August 2023

Gary Charles Clements

A funeral mass will be held Saturday, September 2, 2023 for 67-year-old Gary Charles Clements of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at his residence.   He was born January 2, 1956 in Perryville to Kellie Louis and Mary Theresa (Meyer) Clements who both preceded him in death.   He is survived […]

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Roberta Lynn Brown

Roberta Lynn Brown was raised on angel’s wings on Thursday, August 24th from her home in Hawk Point, Missouri, at the age of 64.   She had been on hospice care due to complications of pancreatic cancer. She passed peacefully with family by her side.   The former Roberta Lynn Loennecke was born September 2,

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Russell Allen Rader

Russell Allen Rader, 75, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:16 am, Friday, August 25, 2023 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois.   He was born to the late George E. and Sylvia (nee Neihouse) Rader on April 24, 1948 in Red Bud, Illinois.   Russell married Linda (nee Nitzsche) Nehrt on October 27, 1990

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Cover crop payments are available to farmers

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri producers interested in conservation practices now have more choices than ever for receiving incentive payments.  One of these opportunities is through the Missouri CRCL Project, which is a $25 million USDA-funded effort partnering University of Missouri with Missouri Corn Growers Association, Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Department of Agriculture

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District 32 board approves slight increase in tax rate

PERRYVILLE – During Wednesday’s public hearing, the Perry County School District 32 Board of Education approved its adjusted tax rate for 2023-24 at $3.3985 per $100 of assessed valuation.   This includes an operating levy of $3.0631 per $100 assessed valuation and a temporary levy of $0.3354 per $100 of assessed valuation.   This is

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Food Insecure Grant application deadline is approaching

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced the availability of Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant funds of up to $50,000 per project. Applications for the grant funds must benefit residents affected by food insecurity in areas which have been designated as an urbanized area by the United States Census Bureau, and are due by Aug.

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Gov. Pritzker celebrates groundbreaking of New Saline River Farms facility

CREAL SPRINGS – Governor JB Pritzker and Saline River Farms today joined local leaders and partners to break ground on Saline River Farms’ new state-of-the-art USDA meat processing facility. Supported by the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit (EDGE) program and a $1.5 million grant through the Meat & Poultry Supply Chain Capital Grant Program along

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