November 2023

Jeremy Mueller named SGHS Teacher of the Month

STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve County School District No. 32 officials are congratulating Jeremy Mueller for being named the Ste. Genevieve High School November Teacher of the Month.   According to a posting on the high school Facebook page Mueller was nominated by students at SGHS and was chosen based on those nominations by the

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Legislature should oppose state pension investments in Communist China

By Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek I am deeply disappointed by the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System Board’s recent rejection of my motion to get our state employees’ pension investments out of China. Not only is the Communist nation an active adversary of America – China is just a bad investment.   As the State Treasurer

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Minimum wage rate set for private employers for 2024

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announces the state minimum wage rate for 2024 has been established, according to state law, at $12.30 per hour, effective January 1, 2024.   Pursuant to Proposition B, which was approved by Missouri voters on November 6, 2018, the minimum wage increased 85 cents per

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MSHP reports arrest

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report.   39-year-old Katie M. Froelich of Bloomsdale was arrested at 4:36 p.m. Monday in Jefferson County on Jefferson County charges of failing to register a vehicle and two counts of expired vehicle license.   She was being held in the Jefferson County

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SIU beats Indiana State, 38-9, to secure NCAA Playoff bid

Dawgs (7-4) will host Nicholls (6-4) in Round 1 at Saluki Stadium this Saturday November 25 By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Southern Illinois University Football Salukis hosted the Indiana State Sycamores Saturday November 18 in what most fans thought was a do-or-die situation for the Salukis.  It was thought that a loss would eliminate

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Lady Jackets are “runners-up” in 2023 Sparta Tournament

Chester’s Emma Diskey and Lexi Mott make All-Tournament Team By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets were the unspoken underdogs in the Championship game of the 2023 Sparta Lady Bulldogs Invitational Tournament. Red Bud dominated its first two rounds, 61-23 over New Athens and 61-24 over Steeleville. Chester also won its

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