SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Public Pension Fund Association (IPPFA) and the Heroes Family Fund will host the First Responder PTSD and Wellness Retreat Sunday through Tuesday, June 2 – 4, at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The retreat is designed for active or retired police officers, firefighters, EMS personnel and 9-1-1 operators, […]
MODOC, Ill. — Please go to the Kaskaskia River Project on Monday, April 8, 2024, for the solar eclipse. Eclipse glasses, one per person, will be available for those attending while supplies last. The Project, campground, and picnic sites will be open on a first come, first serve basis. Parking will be limited
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KENNETT, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Little River Conservation Area (CA) main entrance road is temporarily closed due to construction. “The corrugated pipes under the existing road planned for reuse in a temporary access are not suitable for use in their current condition,” said MDC Construction Administration Manager Tim Anderson. “We are
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JEFFERSON CITY – – The number of Missourians facing hunger would fit into Busch Stadium more than 15x. Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance (MOFBI) recognizes the need to obtain and distribute food to hungry families across the state. For the ninth consecutive year, insurance agents and producers, customer service representatives, regional coordinators and many volunteers are
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JEFFERSON CITY — A 28-year-old Perryville woman suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash early Tuesday morning in Perry County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Emily A. Weekley was taken to Mercy Hospital Perry by Perry County Ambulance. The patrol says the crash happened when the 2015 Chevrolet Impala Weekley was driving
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STE. GENEVIEVE and PERRYVILLE – The results of the April 2 municipal and school elections have been released by the county clerks in Perry and Ste. Genevieve Counties. Ste. Genevieve County Clerk Sue Wolk says there write in for city collector in St. Mary after no one filed for the office. Nine write in
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JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, R-Scott City, will be hosting several of the young women starring in the soon-to-be released “Girls State” documentary. The film focuses on teenage women from across Missouri who are challenged to build a government from the ground up in one week, including running for office and forming a
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Legal historian, bestselling author and entrepreneur Logan Beirne will discuss presidential power through the nation’s history during a lecture on April 9 at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Law. Beirne will present “A History of Presidential Power” at 5:30 p.m. in the law school’s Hiram H. Lesar
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — John W. Rogers Jr., a nationally prominent and respected entrepreneur based in Chicago, will visit Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Thursday, April 11, to discuss his path-breaking career in business, public service and philanthropy. Rogers will join John Shaw, institute director, for a “fireside conversation” to reflect on Rogers’
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JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like the public to be aware the upcoming solar eclipse may affect driver examination skills testing times. The solar eclipse in Missouri is expected to begin at approximately 12:35 p.m., April 8, 2024, and reach a total eclipse at
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