September 2022

Missouri Attorney General’s office secures 37 commitments of sexually violent predators since 2019

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday that his Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Unit has ensured the civil commitment of thirty-seven sexually violent predators since January 2019, when he was sworn in as Attorney General. The Sexually Violent Predator Unit seeks civil commitment of sexual predators who suffer from a mental abnormality […]

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NEXGEN Silica aligns with The Friends of Hawn Association in operational agreement

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – NEXGEN Silica has aligned with the Friends of Hawn Association (Friends of Hawn), leading the Friends of Hawn to withdraw its appeal against Nexgen Silica’s recently issued Missouri Mining Commission land reclamation permit from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR).   While the Friends of Hawn’s challenge to NEXGEN’s land

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Rate reduction approved for S. K. & M. Water and Sewer Co.

JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved an agreement in water and sewer rate cases filed by S. K. & M. Water and Sewer Company, which will reduce annual water operating revenues by approximately $16,160 and annual sewer operating revenues by approximately $11,980.   New water and sewer rates are expected to take effect

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A passenger car and a pick up towing a boat on a trailer were involved in a traffic crash on Route 3 in Randolph County Sunday

CHESTER — Three persons apparently escaped injury in a traffic crash on Illinois Route 3 Sunday afternoon in Randolph County.   The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office reports a northbound 2003 Ford F150 driven by 52-year-old Michael Fogerson of Chester was towing a boat and was traveling behind a 2010 Ford Focus driven by 62-year-old Bonnie

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Blunt, Klobuchar comments on Rules Committee Passage of bipartisan legislation to update the Electoral Count Act

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), the top Republican and Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, released the statements below after the Rules Committee voted 14-1 to advance S. 4573, the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation to reform

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Buchheit holds its 5th annual Handshakes for Heroes before Patriot Day.

PERRYVILLE – Handshakes for Heroes is a way for Buchheit to honor and remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Perry County Ambulance Director, Jenni France, and paramedics, Brandon Hinkle, Amanda Rellergert, and Dalton Abernathy (left to right), accept a gift basket presented by Buchheit of Perryville Manager Lisa Hille (center).   “We value

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COSLHS celebrates homecoming this week

EVANSVILLE — Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School is celebrating its homecoming this week.   Homecoming will be held Sat. Oct. 1 at Christ Our Savior gymnasium with coronation at 9:30 p.m.   This year’s theme is Harvest Homecoming. Homecoming court this year: in front sophomore representative Christine Liefer, freshmen representative Brianna Brake, junior candidates

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