POTOSI, Mo. — Successfully transitioning a family farming business to the next generation doesn’t happen overnight. To be successful, it takes advanced planning and lots open communication between all parties. To help families start the succession planning process and initiate communication, MU Extension will lead the free two-hour workshops across the state in March, […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve City sales tax receipts are in for the month of January. The city’s one percent sales tax brought in $74,849.13, which is up $34,730.18 from January 2022. The other city sales taxes were also up: The Capital Improvements and Mass Transportation taxes brought in $36,836 each.
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Written by Herbert Chavez URBANA, Ill. — Last year, the Home-to-Market Act, a set of legislative updates to the Cottage Food Law, came into effect in Illinois. Before this legislation passed, food operators could only sell homemade foods through farmers markets with few exceptions. Now, this amendment allows owners to grow their businesses by expanding
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Boys’ Basketball PERRYVILLE – St. Vincent topped Fredericktown 61-52. The Indians led 19-11 after one, 35-22 at the half and 44-36 after three. The Indians scored 14 and Fredericktown 16 in the fourth quarter for the final margin. Simon Unterreiner had 15 points to lead the Indians. Blake Monier had 14, Grant
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Ruby Mae Eddleman, 96, of Perryville, Missouri passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023 surrounded by loved ones. Ruby was born on February 1, 1927 in Kaskaskia, IL to Sylvester and Isabel (Johnson) Brown. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and eight siblings; Kirby, Magdalene, Sylvia, Ester, James (Tom), Ruth, Courtney
BLOOMSDALE – Bloomsdale Elementary School held a groundbreaking ceremony recently to start construction of a new addition to the school. Voters approved this and several other projects in the Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District by approving a no-tax rate increase $20 million bond referendum, with 70.51 percent support last year. The bond issue will
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CHESTER – Several Chester Grade School students were recognized for demonstrating the character trait of the month, “Self-Awareness”. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Taylor Luthy, Khole Beam, Sawyer Miller, and Carsen Mehrer. (Back row, left to right) are Raelynn Reynolds, Curi Davis, Makenzly Stewart, Lucas Buskirk, Landon Coffey, Penny Benson, and Conner Long.
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PERRYVILLE — Donze Communications out of Perryville announces the signing of Randy Raley through 2023. Donze also announces Randy has been promoted to the position of Music Director. “We’ve pretty much let Randy have the keys to our music on KBDZ (93.1FM.)” General Manager Kevin Russell says. “We don’t have a corporate playlist and with
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LENEXA, Kan – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, including the Valley Park TCE Site in Valley Park, Missouri, and to expedite over 100 other ongoing cleanups across the
CHICAGO – Low-to-moderate income families and older adults needing assistance filing their 2022 income taxes can receive free help through several trusted programs across Illinois. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), American Association of Retired Persons’ (AARP) Foundation Tax-Aide Program, and the Ladder Up Tax Assistance Program, provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic
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