Class of 2023 has 15 senior Pep Band members and 1 senior Dance Team member BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER –With winter sports ending, local high school pep bands and spirit groups are likewise ending their duties. Basketball is the primary sport during the winter season utilizing the services of pep bands, cheerleading squads […]
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Good neighbors can be found on Missouri’s farms and ranches. Rural people are usually the first to help someone in need. A log chain can be found in about any farm truck to pull a stranger’s vehicle out of a muddy ditch, or a pair of jumper cables for a start, or just a warm
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JEFFERSON CITY – -On Wednesday, March 1, hundreds of people with disabilities and their advocates from across the state will attend the Missouri State Capitol 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., for Disability Rights Legislative Day. Participants will have an opportunity to have their voice heard on the issues that matter to them most. Self-Advocates
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites anyone interested in learning about invasive animal and plant species in Missouri to join its Wild Webcast on Invasive Plant and Animal Species online on Wednesday, March 22, from noon to 1 p.m. Register in advance for the MDC Wild Webcast on Invasive Plant and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Ron Copeland has filed two pieces of legislation that would ensure proper oversight and accountability for state agencies that attempt to sell Missouri’s natural resources. Copeland filed both HJR 61 and HB 1104 to ensure when an agency sells the state’s natural resources that a significant portion of the
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RAYMORE, Mo. — In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Missouri House Local Government Committee voted to advance House Bill 909, to clarify existing statute (Section 260.205, RSMo) as it relates to solid waste disposal area permits in the Kansas City area and places a one-mile buffer between new landfills and their neighboring communities. During Tuesday’s hearing,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) announced today that it will invest more than $2 million in eight high-growth potential startups that are developing technologies and businesses to create high-paying jobs across Missouri. Investments will be made through MTC’s Innovation, Development, and Entrepreneurial Advancement (IDEA) Fund Co-Investment Program, and is the first distribution
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Illinois State Sen. Dale Fowler will discuss this year’s legislative agenda for the state when he participates in a Pizza & Politics session at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on March 2. Fowler, R-Harrisburg, will discuss his career in politics and his current work in the Illinois
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 40-year-old Chauncy Hilliard of Alto Pass, Illinois was cited for possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance in the county jail and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on Church Street at 3:40 a.m. Feb. 3rd.
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale will offer a free training program this spring to address the shortage of entry-level civil engineering technicians in construction industries and ultimately improve infrastructure, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Transportation. The 10-week program, Building a Trained Workforce for the State of Illinois Infrastructure Industry
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