April 2023

Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Extends Cookie Season through April

SPRINGFIELD – By extending the sale of Girl Scout Cookies, troops will be able to increase their earnings and achieve or surpass their 2023 cookie sales goals.   Buying Girl Scout cookies creates opportunities for Girl Scouts to learn, grow, and thrive. The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps troops raise crucial funds used to further […]

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Grants awarded to Perry, Ste. Genevieve County Jails

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Public Safety has approved a total of over $9.9 million in grants to 43 sheriff’s offices across the state for security and other improvements to local jails – including facilities in Perry and Ste. Genevieve Counties.   The Perry County Jail will receive $44,022.22 and   The Ste. Genevieve County

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MDC reports young hunters took 2,550 turkeys over youth weekend

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 2,550 birds over the past youth weekend, April 1 and 2.   Top harvest counties were Osage with 71 birds harvested, Miller with 65, and Texas with 64.   Perry County youth had 38

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New Madrd Earthquakes presentation planned for the Museum Learning Center in Ste. Genevieve

STE. GENEVIEVE – The New Madrid earthquakes were the biggest earthquakes in American history. They occurred in the central Mississippi Valley, but were felt as far away as New York City, Boston, Montreal, and Washington D.C. Michael Fix, Professor of Geology, will give a special presentation on the New Madrid earthquakes on Saturday, April 15

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NHTSA and law enforcement remind drivers: U drive. U text. U pay.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Local Law Enforcement is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska for the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay. high-visibility enforcement campaign.   From April 3-10, 2023, law enforcement officers will work together

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department released five new reports Monday.   41-year-old Misty M. Perkuhn of Perryville was cited for shoplifting  in connection with an incident which happened on March 10.   40-year-old Jason W.  Allen of Perryville was cited for driving while revoked, first degree trespassing and first degree harassment after police observed

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Proposed program aims to honor Missouri’s U.S. Military Veterans

By Alisa Nelson, Missourinet JEFFERSON CITY – Giving veterans the honor they deserve and honoring the U.S. military members who did not come home. That’s what State Representative Dave Griffith, R-Jefferson City, said he wants to do.   Griffith is proposing to create the Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Operation Allies Refuge Program.

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