SPRINGFIELD – In preparation for the new year, employers should be aware of upcoming changes to the One Day Rest in Seven Act taking effect January 1, 2023. The One Day Rest in Seven Act (ODRISA) gives workers the right to a day of rest every workweek and breaks for meals or rest during daily […]
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STE GENEVIEVE — August Palmer (1st place) and Drake Meyer (2nd place) are this year’s winners of the Voice of Democracy contest. The theme this year was “Why Is the Veteran Important?” Students submitted a 3-5 minute recorded essay addressing the topic. Essays were judged on originality, content, and delivery. Out of many
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A funeral will be held Friday, December 16, 2022 for 48-year-old Rosemary “Rosie” Schwent of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. who passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022 in Sainte Genevieve, Mo. She was born January 23, 1974 in Sainte Genevieve, Mo. a daughter of Wilfred E. Schwent and Deborah S. (Adams) Schwent, who both preceded her
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Board of State Canvassers – comprised of Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Judge Cotton Walker and Judge Jon Beetem, certified the results of the November 8th general election today. Official results show 2,069,481 Missourians voted in this election – just over 48% of registered voters. “With November’s results official,
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Big Tech’s Endless Attacks on the First Amendment For years, conservatives have suspected that Big Tech has worked to silence their viewpoints and ensure that liberal ideology is dominant across the Internet. On Twitter, prominent conservatives have been censored, either where topics that are generating enormous interest on the platform are prevented from reaching widespread
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s Drought Assessment Committee will hold its fourth meeting to discuss the status of the state’s drought, as well as any recommended changes to the ongoing coordinated state and federal response. The Drought Assessment Committee will meet virtually at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13. The meeting is open to the public
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STE GENEVIEVE – An eighth grader at Ste. Genevieve Middle School was selected to participate in the East-Central Junior High All-District Band at Sullivan High School Saturday, Nov. 5. Elcie Schweigert was among the students from more than 20 area schools who were selected to be in the band based on the results of their
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CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker signed the historic Unemployment Insurance (UI) Agreement last week, finalizing a bipartisan plan to pay down $1.36 billion in UI loan debt remaining from the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement will save taxpayers an estimated $20 million in interest costs that would be due next September and preserves hundreds of millions of
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CHICAGO – COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses are continuing to rise across Illinois following the Thanksgiving holiday, with 74 counties in Illinois rated at an elevated level for COVID-19 by the CDC. Randolph County is shown at a medium community level. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said that the anticipated post-holiday surge
STE GENEVIEVE — Senior Cylie Carlson is a cadet teacher in Ashley Gettinger’s kindergarten classroom. She visits kindergarten each morning for two hours. Recently, she has been teaching lessons with the kindergarten students such as the calendar, the alphabet chart, fast letter retrieval, shared reading, and small groups. The kindergarten students adore Cylie and stay
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