March 2023

Jackie Floyd Estes

Jackie Floyd Estes, 90, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023 at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cape Girardeau.   He was born October 18, 1932 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Floyd and Hazel (Cowlan) Estes. Jackie and Shirley Yamnitz were married on January 2, 1987 in Kelso, MO. She preceded him on […]

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Sheriff reports arrest of Prairie du Rocher woman for falsifying a report

CHESTER – Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters has announced the arrest of 30-year-old Morgan Schmidt of Prairie Du Rocher in connection to falsifying a report of Burglary at her home in Prairie Du Rocher. On Monday February 27th, 2023, Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to 116 St. Louis Street in Prairie Du Rocher for

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State fire marshal recommends testing smoke alarms and reviewing fire escape plans this weekend, as clocks spring forward

JEFFERSON CITY – State Fire Marshal Tim Bean recommends Missourians use the return of daylight saving time this weekend to test home smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. At 2 a.m. Sunday, March 12, clocks spring forward one hour. Bean also urges families to practice their fire escape plans. Safety experts recommend families practice their home fire escape plans

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s report

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its report for the week ending March 3. Arrested Person: 13  (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 3 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 2 Bomb Threat: Animal Control: 17 Brush Fire: Burglary: Careless

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Ste. Genevieve named 10th best small town in the Midwest by USA Today

  STE. GENEVIEVE – Missouri’s oldest permanent European settlement, Ste. Genevieve was settled by French Canadians back around 1735.   Visiting today, you’ll be transported back to those times, as the town has preserved the original structures and fenced gardens that formed the village.   Add in the arts scene that began here in the

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$10 million grant will help MU double the acreage of cover crops in the U.S. by 2030

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Rob Myers, director of MU’s Center for Regenerative Agriculture, is leading a new $10 million grant project from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to support farmers and improve agriculture practices during severe weather and a warming climate.  The project aims to

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Ashcroft leads Missouri, Florida and West Virginia out of ERIC

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, along with Florida and West Virginia sent letters to Executive Director Shane Hamlin stating their departure from the Electronic Registration Information Center known as ERIC.    For several months Missouri has been leading other states in an effort to reform the ERIC system by addressing significant concerns and

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Attorney General Andrew Bailey announces 2022 Top 10 Consumer Complaints
 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In an effort to inform and protect consumers during National Consumer Protection Week, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today the top ten consumer complaints received by his office in 2022. As a whole, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office received 114,417 consumer complaints in 2022.  Advocates within the Consumer Protection Unit obtained $15,642,322

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