WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) delivered his farewell address on the Senate floor. Click here for video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJdo-jyLs2U
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – With temperatures dropping as the seasons change, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reminding consumers to remain vigilant about safety to avoid tragedies around outdoor activities from sledding and skating to skiing and snow blowing this winter. In 2021, there were an estimated 110,900 winter activity-related injuries treated in emergency
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CHICAGO – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the federal REAL ID deadline an additional two years, from May 3, 2023, to May 7, 2025. With this extension, current standard Illinois driver’s licenses or ID cards will continue to be accepted at
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ERRYVILLE — Four persons filed Tuesday for the April municipal election in Perryville. Three of them are incumbents: Ward 1 Alderman Dennis W. House, Ward 2 Alderman Douglas Martin and Ward 3 Alderman David J. Schumer. The newcomer is Seth W. Amschler, who filed for the Ward 1 Alderman seat now held by Dennis House.
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CHICAGO – Governor Pritzker has signed HB1095, a series of amendments and clarifications to the landmark SAFE-T Act, originally passed in 2021. The bill addresses misinformation related to the Act, including clarifying the detention net, expanding processes for transitioning to cashless bail on January 1st, and specifying definitions of willful flight and dangerousness, among other changes.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Stephen Ball has dedicated his career to improving the health of older Missourians through exercise. In 2005, he launched the University of Missouri’s ‘Stay Strong Stay Healthy’ strength training program, which has reached more than 20,000 older adults since its inception. For years, Ball has heard anecdotally about the physical and mental
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STE. GENEVIEVE – A joint meeting of the Tourism Advisory Council and the Tourism Tax Commission will be held Tuesday, December 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the city hall board room. Most of the meeting will be open to the public. The tentative agenda for the meeting: AGENDAJoint Meeting Ste. Genevieve Tourism Advisory Council/ Tourism
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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Katelyn Myers of Steeleville, Illinois, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Myers was initiated at Mississippi University for Women. Myers is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa
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SEWARD, Neb. — Katherine Benkendorf from Uniontown, Mo. participated in the A Capella Nebraska Music Education Association conference on Nov. 18, at St. Paul Methodist Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. The choir performed a half-hour set, “The Emerald Isle: Inspirations of Ireland” to music educators and attendees of the conference. About Concordia University, Nebraska
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Tuesday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry released the full transcript of the deposition of FBI Agent Elvis Chan, which was taken on November 29th, 2022. The deposition was taken as part of Missouri and Louisiana’s lawsuit against the federal government and the Biden
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