January 2024

Sparta Police Department announces Officer of the Year recipient

SPARTA – The Sparta Police Department has announced Officer Charles Tindall has been selected as the department’s 2023 Officer of the Year.     Officer Tindall served part-time for the Village of Willisville for 2 1/2 years as well as full-time for the City of Steeleville for just under two years before joining the Sparta […]

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UM System maintains strong ratings from top credit-rating agencies

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Highlighting the University of Missouri System’s strong financial management, Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings both have affirmed the system’s high-grade credit rating and stable outlook.   Moody’s affirmed the UM System’s Aa1 rating and cited its good revenue diversity and substantial economies of scale, noting its consistently favorable

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UMRBA issues ‘How Clean is the River?’ report

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is forwarding the following information from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) as a courtesy. JEFFERSON CITY – UMRBA partners: We are pleased to share with you UMRBA’s second collaborative assessment of water quality on the Upper Mississippi River System, the “How Clean is the River?” report, which presents

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Lady Jackets beat Sparta to take 3rd Place of LJMWC

Marissa wins championship over Valmeyer; Steeleville wins Consolation Championship; New Athens takes 7th Place By Jim Beers CHESTER – The 17th Annual Chester High School “Lady Jacket Mid-Winter Classic” Girls Basketball tournament is in the books. In true fashion of the Mid-Winter Classic theme, the week of January 2-6 closed out with cold, snowy weather

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Todd Spencer Siddle

Todd Spencer Siddle, of Ste. Genevieve, entered into eternal rest on January 6, 2024, at Missouri Baptist Medical Center at the age of 51.   He was born December 26, 1972, in Belleville, Illinois to Paul and Lleslie (Donaldson) Siddle who survive in Ste. Genevieve.   He is also survived by his wife of 23

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Naomi Faye Schroeder

A funeral will be held Monday, January 15, 2024 for 88-year-old Naomi Faye Schroeder of Perryville, Missouri passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at her residence. She was born September 26, 1935 a daughter of Russell William and Dora (Hoffman) Rudisaile who both preceded her in death. She married Rudolph “Rudy” Schroeder September 29, 1956.

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