By Garrett Hawkins In a commentary last year before Christmas, I wished for good cell phone service. While cell phone companies continue to build out 5G technology, my own cell phone coverage has been worse, and I’m still waiting for things to get better. While I wait for reliable cell phone coverage, I’ve added […]
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Local police agencies provide 50 kids an opportunity to shop for Christmas Gifts By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Christmas season became a bit brighter for 50 children from the Randolph County area Monday night December 18 when police officers from Chester, Steeleville and the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department provided the opportunity to purchase Christmas
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The identity of the victim of Saturday’s fatal house fire on Highway 61 north of Ste. Genevieve has been released. Ste. Genevieve County Coroner Eric Basler says Dean Deano Grieshaber perished in the fire. Firefighters say they could not enter the house because of the intensity of the blaze. Grieshaber’s body was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) five lead poisoning cases in children linked to an ongoing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation that began on Nov. 2, 2023. The nationwide effort to remove products from retail shelves
DALLAS, Tex. – As millions of Americans hit the road for the Christmas holiday, many will reap the gift of lower gas prices, with nearly 100,000 stations offering gasoline at $2.99 or less. The national average price of gas is projected to be $3.09 on Christmas Day according to GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings
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CHICAGO— Governor JB Pritzker has announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has advanced the city of Decatur as a finalist for a grant to advance employment revitalization. The EDA also announced that the city of Springfield will receive planning dollars to develop a proposal for a similar award. The Distressed
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kaitlyn Chung of Sparta has qualified for Belmont University’s Fall 2023 Dean’s List. Approximately 52 percent of Belmont’s 7,338 undergraduate students qualified. Belmont Provost Dr. David Gregory said, “The Dean’s List achievement reflects the hard work, perseverance and dedication to academic excellence of Belmont’s outstanding students. It is my privilege
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri nonfarm payroll employment increased by 5,900 jobs in November 2023, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Private industry employment increased by 5,600 jobs and government employment increased by 300 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in November 2023, up
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 39-year-old Cory L. Beauchamp of Perryville was arrested on a charge of driving while suspended or revoked following a traffic crash on South Spring Street at 12:48 p.m. Dec. 11th. 34-year-old Wendy Lee Parmer of Perryville was charged with driving while revoked
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Members of the three Project Pioneer familes: Bolduc, Pruneau and Weiler are reminded to continue gathering family information from family members over the holidays so they can submit that to the Project Pioneer committee at the next meeting on Feb. 10, 2024.
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