By Clayton Lee, Missouri State Beekeepers Association SMITHVILLE, Mo. – Did you know there are no male honey bees (drones) in a hive during the winter? Beekeepers watch their colonies in late summer as the honey bees make their first step to prepare for winter. That first step involves removing the drones. Don’t worry, […]
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PERRYVILLE – Older than the bow and arrow, the atlatl was the first weapons system known on planet Earth. Join us for an introductory look at the history, use and science behind this amazing tool. Then give it a try to see if you have what it takes to hunt a mastodon in prehistoric
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STE. GENEVIEVE – In a joint effort Ste. Genevieve County and City have installed handicap and van accessible parking places at the “Isle of Flags” in downtown Ste. Genevieve. Gary Roth and the city street crew painted the spaces. Scott Schmeider installed the county -supplied signage.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The State of Missouri’s Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) within the Office of Administration (OA) will hold a hiring event from 1 – 4 p.m. on September 30 at the Harry S. Truman State Office Building, Room 490, 301 W High Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101. OA-ITSD is committed to transforming our
CHESTER – The Popeye Pedalers, a Memorial Hospital Pedal the Cause team, strapped on their helmets, saddled their bikes and hit the course to find a cure recently. Memorial Hospital’s 11-member team, joined 3,074 other riders and spinners on their “cancer curing” bikes at the St. Louis Pedal the Cause event on September 24th. The
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CHESTER – The City of Chester announces Popeye’s Fall Festival 2022. That’s right! Popeye and Friends invite you to enjoy a fun-filled weekend of events planned for October 14-16, in Chester. The weekend offers an event, activity or competition that is sure to be of interest to everyone. A weekend of family,
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — American Red Cross responders from across the Missouri and Arkansas Region are answering the call to help those impacted by disaster. Dedicated American Red Cross workers are arriving in Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian to prepare to provide critical help as Ian gets closer to landfall. Other Missouri and Arkansas teams
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. — Representatives from federal agencies, along with state officials, will visit Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Thursday to announce a program and hold a free, daylong workshop, both aimed at finding economic opportunity amidst the decline of coal-related industries in the region. The Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — An exciting lineup is ahead as the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-23 season gets underway this fall. The five-concert series features performances from October through April mostly at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium. Two of the concerts — Oct. 28 and April 4 — will help introduce listeners
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – The Ste. Genevieve County Health Department announces a contract continuance to provide WIC services for federal fiscal year 2023 has been signed with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a special supplemental nutrition program providing services to pregnant women, new mothers, infants
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