CHESTER – The Steeleville High School Volleyball team held a “Spike for a Cause” game in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness on October 12. (Front row left to right) Kaylee Darnell, Daisy Czapla, Madi Yates. (back row, left to right) Coach Beth Wingerter, Olivia Raby, Avery Roberts, Deb Stenberg, Chemo/Infusion RN House Supervisor, Carrie Jo […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Farmer’s Almanac is forecasting a “Hibernation Zone” across the Midwest for the winter season. Though it’s still too early to tell what the winter will bring, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is preparing for the worst. The department will hold its annual statewide winter operations drill on Thursday, Oct. 20. With
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Monday, October 10, 2022 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission have been released. SG COUNTY MINUTES 101022
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick Tuesday announced that the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) has sold all public equities managed by BlackRock, Inc., pulling approximately $500 million in pension funds from the investment manager. At the MOSERS Board of Trustees meeting in June, the board directed staff to require
JEFFERSON CITY – Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office has submitted a proposed rule that would establish a certification requirement for libraries receiving state funds and institute measures to protect minors from non-age-appropriate materials. As stated in the proposal, libraries would adopt written policies determining what material is age-appropriate. As well, state funds could
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ATLANTA, Georgia — The Centers for Disease Control has approved the expanded use of the updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years. This follows the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization of updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech for children ages 5 through 11 years, and from Moderna for children and
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CHESTER – A regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held October 19, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. in the High School Family & Consumer Science Classroom (217B) located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, Ill. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: CHESTER SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA
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By Garrett Hawkins It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the hectic nature of our everyday lives. Toting kids to and from school, activities at all hours, putting in a solid day’s work and getting meals on the table often means that from the moment your eyes open to the time they close, it’s hard to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With flu season now officially underway, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is encouraging Missourians to get a flu shot and a COVID-19 vaccine or booster, if eligible. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that people 65 years and older get a high-dose flu vaccine this season.
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CHESTER – Family, co-workers, friends, and community members gathered at the first annual Memorial Hospital Fun Run/Walk on Friday, October 7th at Cohen Complex in Chester. This year Memorial Hospital Committee members wanted to do it in honor of Amy Brown, Specialty Clinic Supervisor that tragically passed away in an accident on May 31st. Memorial
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