December 2022

Missouri files lawsuit against propane supplier Gygr Gas

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office has filed a lawsuit against Missouri propane gas supplier, Gygr Gas. The lawsuit alleges that Gygr Gas abruptly closed in the cold winter months of late 2022, failed to notify its customers that it would stop making the propane deliveries they depended

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More than 2.1 million taxpayers have received their tax rebates

CHICAGO – On Thursday, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Revenue announced that income and property tax rebates have been issued to over 5.1 million qualified taxpayers, totaling $1.042 billion. The rebates were the result of Gov. Pritzker’s Illinois Family Relief Plan, passed by the General Assembly, which also provided grocery, gas, and

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One Jackson man dies, another is seriously injured in Route K crash

JEFFERSON CITY — A 46-year-old Jackson man died and another Jackson man suffered serious injuries in a traffic crash on Route K in Bollinger County Wednesday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Richard E. Keller was pronounced by Bollinger County Coroner Calvin Troxell at 7:55 p.m. A passenger in the pick up, 65-year-old Douglas

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Rep. David Friess thanks participants in his Fall 2022 Women’s Leadership Initiative

RED BUD, Ill. – State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) would like to thank all of the participants in the Fall 2022 session of the Women’s Leadership Initiative. We are so very pleased with the mentors that volunteered to be a part of the Women’s Leadership Initiative – Fall 2022 – Mentorship Program as well

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Senators Blunt, Coons bill to protect victims of child abuse headed to President’s desk

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators and Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Chris Coons (Del.), Co-Chairs of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, released the following statements after the House passed their Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCAA) Reauthorization Act as part of the Respect for Child Survivors Act. The law, first enacted in 1990, provides the only dedicated source

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Snow, ice, frigid temps, but my daughter still ventures out

By Don Pritchard STE. GENEVIEVE – My daughter, Charity, ventured out on an errand of mercy to get some food for her son, Dylan and his wife, Savannah, earlier this Thursday afternoon.   While on the errand she took these photos at American Custard and from Rhodes drive up. Later she braved Maxwell Hill to

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Ste. Genevieve R-II Board Briefs are released

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Board Briefs for the Dec. 20, 2022 Regular Meeting have been released. Board Briefs from Dec. 20, 2022, Regular Meeting This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s Nov. 15, 2022, Regular Meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website and

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