October 2023

The best laid plans

by Caleb Jones | cjones@amec.coop JEFFERSON CITY –– As any dad knows, when your darling daughter looks up at you with her beautiful blue eyes and sweetly asks if she can have a kitty, it’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when you are getting a new pet. Earlier this summer that was

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Randolph County Sheriff thanks community for locating missing man

Yesterday, 10/21/23, around 7:30 p.m., the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office received a call in reference to a missing person from Prairie Du Rocher.   The missing person was identified as 83 year old, Gerald X. Melliere. When deputies arrived on scene with Rocher Police Department, Rocher Fire Department, and several community volunteers, a search began.

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Alvin A. Brown

Alvin A. Brown 73 years old Of Saint Mary, MO   Died Thursday, October 19, 2023 At his home in Saint Mary, MO   He was born October 4, 1950 in St Mary, MO   Survived By: Wife, Helen Brown of Saint Mary, MO; Two Daughters, Shelley Woll of Dardenne Prairie, MO, Melanie (Russell) Clayton

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SIU’s new Dewey Dialogues lecture series starts Tuesday

CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Dewey Dialogues, a new lecture series that focuses on the contemporary relevance of John Dewey’s philosophical and public work, kicks off at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library.     New lecture series: SIU Carbondale’s Dewey Center is holding its first Dewey Dialogues lecture on

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Attorney General Bailey warns of football ticket scams as season advances

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey warns Missouri football fans to be wary of any suspicious ticket offerings and to take steps to protect themselves as the 2023 football season advances. “I want to educate Missourians on potential ticket scams as we move further into football season,” said Attorney General Bailey. “With ticket sales skyrocketing

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Bloomsdale Elementary holds annual Career Day

From a news release BLOOMSDALE – Recently, fifth grade students at Bloomsdale Elementary had the opportunity to visit various local businesses as part of their annual Career Day! Students had the opportunity to meet several local business professionals and organizations; fifteen different careers were represented from a variety of career paths! Some of these included

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