April 2023

Tobacco is changing: DHSS launches campaign aimed at parents of teens

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri’s campaign, “Tobacco isChanging,” launched this week to educate parentsabout the different candy-flavored tobacco products tempting kids intoaddiction. It is also the reality of the tobacco landscape – especially when itcomes to e-cigarettes.     “Remember how shocked you were when you first heard aboutJUUL, the disposable e-cigarette that looks like a […]

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Advance man sentenced to 11 years for possessing child pornography

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CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Darrell D. Meador Jr., age 38, of Advance, Missouri, has been sentenced to serve 11 years in federal prison for the offense of Possession of Child Pornography.   Meador appeared for his sentencing hearing Tuesday before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. at

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Another Illinois State Police squad car is struck

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MARION – On April 18, 2023, at approximately 11:16 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash involving an ISP Trooper’s squad car on Interstate 57 southbound near Milepost 56, north of Marion in Williamson County.   On the above date and time, an ISP Troop 10 Trooper was stationary on Interstate 57 southbound

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Arts Alliance Illinois encourages Illinois creatives to apply for historic $50 Million in state grant funds to ease pandemic losses

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CHICAGO – Arts Alliance Illinois is encouraging creatives across the state to apply for the B2B Arts (Illinois Creative Recovery) Grant, a historic $50 million in grant money being distributed by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to assist businesses, nonprofit organizations, sole proprietors, freelancers, and independent contractors in the creative sector that

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Ashcroft applauds Senate passage of farmland bill restricting foreign land ownership

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft commends the Missouri Senate for the passage of HB 903 – which would change the laws regarding foreign ownership of agricultural land in Missouri.   From the beginning Ashcroft has led efforts to bring together members of the House and Senate on this critical issue affecting Missouri

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Consumer drug take-back program now available

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CHESTER – Memorial Community Pharmacy has established a convenient medication take-back program for easy disposal of leftover, unused and out-of-date prescription and over-the counter medications. Kathy Winkler, Director of Pharmacy; Chris Barthol and Laura Nihells, Pharmacy Technicians; Diane Meyerhoff, Pharmacist. In an effort to help reduce the risk of drugs in the home that can

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COS FFA participates in livestock judging

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EVANSVILLE — Christ Our Savior FFA chapter participated in Livestock judging at SIUC. Team members are Christine Liefer, Brianna Brake, Alyssa Heimann, Isaac Luebkemann and Charlie Rahlfs.   The students judged 10 rings with two of the rings being keep/cull.   The different rings were, Breeding Gilts, Market Hogs, Breeding Heifers, Market Cows, Breeding Does,

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If you feel different, you drive different:  drive high, get a DUI

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.  — Marijuana laws may have change, but one thing that hasn’t changed, however, is the legalities behind impaired driving.   Thursday, April 20, 2023, marks the unofficial cannabis “holiday,” and there will likely be an increase in marijuana use.   To help keep drug-impaired drivers off the roads, the U.S. Department of

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