CARBONDALE, Ill. — Rachel Kleinfeld, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and one of the nation’s leading experts on democracy, will join the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual discussion next week. Kleinfeld will join John Shaw, institute director, at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12, for a conversation […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Governor Mike Parson has announced that the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD) has awarded $20 million in funding to nearly two dozen postsecondary institutions to provide high-demand career training for new and underrepresented populations and to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agriculture and
STE GENEVIEVE — The minutes of the Ste Genevieve County Commission meeting held December 1st have been released.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Commerce Commission has announced a new area code is coming to southern Illinois. The new 730 area code will “overlay” the existing 618 area code to address the depletion of prefixes available for assignment within the region. The first prefix in the new area code will not be
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Three individuals were honored with the Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award December 5. The presentations were made by MOFB President Garrett Hawkins during the opening session of the organization’s annual meeting at the Lake of the Ozarks. The award is given annually to select individuals who have
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PERRYVILLE — A man who is a suspect in the theft of two vehicles Thursday was apprehended without incident after a high speed chase on I-55 that began in Perryville and ended in Jefferson County at the 174-mile marker. According to reports, that man stole a blue Chevy SUV from a small town near Chicago
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a strengthened partnership to help connect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. USDA and SSA’s new joint agreement, or memorandum of understanding, will improve efficiency, helping to advance food
A funeral will be held Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 for 77-year-old Doris Oneida Petzoldt of Perryville, Mo. who passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Independence Care Center. She was born May 23, 1945 in Seventy-Six, MO to Ernst Max Theodore and Agnes Ruth (Oster) Hadler who both preceded her in death. Doris and
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A funeral will be held Monday, December 12, 2022 for 90-year-old Elmer Laurentius of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Southeast Hospital. He was born November 4, 1932 in Hilderbrand, Mo. to Stephen and Theresa (Lee) Laurentius, who preceded him in death. Elmer and Barbara Smith were married July 6,
CHESTER — The following Chester Grade School students were recognized with a CGS Character Award Friday December 2. The character trait being recognized is having and demonstrating, “Self-Management” skills. In the photo are (front row, left to right): Yanet Perez, Gracelynn Ebers, and Juana Ramirez-Lopez. (Back row, left to right): Blake Brown, Xander Hammel, Jesse
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