September 2023

No. 15 SIU beats No. 13 SEMO 26-25 in annual War for the Wheel

Salukis start season 3-0 for the first time since 2014 By Jim Beers CARBONDALE – The Southern Illinois University Saluki Football Team kept its undefeated 2023 football season in tact Saturday night September 16 when the traveled to Cape Girardeau, Missouri to take on the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in a regional rivalry. SIU players

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Bill and Nelda Koeberl named EPC Parade Grand Marshals

ALTENBURG – The East Perry Community Fair has announced that East Perry County couple Bill and Nelda Koeberl will be honored as the Grand Marshals of the 2023 East Perry Community Fair parade.  The annual Fair parade will be held on Friday September 22nd at 1:30pm and will run through the heart of Altenburg.  The

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Commentary: Marion County family shares safety message following farm accident

Commentary: Marion County family shares safety message following farm accident   Editor’s note: Author Lacey Miller and her family are Missouri Farm Bureau members. After losing her father, Ralph Griesbaum, in a rollover tractor accident on their Marion County farm, the family has become farm safety warriors, working to spare others a similar tragedy.      We never

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Drought Assessment Committee meets Oct. 4

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Drought Assessment Committee will convene Monday, Oct. 4, to continue coordinating a comprehensive state and federal response to drought conditions affecting portions of the state. It will be the committee’s fourth meeting since Governor Mike Parson issued a drought alert May 31, with Executive Order 23-05. The

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EPA resolves longstanding litigation to protect endangered species

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), resolved longstanding litigation covering over 1,000 pesticide products, allowing EPA to fulfill its obligations to protect endangered species while conducting reviews and approvals of pesticides in a safe and protective manner. In 2011, the Center for Biological Diversity

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Fritsche Family chosen as Perry County Farm Family

PERRYVILLE, Mo. ― John and Jennifer Fritsche and family of Perryville were among the families honored during the 66th annual Missouri Farm Family Day, Aug. 14 at the Missouri State Fair.     Front row: Farm Family Honorees: John, Halie, Lucas, Landon and Jennifer Fritsche, Perry County Farm Family. Back Row: Left to Right Dignitaries:

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