September 2022

Roadwork planned for Illinois Rt. 3 in Monroe County, Ill.

COLUMBIA, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that Illinois Rt 3 from I-255 to Gilmore Lake in Columbia will be intermittently restricted to one lane in each direction beginning Monday, September 12, 2022, weather permitting.  This work will take place daily.  Traffic in each direction will be maintained using flaggers and arrow boards. 

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SIU Carbondale enrolls largest freshman class in six years

CARBONDALE, Ill. — With its largest class of new freshmen in six years, Southern Illinois University Carbondale has enjoyed a second year of stable enrollment, totaling 11,107, just 1.4 percent lower than 2021. This fall, 1,518 Salukis are starting their college career, an increase of 6.8 percent over their predecessors. In 2021, the university welcomed 1,422

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Small RNA have big implications for crop growth

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Blake Meyers’ interest in plant science reaches back to his childhood, when he helped his mother tend to the family garden of flowers and vegetables in Williamsburg, Virginia. Today, Meyers is a professor of plant science and technology at the University of Missouri and a researcher at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, an independent,

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Soybean growers explore agricultural policy in bi-state collaborative program

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The future of American agriculture depends on sound public policy and involvement from farmer leaders who share an appreciation for the legislative and regulatory process. The Missouri Soybean Association (MSA), in partnership with the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA), welcomes 14 Midwest soybean growers to the Iowa-Missouri Policy Leaders Fellowship (PLF) to

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Missouri releases August 2022 general revenue report

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for August 2022 grew 4.7 percent compared to those for August 2021, from $962.2 million last year to $1.01 billion this year.   Net general revenue collections for 2023 fiscal year-to-date increased 18.9 percent compared to August 2021, from $1.66

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Perry County consolidates voting precincts and state says photo ID will be required for those casting a ballot

PERRYVILLE – Voters in western Perry County will have a new polling location beginning with the November 8 General Election. The Perry County Clerk and Election Authority has combined the precincts located in the St Marys township which include residents who previously cast their ballots in Silver Lake or Yount. The new voting location, known

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Ste. Genevieve planning and zoning okays self-storage business

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a request for a special use permit to allow self-storage facilites at `11307 Sav-A-Lot Drive in a general commercial district.   The action came during a meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission last Thursday.   The permit was sought by Meagan Wade

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