September 2022

The East Perry Community Fair announces Mitch Miller as the Grand Marshal for the 2022 ‘Best Little Fair in the Land’

ALTENBURG – The East Perry Community Fair is proud to announce that Mr. Mitch Miller of Cape Girardeau will be honored as the Grand Marshal of the 2022 East Perry Community Fair parade.    The annual Fair parade will be held on Friday, September 23rd at 1:30pm and will run through the heart of Altenburg.  […]

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Nancy Jane Urquhart

A funeral will be held Friday for 73-year-old Nancy June Urquhart of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 5:29 pm, Monday, September 12, 2022 at Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.   She was born to the late Rudolph and Lorraine (nee Kramer) Mueller on June 3, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois.   Nancy married

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$1.6 m grant will fund Mizzou study of homeless gun violence

COLUMBIA, Mo. —Hsun-Ta Hsu is no stranger to the challenges faced by young adults experiencing homeless. In a previous study for the University of Missouri, Hsu, an associate professor in the School of Social Work was shocked by the number of encounters homeless young adults reported having with firearms — about 40 percent of participants in

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Blunt: Soaring costs in the Biden economy taking a toll on families

WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) outlined how rising costs, especially on essentials like food and home energy, are crushing families across Missouri. As Blunt noted, grocery prices were up 13.5 percent in August from a year ago, the largest jump since 1979.   CLICK HERE to Watch

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Blunt, Capito & colleagues introduce comprehensive regulatory and permitting reform legislation

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and 37 of their Republican colleagues have introduced the Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act, comprehensive federal

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Chamber program to feature new Chester school superintendent

CHESTER – The Chester Chamber of Commerce inviting all to join it  Tuesday, September 20th down at the Chester Eagles at 12 noon for a lunch program featuring guest speaker Kimberly Briggs.    Kimberly is the new superintendent of the Chester School District and is excited to share the latest news and updates about our schools in Chester.,  

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Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission meeting slated

CHESTER – The Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission meeting will be held Thursday, September 15.   The meeting is open to the public.   The tentative agenda:   Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission Agenda September 15, 2022   Pledge of Allegiance                                             Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes-Donella Butler Treasurer’s Report-Linda Rader   Public Petitions & Correspondence             Standing Committee Reports

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Child Passenger Safety Week is September 18-24

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol joins the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the National Safety Council, Safe Kids Worldwide, and other safety advocates to commemorate National Child Passenger Safety Week (September 18-24, 2022). Every year, children suffer needless injuries. In 2021, 14 children under the age of eight were killed in

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Drought Assessment Committee will meet Sept. 16 to discuss drought status

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s Drought Assessment Committee will hold its second meeting to discuss the status of the state’s drought as well as any recommended changes to the ongoing coordinated state and federal response. The Drought Assessment Committee will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 16, at the Lewis and Clark State

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