ST LOUIS — Hooray for Kids Day, held annually on August 4, celebrates kids and their unique perspectives of life and encourages everyone to share in the joy, curiosity and innocence of childhood. Lauren Rosenbaum, a 2023 graduate of Lindbergh High School, set out to improve local children’s well-being and mental health throughout their […]
LENEXA, Kan. – On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published preliminary Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data about chemical waste management, including releases, and pollution prevention activities that occurred during 2022 at more than 20,000 industrial and federal facilities across the country. “The information released today is one way EPA helps inform Americans about toxic
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CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker signed three bills today offering increased protections for Native and Indigenous Illinoisans. HB3413, the Human Remains Protection Act, establishes procedures for encountering human remains or gravesites and returning remains to Native American Nations. SB1446 prohibits schools from banning students from wearing cultural regalia as graduation attire. HB1633 mandates instruction on
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — On Saturday, Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 23-08, activating the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan in response to severe weather and flooding that has been impacting the state beginning on July 29. On August 4, tornadoes struck in Ray (EF-0), Saline (EF-0), and Knox (EF-2) counties. The Knox County tornado
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has launched a new awareness campaign dubbed “Don’t Wait, Get Your Kids Up-to-Date” to remind parents and guardians to schedule routine vaccinations with their children’s primary care provider ahead of the coming school year. Recent outbreaks of measles and chickenpox remind us of the importance
PERRYVILLE – Perryville’s delayed Fourth of July fireworks display will be held Sept. 3rd. The Perryville City Administrator Brent Buerck says the decision was made at last week’s Board of Aldermen meeting. The board approved a request from the Rotary Club of Perryville to hold the fireworks display at Perryville City Park Sunday, September 3,
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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – Thursday night August 3 was a big win at Busch Stadium in St. Louis for Chester’s Sara Hammel. Even though the Cardinals fell 5-3 to the Minneapolis Twins, Hammel, who was selected to participate in the nightly Casino Queen Trivia Contest, answered all four questions and won the
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PARK HILLS – Mineral Area College will host a Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration for the Industry and Technology Center on Thursday, August 24, 2023. The new 80,500-square-foot building is situated on Dixie Kohn Drive on the college’s Park Hills campus. The ceremony will begin at 11 am at the building’s front entrance
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests. Among those listed as arrested: 36-year-old Tiyana N. Thomas of Chester, Virginia at 9:04 p.m. Friday, August 4, 2023 in Ste. Genevieve County on a Ste. Genevieve County charge of driving while revoked or suspended. She was being
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PERRYVILLE – The tentative agenda for Wednesday’s meeting of the Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education has been released. The meeting is open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m. in Old Senior High School, Room 105.
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