JEFFERSON CITY — The severe drought in Missouri has farmers importing hay from other states. MDA cautions producers who are receiving hay shipments from all, or portions of, the southern and western states, which are under USDA-APHIS’s Imported Fire Ant Quarantine. See Fire Ant Quarantine Map. MO Highway Patrol Troopers with questions about imported […]
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RICHARD J. KRIETE, 74, of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 am, Thursday, July 27, 2023 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late William J. and Lorene (nee Buatte) Kriete on December 12, 1948 on Kaskaskia Island, Illinois. Richard married Linda Brayfield on July 8, 1967 in Chester, Illinois; she survives.
Glennon J. Grieshaber 87 years old of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Ste. Genevieve Care Center in Sainte Genevieve, Mo. He was born March 28, 1936 in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., the son of Alex Grieshaber and Veronica (Gidley) Grieshaber who both preceded him in death. He married Helen
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David Ronald Homan, 59, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born June 13, 1964 in Peoria, IL to Ronald Homan and Linda Troeger. Survivors include his parents, sister, Dawn Homan; nephew, Christopher Homan; niece, Jessica Homan; two great-nieces, Jayda Myers, Mersadez Green; two
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ALICE ANN ROTH, 81, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:07 pm, Friday, July 28, 2023 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Walter and Alice (nee Schubert) Juenger on December 31, 1941 in Chester, Illinois. Alice married John R. Roth on December 28, 1963 at the First Presbyterian Church in
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Following a report this week from the Illinois Auditor General detailing the Illinois Department of Employment Security making billions of dollars in overpayments between Fiscal Years 2020 and 2022, House Republicans are expressing their outrage and concern. One of them State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) released the following statement regarding the
JEFFERSON CITY –Yesterday the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) launched a public dashboard at https://dss.mo.gov/mis/clcounter/ to provide transparency regarding the resumption of eligibility determinations for MO HealthNet, Missouri’s Medicaid program. The dashboard currently displays data for annual renewals that were due at the end of June, which is the most recent available month. DSS
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CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker signed SB1909 into law, also known as the Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act. This law bars so-called “crisis pregnancy centers” from using misinformation, deceptive practices, or misrepresentation in order to interfere with access to abortion services or emergency contraception. The law allows the Illinois Attorney General to
CHICAGO – With temperatures soaring this week, Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is urging Illinoisans to take advantage of more than 120 state facilities that serve as cooling centers. \ Missourians are also urged to seek out cooling center if they need to. https://data.mo.gov/widgets/2wki-9iz8?mobile_redirect=true The cooling centers provide a place to stay
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WASHINGTON COUNTY – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) announce the arrest of 44-year-old Kevin Loucks, 57-year-old Milton Robinson, and 45-year-old Arrion Sanders, all from Belleville, IL, for First-Degree Murder (Class M Felony). Kevin Loucks Milton Robinson Arrion Sanders The arrests come after an exhaustive
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