PERRYVILLE – Perry County office holders welcomed students from St Vincent, Saxony and Perryville High School to the Perry County Courthouse for County Government Day on March 18. The annual event is organized by the American Legion Post 133 Women’s Auxiliary. Forty-three students – two or three for each office holder, spent the morning touring […]
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – With more than 122,000 votes cast, the field of contenders competing in the fourth annual “Makers Madness” contest has been narrowed to the Top 16. Hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, “Makers Madness” is a bracket-style tournament in which voters across the state will decide which product is The Coolest Thing Made in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.–The first Saturday of April, food and wine lovers will have the opportunity to learn more about today’s farmers while visiting six wine trail locations. Celebrating the best of what Missouri has to offer, tickets are selling fast for the sixth annual The Farmers’ Table Wine Trail event, taking place April 6 and made possible
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“TJ” Taber James Bell, 36, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024 in Perry County. He was born June 1, 1987 in Fort Worth, TX to Walter and Dana (Holley) Bell. TJ served in the United States Marine Corps and was a Millwrite Welder. He liked to weld at heights. TJ loved hunting,
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A celebration of life will be held Saturday, April 13, 2024 for 67-year-old Sharlene M. Mathes of Saint Clair, Mo. who passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in Sullivan, Mo. She was born March 21, 1956 in St. Louis, Mo, daughter of Leroy Carlson and Mildred Lalumondiere, who both preceded
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A funeral will be held Saturday, March 23, 2024 for 93-year-old Elsie Ann Siebert of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. who passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. . She was born May 18, 1930 in St. Louis, Mo., daughter of Anna B. (Kiefer) Ringwald and Joseph “Joe” M.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The American Red Cross and Southeast Missouri State University are encouraging everyone to step up to the challenge by donating blood at the annual Spring Greek Week Blood Drive, March 24-27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Student Recreation Center, 750 New Madrid, in Cape Girardeau. The university is inviting all
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The 2024 paddlefish snagging season is off to a great start after an angler reeled in a world record fish at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Chad Williams of Olathe, Kansas for snagging a 164-pound, 13-ounce paddlefish at the Lake of the Ozarks March
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BATON ROUGE, LA (03/18/2024)– Anna Gaertner of Evansville, Illinois, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Gaertner was initiated at McKendree University. Gaertner is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi
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By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joe Biden frequently says, “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” Well, as Biden’s recently released budget proposal for next year makes clear, he is once again doubling down on the very same failed policies
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