November 2022

Missouri Right to Life congratulates pro-life Missourians and pro-life candidates

JEFFERSON CITY — November General election results gives pro-life Missourians and Americans some good news, some bad news and much to pray about in the weeks ahead.   Pro-life Missourians have much to celebrate and be thankful for! We maintained our pro-life majorities in the Missouri House, Senate and U.S. Congress. We also kept our […]

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MU prepares for winter weather

COLUMBIA, Mo. — It’s that time of year to begin preparing for winter weather that will be arriving soon in mid-Missouri. For the University of Missouri, that means faculty, staff and students will once again shift to remote working and learning during inclement weather events to reduce interruptions.   Faculty members who have scheduled classes

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MU study – Monkeypox mutations cause virus to spread rapidly, evade drugs and vaccines

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Monkeypox has infected more than 77,000 people in more than 100 countries worldwide, and — similar to COVID-19 — mutations have enabled the virus to grow stronger and smarter, evading antiviral drugs and vaccines in its mission to infect more people.   Now, a team of researchers at the University of Missouri

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NRCS Missouri announces funding opportunities for farmers and landowners

COLUMBIA — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Missouri invites qualifying farmers and landowners to apply to receive technical and financial assistance through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Funding is available for seven regional partnership projects. There is one project available in Perry County and two projects available in the counties of Ste

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SGHS students participate in Job Olympics

STE. GENEVIEVE – Area students participated recently in the Southeast Missouri Job Olympics held in Farmington and co-hosted by Ste. Genevieve High School. This was the first year that students from  Ste. Genevieve R-II competed in the event. Entire group Job Olympics is a competition developed to promote transition and employability skills for a broad

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SIU freshman wins free tuition after 2,000 students attend the men’s basketball home opener

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Annabel Carr, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale freshman from Edwardsville, Illinois, has won free tuition for the spring semester. She was chosen at random Nov. 7 when 2,000+ SIU students attended the first home men’s basketball game. The crowd was the largest attended home-opening game for SIU since 2014, with 5,199 fans

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Students win library’s Spooky Story Contest

STE. GENEVIEVE — We are excited to share that two student writers were recently recognized by the Ste. Genevieve County Library through its Spooky Story Contest! The Ste. Genevieve County Library strives to support local talent and young authors. This year, the library sponsored a spooky story contest for four age rangers: Grades 2-4, Grades

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Treasurer Fitzpatrick encourages Missourians to help return unclaimed military medals

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As Veterans Day approaches, Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick is asking Missourians to help return unclaimed military medals and insignia held as Unclaimed Property. The Treasurer’s Office currently holds 288 military medals and insignia including six purple hearts, four bronze stars, and more than 110 other service medals.   “As we

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University of Missouri is helping the aviation industry go ‘green’

COLUMBIA, Mo. — While biodiesel and ethanol are two forms of biofuel used to power today’s cars and trucks, one area of the transportation sector that’s still developing a viable biofuel solution is the aviation industry. Now, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from across the United States, including the University of Missouri, is working to

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Timothy Felix Palmer

A funeral will be held Saturday, November 12, 2022 for 91-year-old Timothy Felix Palmer of Sainte Genevieve, Mo., who passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022.   He was born February 19, 1931 in Sainte Genevieve, Mo., a son of Felix Raymond Palmer and Elvina Johanna (Greminger) Palmer, who both preceded him in death.   He

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