January 2024

Citizens Electric raises fairness issue with power supplier

Citizens Electric Corporation PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Part of Citizens Electric’s core principles is to empower the communities we serve by keeping our members’ best interest in mind in all the decisions made by the Cooperative.  Our employees, management and board of directors truly take pride in serving all 27,927 members. From Thanksgiving food drives to […]

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Community helps Colonels raise $2,407.81 for Food Pantry

Since 2020 the grand total amounts to $10,204.94 By Jim Beers CHESTER – For four years the Colonel family of Chester, including, Steve, Sue, Steven, Mitchell, Melody and Noah, have coordinated a monetary collection of food and funding for the local food pantry, the Chester Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP). In the photo: Steve Colonel,

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Gov. Pritzker celebrates 2023 executive and legislative achievements

SPRINGFIELD – Accomplishments include historic investments in education from cradle to career, economic development, and efforts to fight poverty   Throughout 2023, Governor JB Pritzker’s administration delivered historic and transformative investments in early childhood education and care, K-12 schools, higher education, workforce and economic development, and efforts to fight violence and poverty.   “Since day

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Holcim US to increase flagship cement plant capacity by 600,000 metric tons per year

From Concrete Products STE GENEVIEVE — An investment upward of $100 million will raise clinker and limestone grinding capacity while improving logistics for the Holcim US Ste. Genevieve (Mo.) Cement Plant, located at Ste. Genevieve, south of St. Louis, along the Mississippi.     In addition to the largest single-kiln line in the world, the

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Mary’s River Covered Bridge repairs are approved

RED BUD – Illinois State Representative David Friess has announced repairs have been approved for the storm-damaged Mary’s River Covered Bridge in Randolph County.       Mary’s Bridge as it appeared after the storm.   “I want to pass on some good news,” Friess said in the announcement. “I received a message from DNR

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Mastodon State Historic Site plans several activities in January

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Join the team at Mastodon State Historic Site for activities throughout the month. Events range from Toddler Thursdays to story time to programs on archaeology. Mastodon State Historic Site is located at 1050 Charles Becker Drive in Imperial. Toddler Thursday, Thursday, Jan. 4 and Thursday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m.Toddlers and their

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MSHP arrest reports

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest reports.   Among those listed as arrested:   35-year-old Taylor K. Rainey of Ste. Genevieve at 7:55 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30 on a Jefferson County charge of park property violation and on a Cape Girardeau charge of expired driver’s license. He was being

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National drought summary for December 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A low pressure system developed over the Central Plains in conjunction with an amplifying upper-level trough dipping into the northern Plains brought active weather across much of the central to eastern U.S. Warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico moved northward ahead of the developing low pressure, producing widespread moderate

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