March 2023

MDC encourages public to Be Bear Aware this spring

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri is home to an estimated 900 black bears with most being in the southern part of the state. As spring gets underway, these magnificent mammals leave their winter dens in search of food. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missourians to “Be Bear Aware.”   MDC Black Bear Biologist Nate […]

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Missouri House approves one-mile landfill buffer

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Representatives, in an overwhelming 139-16 vote Wednesday, approved a measure creating a one-mile buffer between landfills and neighboring municipalities. The vote follows widespread public outcry about the potential development of a new landfill in southern Kansas City that would border Cass County. The development would be adjacent to tens of thousands of

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Missouri adults can now earn an accredited high school diploma online for free 

JEFFERSON CITY — Over 455,000 Missourians left high school without earning a diploma. Now, through a new program from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, those adults will have the opportunity to finish high school 100% online and at no cost through the Missouri Workforce Diploma Program.      Graduation Alliance has been selected as an adult high school diploma

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   Among those listed as arrested are:   48-year-old Miguel Rojop Juarzez of Perryville was cited for operating a vehicle without a license, failure to show proof of insurance following a traffic crash in the 300 block of West St. Joseph Street at 3:50

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Sigma Pi’s AIEF Grant Program awarded $28,500 in Scholarships for the Fall 2022 Semester

ROLLA, MO – Sigma Pi’s Alpha Iota Education Foundation (AIEF) is announcing they awarded $28,500 in scholarships for the Fall 2022 semester. The AIEF Grant Program is available to support the educational needs of the Alpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Pi members at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T).   AIEF is a

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s report

STE GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its arrest reports through March 17, 2023.   Arrested Persons: 4 (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 3 Assault: Assist Other Agency: Animal Control: 14 Bomb Threat: Brush Fire: Burglary: Careless and

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Students from 30 high schools to compete in SIU’s Math Field Day

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Young mathematicians from two states will once again travel to Southern Illinois University Carbondale for a day of competitions, comradery and achievement. The annual Math Field Day is set for Tuesday, March 28, at the Banterra Center. Organizers expect students from about 30 schools in Illinois and Missouri to

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