December 2022

GasBuddy study reveals U.S. Cities with the ‘Scroogiest’ holiday drivers

BOSTON, Mass. — The holiday season is known for being merry and bright, but hectic schedules, last-minute shopping and travel both near and far can translate to the roads in the form of aggressive driving. A new survey from GasBuddy, a PDI company and the leading fuel savings platform providing the most ways and places […]

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Lauryn Robnett and Judson Mayfield Named Missouri Farm Bureau Ambassadors

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A panel of judges selected Lauryn Robnett, of Laddonia, and Judson Mayfield, of Marble Hill, as 2023 Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) Ambassadors during the organization’s 108th annual meeting on December 4 at the Lake of the Ozarks.   The MOFB Ambassador Program selects a male and female student 17-to-22 years of

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Missouri man pleads guilty to federal hate crime and arson charges for burning down Islamic Center

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that a Missouri man pled guilty to hate crime and arson violations for burning down the Cape Girardeau Islamic Center (the Center) in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.   According to court documents, on April 24, 2020, which was the first morning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at

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Ste. Genevieve COVID-19 level rises to high community level, Perry County is low

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports 7,144  new cases of COVID-19 in Missouri as of Tuesday. That’s 42 more, or a 0.6 percent increase from the previous week’s 7,102 new cases of COVID 19.   Locally:   There were 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Ste. Genevieve County compared

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Three Valle students selected for Maryville Univ. Direct Entry Physical Therapy program

STE GENEVIEVE — Three students at Valle Catholic High School have been accepted to Maryville University’s Freshman Direct Entry Physical Therapy program. Joseph Flieg, Megan Barnes and Matthew Hoog were selected to participate in this highly competitive program which combines an undergraduate and graduate education with rigorous training in the field of physical therapy, and

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Valle Catholic fifth grade students are proud DARE graduates!

STE GENEVIEVE – Valle’s fifth graders began in mid-September, and completed the DARE program in November.   Officer Jason Finch educated students on substance abuse prevention.   Students led the graduation ceremony with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.   Brandon Moulton was the guest speaker, and Major Jason Schott was in attendance.  

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Verdelle Meyer

A funeral will be held Friday, December 16, 2022 for 93-year-old Verdelle Meyer of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 8:05 pm, Monday, December 12, 2022 at Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pinckneyville, Illinois.   She was born to the late Andy and Selma (nee Welge) Bert, Sr. on March 27, 1929 in Chester, Illinois.

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Margo Asselmeier

A funeral will be held Saturday, December 17, 2022 for 81-year-old Margo Asselmeier of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 6:30 pm, Monday, December 12, 2022 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri.   She was born December 23, 1940 in Prairie du Rocher to Emil and Marguerite (nee Allard) Siegfried who both preceded her in

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Kenneth Robert Young

A funeral will be held Monday, December 19, 2022 for 93-year-old Kenneth Robert Young of Perryville, Missouri, who passed away at 6:20 a.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Perry County Memorial Hospital, Perryville, Missouri.   Kenneth Robert Young was born August 23, 1929 in Buffalo, New York, to Arthur C. Young and Viola Schmitt Young.

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Judy A. Pitman

A funeral will be held Saturday, January 14, 2023 for 81-year-old Judy A. Pitman of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Monday, December 12, 2022 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.   She was born June 11, 1941 in Yount, Mo., to Thomas Andrew and Hester Della (Edmond) Hendrix who both preceded her

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