November 2022

Ste. Genevieve Elementary School holds annual Veterans Day Art Contest

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STE. GENEVIEVE –To commemorate our veterans and active military members serving, Ste. Genevieve Elementary students in kindergarten through 5th grade created artwork about America. Students learned about the various aspects of our country that make it unique, including monuments, the military, the flag, and government leaders. Students then created a piece of artwork either based […]

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Student Laureates honored by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois

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SPRINGFIELD – The top students representing Illinois’ colleges and universities will be honored via a pre-recorded congratulatory production by The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. The ceremony to recognize the Student Laureates of The Lincoln Academy is historically held every fall at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site in Springfield, but is replaced this year

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Whether at home or traveling for the holidays CPSC reminds parents to keep babies’ sleep space safe

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the holiday season fast approaching and families preparing to gather, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is teaming up with members of Congress and safety advocates to remind adults to keep the little ones safe – whether at home or at grandma’s house – by always creating a safe sleep

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James Joseph Blow

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A funeral will be held Wednesday, November 16, 2022 for 78-year-old James Joseph Blow of Red Bud, Illinois, who passed away at 8:07 am, Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at Red Bed Regional Care Center, Red Bud, Illinois.   He was born to the late Elmer and Elvie (nee Hentis) Blow on October 6, 1944 in

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Allen Edward Sauer

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The Ford and Young Funeral Home has announced the death of 63-year-old Allen Edward Sauer of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022.   He was born November 27, 1958 in Perryville, to Joseph and Bernadine (Schwent) Sauer.   He and Sandy Ann Trevino were married on May 10, 1994 in St. Charles,

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Ashcroft applauds officials, poll workers, voters for successful general election

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —  With all Missouri precincts reporting, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft thanked local election authorities, poll workers and voters for another successful general election.   This was the first statewide election implementing the new election integrity measures called for in HB 1878.  Changes to Missouri’s voting laws included two weeks of no-excuse

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Be a courteous, attentive driver this Thanksgiving holiday!

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JEFFERSON CITY — Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds everyone there will be an increase in traffic over the Thanksgiving holiday. Drivers should remain alert to changes along their normal route. Regardless of traffic patterns, safety should remain a priority. The counting period for the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday weekend

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Beta Delta Chapter tours Veterans Memorial

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CHESTER – Beta Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society members enjoyed a recent program at Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial in Perryville.   Site guides shared details and explained displays at the Welcome Center, Wall of Heroes, Military Museum, Guardians of Freedom Monument, and Honor Flag Memorial.  Beta Delta members Carolyn Schwent, Mardell Granger, Jan

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CGS presents Character Awards

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CHESTER — Fourteen students at Chester Grade School were honored last month with a Chester Grade School Character Award for demonstrating the character trait of having good “Social Awareness”. (Front row, left to right): Easton McKinney, Jessa Gleason, Calvin Marshall, Wyatt Hess, Bronx Carroll, and Hunter Lloyd. (Back row, left to right): Harper Stewart, Sophia

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