November 2022

It’s time to change smoke and carbon monoxide alarm batteries as Daylight Saving Time ends

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants consumers to “fall” into the habit of changing the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms when you turn your clocks back one hour.   Many electronic devices and appliances will adjust automatically to the time […]

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Missouri hunters check 1,846 birds during fall firearms turkey season

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters checked 1,846 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season, Oct. 1-31. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 70 birds harvested, Gasconade with 52, and Laclede with 50.   Ste. Genevieve County hunters harvested 38 birds: five adult gobblers,  16

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 43-year-old Bridgett Lea Boyer of Mineral Point was arrested on a fugitive warrant out of St. Francois County. Boyer’s arrest followed a traffic stop at 9:50 p.m. October 16th in the 1300 block of S. Perryville Boulevard. 48-year-old John Thomas Bishop of Perryville was

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Second round of electric vehicle rebates for Illinois residents begins

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Director John J. Kim Tuesday announced the opening of the second round of funding through the Illinois Electric Vehicle (EV) Rebate Program. The program was created under the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) passed by the General Assembly and signed by Governor Pritzker in the fall of

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SIU announces dates for Homecoming, Family Weekend 2023

by Christi MathisCARBONDALE, Ill. — It’s never too soon to plan ahead and mark your calendars. Southern Illinois University Carbondale has announced the dates for Family Weekend and Homecoming 2023, and it’s not uncommon for accommodations to fill up fast. Family Weekend will take place Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023, and the Salukis will play Missouri

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SIU School of Art and Design iron pour is Saturday

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Art students in the sculpture program in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Art and Design will host their free, fall iron pour, beginning at noon Saturday, Nov. 5. Those attending will have the chance to create their own cast iron art pieces using scratchblocks, tiles comprising resin-bonded sand

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s report

STE. GENEVIEVE–The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its report of arrests and incidents for the week ending October 28.     Arrested Person: 3  (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: Assault: Assist Other Agency: 3 Bomb Threat: Animal Control: 22 Brush

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Ste. Genevieve schools will mark Veterans’ Day

STE. GENEVIEVE – Veterans, active military and their guests will be honored at Ste. Genevieve County R-II’s Veterans Programs and the annual Veterans Day Parade Thursday, November 10.   Please see details on these events below.   Veterans Day Parade The Veterans Day Parade is organized by Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District and Valle

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