December 2023

Brian Wipfler faces multiple charges in Friday shooting

STE. GENEVIEVE — Three persons were wounded Friday morning in Ste. Genevieve in what has been described as case of domestic violence.   Dispatch was notified of the incident shortly after 10 a.m., when the shooting was reported at 465 West Market Street.     Initially dispatchers told responding officers that two persons were wounded, […]

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Chester City Council meets tonight

CHESTER – The tentative agenda for tonight’s meeting of the Chester City Council has been released:   CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA December 4, 2023   CALL TO ORDER   ROLL CALL   III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE   READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING   CORRESPONDENCE   REPORTS Mayor City Treasurer City Clerk                         –

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Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School FFA attends BUILD Conference

EVANSVILLE, Ill. – The Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School FFA juniors and seniors recently attended the BUILD conference at Illinois State University in Normal, Ill.   There, they were split into small groups, attended sessions, learned new leadership skills, heard a keynote speaker, and even got to make new friends and connections. The conference

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December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.  – December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. With two major holidays and many people on the road traveling, December is a deadly month for drunk driving. The intention of National Impaired Driving Prevention Month is to raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving. Impaired driving refers to operating a motor vehicle

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Environmental project ideas wanted by December 10, 2023

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is soliciting ideas for environmental improvement projects. The Department is planning to develop a statewide grant application to secure a portion of the $5 billion in federal funding available through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program. If successful, we will then distribute funds to entities

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Friday ceremony will mark transfer of historic jeep to MNVM

PERRYVILLE — Students from Perryville Area Career and Technology Center will officially turn over the keys Friday to a restored military jeep that will be on permanent display at Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial in Perryville.     The jeep was donated to Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial by Kyle Gremaud, who works for Richardet Floor Covering.

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GFWC Woman’s Club auction and donations support Missouri Girls Town

STE. GENEVIEVE – Fifty-four women gathered at the DuBourg Centre for a very special lunch meeting on November 13th.      Missouri Girls Town Auction Committee members (from left): Carol Huck, Dorcas Grass, auctioneer Sandy Stewart, Georgia Honermann and Alexandra Bergtholdt   Special guests included GFWC of Missouri President Amy Boone, and several members from

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Gov. Pritzker announces additional investments to provide food to asylum seekers

SPRINGFIELD – The State of Illinois and the Greater Chicago Food Depository are partnering to supply additional meals to new asylum-seekers in the state.   Governor JB Pritzker said the partnership will build on the state’s data-driven plan to improve the asylum seeker response. He, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), and the Greater

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Governor Parson, budget leadership announce FY 2025 consensus revenue estimate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.– Governor Mike Parson announced the state’s Consensus Revenue Estimate (CRE) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.   The annual CRE is a figure established by state budget experts and is one of the basic assumptions used by the Governor and legislative leaders to build and balance Missouri’s budget.   “As always, we greatly appreciate

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