October 2022

Missouri Corn Growers applaud passage of key tax credit program

JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Mike Parson yesterday signed House Bill 3, containing a six-year extension of tax credit programs offered through the Missouri Agriculture and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) and other key agriculture provisions. In the following statement, Missouri Corn Growers Association (MCGA) President Clint Stephens of Advance, Mo., praised the successful passage as […]

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Missouri Farm Bureau President comments on special session

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins issued the following statement today following the conclusion of the 2022 Special Session: The legislation Governor Parson signed into law today includes multiple subjects important to Missouri’s agriculture industry. House Bill 3 extends agriculture tax credit programs that have been tested and proven to bring jobs

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Missouri Soybean Association celebrates signing of Omnibus Agriculture Bill

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Soybean Association (MSA) joins fellow agriculture groups in celebrating a triumphant win for farmers and small-business owners across the state with the passage of House Bill 3. During a time of record inflation, the bill will provide much-needed relief to Missouri’s number one industry – agriculture – and help

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Museum Learning Center announces events

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Museum Learning Center, 360 Market Street in Ste. Genevieve has announced the following special events.   On Fridays, beginning October 8th, join the Museum for Discovering Dinosaurs, Puzzle Time and a video presentation on the history of the Missouri dinosaur.   National Fossil Day is Wednesday, October 12th, and the Museum

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report. 29-year-old Jamie Lorraine Hecht was charged with stealing September 18. According to the report police were investigating a theft in the 1700 block of Perryville Boulevard. 24-year-old William Jordan Gfeller of Perryville was charged with first degree robbery, second degree assault, armed criminal action,

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PSC to hold local public hearings in Spire natural gas rate case

JEFFERSON CITY–The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings on October 12, October 13 and October 18 in a natural gas rate case filed by Spire Missouri, Inc. (Spire).   The Commission will hold an in-person local public hearing in St. Louis on October 12, 2022 and one in Kansas City on October

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Sheriff’s office releases information on Wednesday incident

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Sheriff’s Office has released information concerning an incident which happened Wednesday morning in Perry County.   The sheriff’s office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating and identifying two suspects, who are considered dangerous.    Anyone with  information may call the Perry County Sheriff’s Office at 573-547-4576.   On Wednesday,

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SIU will ‘Send Silence Packing’ with suicide prevention event Oct. 10

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The lawn of Morris Library at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will look different from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 10 as scores of very special backpacks will be placed across the greenspace. The all-day awareness event, the first of its kind at SIU, is designed to help

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