July 2023

MO Route 32 in Ste. Genevieve Co. impacted for light installation

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SIKESTON—Missouri Route 32 in Ste. Genevieve County will have contractor crews working on the shoulder to install roadside lighting.  This section of roadway is located from Schultze Lane to Industrial Drive in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.   Weather permitting, work will take place Friday, July 21 through Thursday, July 27 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.    The work zone will be marked […]

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MO Route 51 in Perry County impacted for light installation

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SIKESTON—Missouri Route 51 in Perry County will have contractor crews working on the shoulder to install roadside lighting.   This section of roadway is located from Star Street to Edgemont Boulevard in Perryville, Missouri.   Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, July 11 through Friday, July 21 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.      The work zone will be

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MoDOT will hold public meeting on Chester Bridge

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SIKESTON – The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss updated plans to replace the Chester Bridge.   MoDOT’s design-build contractor, Ames Construction, will construct a three-tower, cable-stayed bridge, just north of the existing structure. Completion is anticipated by the end of 2026.   The open-house style meeting will be held

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MSHP reports

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest reports.   Among those listed as arrested:   42-year-old David R. Williams of Festus was cited for driving while intoxicated at 6:18 p.m. Wednesday in Perry County. He was released.

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Terry Lee Pollock

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Terry Lee Pollock, 76, of Philpot, passed away June 30, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital after a brave battle with leukemia.   Terry was born July 23, 1946, in Ste. Genevieve, MO to the late Paul David and Delores Steiger Pollock.   Terry, an alumnus of St. John Vianney High School, pursued higher education

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Illinois launches modernized process to change gender on birth certificates

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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that it became easier for Illinois residents to change the gender listed on their birth certificate as of July 1, under a new law signed by Governor JB Pritzker in February.   The update to the state’s Vital Records Act that took effect at the

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Missouri Corn Growers urge level playing on EPA multi-pollutant emissions proposal

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Corn Growers Association (MCGA) today weighed in on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest emissions standards proposal, stating the rule would not work for rural Americans and calling for a level playing field when lowering vehicle emissions.   Targeting model years 2027-2032, the rule would tighten emissions from vehicle tailpipes,

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Missouri Geological Survey receives grant to inventory and characterize historic mine waste for critical minerals

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The United States Geological Survey announced June 12 the award of $241,301 over a two-year period to the Missouri Geological Survey through the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative Mine Waste Program. The grant will fund a mine waste inventory for Missouri and a pilot project to characterize historic mine waste tailings.  

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MSHP reports eight traffic fatalities, zero boating fatalities, and four drownings over July Fourth holiday counting period

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the following 2023 July Fourth holiday statistics for the counting period of 6 p.m., Friday, June 30, through 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, July 4, 2023: 2023 July Fourth Holiday Boating Statistics Troopers worked six boating crashes, which included two injuries and zero fatalities. Troopers made 10 boating

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