February 2024

Public hearing on water, sewer rate hikes is on the agenda for Thursday’s Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen meeting

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen will meet Thursday in the temporary city hall at 44 Plaza Drive.   This may be the final board of aldermen meeting in the temporary city hall, as the city hall is scheduled to move back to the building at 165 South Fourth Street February 19 […]

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Students from all over region win scholarships, prizes at SIU’s Accounting Challenge

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Hundreds of high school students from far and wide showed their accounting expertise and problem-solving skills as they competed for college scholarships, trophies and other prizes at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 26th annual Accounting Challenge on Feb. 2. Sponsored by the School of Accountancy in the College of Business and Analytics and State

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Tax season made easy: Illinois residents in need, file for free with ladder up’s virtual Etap program

SPRINGFIELD – Tax season is upon us, and there’s no better time to ensure you get the most out of your refund. This is where Ladder Up steps in. This Illinois-based non-profit organization is committed to providing FREE tax assistance to qualifying Illinois residents.    Ladder Up has 13 in-person locations throughout the Chicagoland area – and

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Weather across the U.S. continues to impact blood collections extending the emergency blood shortage

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The American Red Cross is continuing to see an emergency blood shortage following a significant number of blood drive cancellations in January.   More than 530 blood drives were cancelled across the nation last month leading to approximately 15,000 blood and platelet donations going uncollected in in January alone. That’s more

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Women’s Earnings in Missouri – 2022

KANSAS CITY – The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today released Women’s Earnings in Missouri – 2022.    Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted the following points:   Missouri women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $882, or 79.5 percent of the

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Bill would expand empowerment scholarship accounts to all corners of Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative and House Budget Chairman Cody Smith is hoping to build on the success of Missouri’s Employment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) and make them more accessible to a broader range of students across the Show-Me State.   HB 2620 proposes changes to the “Missouri Empowerment Scholarship” program by expanding the definition

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