February 2023

Spring prescribed burning beginning on Mark Twain National Forest

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ROLLA, Mo. — As weather becomes warmer and drier in the coming days and weeks, Mark Twain National Forest personnel expect ideal conditions for conducting prescribed burning operations. A prescribed fire is a fire ignited by highly trained wildland firefighting personnel, when conditions are right, to promote healthy ecology. To minimize smoke impacts to local […]

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Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club awarded grant to support early childhood literacy

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Rotary Club of Ste Genevieve was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from global humanitarian organization Save the Children to support the “Ste Genevieve Community-Wide Kindergarten Readiness Project”. The local Rotary group donated an additional $1,000 for this cause. The grant helped fund the purchase of pre-kindergarten readiness supplies to be distributed

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Symposium set at SIU to mark anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — In advance of the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a symposium next week at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will reflect on the war and look toward the future.   SIU political science faculty Stephen Shulman and Steve Bloom, along with moderator John Shaw, will present “War

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Time to buy MDC 2023 annual hunting and fishing permits

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri hunters and anglers that related annual permits expire at the end of February, including 2022 permits for small game, fishing, trout fishing, and combination hunting and fishing. MDC reminds Missouri hunters and anglers that related annual permits expire at the end of February, including

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Randall Dwight Deck

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Randall Dwight Deck 61 years old Of Sainte Genevieve, MO died Thursday, February 16, 2023 at home in Sainte Genevieve, MO.   He was born October 6, 1961 in Dexter, MO.   Married to Monica (Kreitler) Deck on November 2, 1984.   Survived By: Wife, Monica Deck of Sainte Genevieve, MO; Mother, Linda Lou Speakman;

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