of Wittenberg, MO. He and Ruby R. Heise were married October 6, 1956 in New Wells, Missouri. Harold was a Korean War Veteran. He worked at International Shoe Co for 40 years and Altenburg Hardwood for 10 years.

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A Nation Without Borders

By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – A nation without borders is not a nation. But ever since President Biden took office, he and the radical Left have worked to enact the most sweeping parts of their immigration policies, putting America on track to become the only nation in the world where anyone

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EPA issues guidance to help communities locate lead pipes that can contaminate drinking water

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is releasing guidance that will help communities and water utilities identify lead pipes that connect drinking water service to homes and other buildings. This action marks a key milestone in implementing the Biden-Harris Administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan. Together with unprecedented funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,

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Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson unveil First Lady’s official portrait to be displayed at Governor’s Mansion 

JEFFERSON CITY – On Friday, during an event at the Governor’s Mansion, Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson unveiled the First Lady’s official portrait that will join 28 other portraits of Missouri First Ladies displayed on the first floor of the Governor’s Mansion.    “This portrait isn’t just about me, but rather about our

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Green Party submits 10,000+ signatures to regain ballot access in Missouri

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — On Monday, August 1, 2022, the Missouri Green Party submitted over 10,000 ballot access petition signatures from residents in over 90 Missouri counties to the Secretary of State’s office in Jefferson City so as to regain the right to run corporate-free candidates in the Missouri general election this November.  These thousands

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