August 2022

Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 29-year-old Derek J. Hacker of Perryville was charged with fourth degree assault on a special victim – intimidation, resisting/interfering with an arrest, detention or stop. Police say they were called to the area in front of Mary Jane Burgers & Brew at 9:13 p.m. […]

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Proposed scenic byway through the Ozarks awaiting local approval

JEFFERSON CITY – A proposed 375-mile-long scenic byway is headed to several communities for public meetings and a vote of approval. The Scenic Missouri group submitted the proposal, called “Ozark Run,” to the Missouri Department of Transportation, which is authorized to create a state system of scenic byways to preserve cultural, natural, archeological, rustic, historic or

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Treasurer Fitzpatrick announces first MOScholars Scholarships awarded

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced the first MOScholars scholarships have been awarded to students to attend a school of their choice. The Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation (TTEF), which serves the St. Louis region, completed its first round of awards this week.   “This is a great day for Missouri students.

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USDA recognizes exemplary peer support for breastfeeding mothers

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded two (2) WIC local agencies with the 2022 Gold WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence for exemplary efforts in supporting breastfeeding WIC mothers. The two agencies are: Clay County Public Health Center and Dunklin County Health Department. These awards were part of USDA’s National

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Volunteers needed to protect threatened mussel populations

EAST ALTON – For over a decade, volunteers with the Illinois RiverWatch program, part of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRRECsm), has been monitoring mussel populations in the Upper Sangamon River.    Last year, in collaboration with the Upper Sangamon River Conservancy, the Missouri Botanical Gardens and the St. Louis Zoo, the Illinois

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Ashcroft praises officials, poll workers, voters for successful primary election

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft thanked local election authorities, poll workers and voters for another successful primary election.   “Foremost, I want to thank our poll workers across the state – thousands of them – who showed up and made it possible for the people of Missouri to vote,” Ashcroft said. “And

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