JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies (IAOHRA) has elected Dr. Alisa Warren, executive director of the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, as their next president in a meeting held in Los Angeles last week. Dr. Warren becomes just the second representative from Missouri elected as president in IAOHRA’s 73-year history. […]
PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 47-year-old Jerry Lee Lucas Jr. of Perryville was arrested on a charge of driving while revoked, second or third offense, at 10:09 p.m. August 24th. Police say the arrest followed a traffic stop near the 1500 block of Alma Avenue. 30-year-old Starla S. Balsom
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s largest edible fruit, the pawpaw, can grow up to 6 inches long, with peak ripening in September. Can you find the biggest one? Help celebrate this edible part of Missouri’s history by participating in the Fourth Annual Picking Up Pawpaws Contest at Bennett Spring State Park. To join the
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) is requesting public feedback on its proposed Small Business Grant Program, funded via the State of Missouri’s share of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The $10M program provides assistance to small businesses through reimbursements for expenses resulting from the negative economic impacts experienced
JACKSON — The Riverside Regional Library system has released its calendar of events for September. There are two branches of the library in the River Region: Altenburg and Perryville. The Altenburg Branch is located at 66 Poplar Street. The phone number is 573 824-5267. The Perryville Branch is located at 800 City
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Fair Board is hosting a Truck-Sled Pull event. They invite the public to come out to the fairgrounds for fun, food, and drinks on September 10. The event starts at 1:00 pm. Gates open at 11:00 am. A pit pass goes for $15, adult general admission is
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ST. LOUIS – September is Better Breakfast Month and there has never been a better time to celebrate. Breakfast has long been called the most important meal of the day and for good reason. The documented benefits of eating breakfast include boosted brainpower, improved nutrient intake and revved up metabolism. Yet, according to the United
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CARBONDALE, Ill. – An intense three-week trek in June to Germany as part of a journalism study program not only gave Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate Oreoluwa Ojewuyi greater insight into journalism, but it also affirmed her belief in the importance of history. Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, a May 2022 graduate in SIU’s journalism and political science
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The tentative agenda for today’s meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission has been released. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. in the county courthouse. It is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Two students from the River Region attending Missouri State University have attain academic excellence and were named to the summer semester dean’s list. They are Mallory Clifton of Perryville and Cass Cavanaugh of Ste Genevieve. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least six credit hours during the summer semester and at
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