April 2023

Rep. Christofanelli files resolution condemning indictment of former President Trump

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Following the indictment of Donald Trump, State Representative Phil Christofanelli filed a House Resolution condemning the political prosecution of the former President. HR 1816 denounces the prosecution of Donald Trump as a partisan effort to damage his future political efforts and warns that the political prosecution of a former President will […]

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SEMO Food Bank provides resources to victims of Bollinger Co. tornado

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SIKESTON – The Southeast Missouri Food Bank has announced it has made the following arragements to provide resources to Bollinger County residents affected by Wednesday’s tornado:   Mobile Food Distribution: 11 a.m., Friday, April 7 at First Baptist Church (502 Broadway) in Marble Hill for neighbors impacted by the storm. In addition to shelf-stable food,

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SGHS French language teacher participates in Fulbright-Hays Seminar Trip to Morocco

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The educators at Ste. Genevieve High School strive to instill in our students a love of lifelong learning. This past summer, French teacher Mme. Bre Uzzell had the opportunity to model what it means to be excited and engaged in learning about other cultures and ways of life. Mme. Uzzell embarked on

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SIU team to travel to Australia to study eclipse, prepare for 2024 event at home

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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – It’s going to get dark Down Under later this month, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty, staff and students will be on the scene to study it when the moon obscures the sun, in a practice run for the 2024 total solar eclipse back home. The research team and

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State assists Missouri communities affected by deadly Bollinger County tornado

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Wednesday, April 5, a deadly tornado swept through Bollinger County, Missouri, devastating homes, families, and businesses in the Glenallen area. Preliminary damage survey results from the National Weather Service rate the tornado as an EF-2 with estimated peak wind speeds of 130 miles per hour. Five fatalities were confirmed as well as

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s report

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STE. GENEVIEVE –  The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s report for the week ending March 31st has been released.   Arrested Person: 5  (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 1 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 5 Animal Control: 21 Bomb Threat: Brush Fire: Burglary: Careless

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Teamsters applaud Sen. Baldwin’s call for investigation of Energizer-Spectrum merger

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters strongly supports Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D-WI) oversight request sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today, calling for renewed scrutiny of the 2018 Energizer-Spectrum merger. The letter comes as Energizer proposes plant closures in Portage and Fennimore, Wisconsin.   Energizer recently moved to outsource 600 good-paying Teamster

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Melba Joan Gonzalez

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Melba Joan Gonzalez, 85, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:13 pm, Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at Garden Place in Waterloo, Illinois.   She was born to the late Theodore J. and Ila M. (nee Burch) Moll, Jr on September 15, 1937 at her home off of St. Leo’s Road in Evansville, Illinois.   Melba married Richard M. Gonzalez on August 22, 1959 at St. Xavier

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