April 2023

Governor Parson highlights new website for Missouri 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

JEFFERSON CITY, MO– Governor Mike Parson has announced that the Missouri 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has launched a new website: www.missouri988.org. The site provides information for anyone who may be experiencing a mental health, suicide, or substance use crisis. “The 988 crisis call line created a more streamlined and effective resource for Missourians in behavioral health crisis,” Governor […]

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Join the fun at SIU’s 48th Great Cardboard Regatta on April 22

by Christi Mathis Photos by Yenitza Melgoza CARBONDALE, Ill. — Can a boat made from sheets of cardboard really float? That’s what contestants at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 48th Great Cardboard Boat Regatta will find out, much to the joy and amusement of bystanders. The ever-popular tradition that launched a global celebration returns to Campus

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Missouri Farm Bureau applauds North Dakota court injunction halting WOTUS

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins has issued the following statement regarding a North Dakota granting an injunction blocking WOTUS:    “Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) applauds the U.S. District Court of North Dakota’s action to halt implementation of the Biden administration’s flawed 2022 WOTUS Final Rule in Missouri and 23 other states.

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Online tickets now available for SIU’s Waka Flocka Flame, Rubi Rose concert

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Tickets for the Waka Flocka Flame and Rubi Rose concert at Southern Illinois University Carbondale on April 28 at Shryock Auditorium are now available online. Order tickets, ranging from $20 to $60 each, online at shorturl.at/nAPWX. Tickets are also still available for the 7 p.m. concert by visiting the Banterra

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department released its latest reports Wednesday.   46-year-old Tracey L. Probst of Mocamb, Illinois was charged with tampering with a motor vehicle after police were detailed to the Rhodes 101 at 2020 Lake Drive for a call of suspicious circumstances at 4:47 a.m. March 30.   City officers were detailed

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Ste. Genevieve Community Services Forum to hold two drive-thru drug take back events

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – The Ste. Genevieve Community Services Forum has announced its upcoming drive-thru drug take back events, which will take place on Saturday, April 22 from 9 a.m. till 12 noon at two convenient locations: the Ste. Genevieve Firehouse and the Bloomsdale Medical Centre.   Improper disposal of medication can lead to serious

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The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council seeks passionate people to help improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) is currently accepting applications for people with developmental disabilities (DD), or their family members, who are passionate about improving the lives of people with DD in Missouri.   Individuals with DD who are interested in advocacy and disability policy issues or individuals with lived experience or

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