March 2023

NFIB Jobs Report: Small businesses report record high levels of job openings

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JEFFERSON CITY – Forty-seven percent (seasonally adjusted) of small business owners reported job openings they could not fill in the current period, according to NFIB’s monthly jobs report.   “The small business labor demand remained strong in February,” said NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg. “Small business owners are working to maintain competitive compensation and are raising compensation […]

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Not our first rodeo…I mean total solar eclipse!

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By Trish Erzfeld, Perry County Heritage Tourism PERRYVILLE – In anticipation of the 2024 Great North American Eclipse the City of Perryville located eighty miles south of St. Louis, Missouri has officially begun the daunting but extremely exciting task of planning for the April 8, 2024, celestial event.   Unlike many small communities in Missouri,

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SIU’s Small Business Development Center invites people to March 15 open house and more

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — An open house, facility tours, networking and a workshop are all happening at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center on March 15 in recognition of SBDC (Small Business Development Center) Day. The public is welcome to attend.   “SBDC Day is an important occasion to recognize and

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Southern Illinois man pleads guilty to poaching white-tailed deer

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VIENNA – A southern Illinois man who operates a “high-fence” shooting facility in Johnson County has pleaded guilty to poaching white-tailed deer following an investigation by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources conservation police and other agencies.   Jerry Stafford, 58, of Vienna, who owns Samson’s Whitetail Mountain, entered a negotiated plea on Jan. 6 to

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St. Mary Board of Aldermen will meet Wednesday to form a fire district

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ST. MARY – The St. Mary Board of Aldermen will meet in special session to consider a resolution to form a fire district.   The tentative agenda for the meeting was released Monday afternoon.   Tentative Agenda City of St. Mary Board of Aldermen Special Meeting Wednesday, March 15, 2023   Special Session The Board

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St. Vincent students make beautiful music

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PERRYVILLE – St. Vincent High School musicians have been make beautiful music lately. On Sunday, Feb. 26, the seventh and eighth grade bands performed in the Bishop DuBourg Band Festival in St. Louis.  They received a 1-Exemplary and a 2-Outstanding rating from the two judges.  “I’m very proud of their musical growth and development,” band

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office reports arrests, incidents for week ending March 10 

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its report of arrests and incidents for the week ending March 10.   Arrested Person: 9  (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 4 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 7 Bomb Threat: Animal Control:

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