PERRYVILLE – Perry County School District 32 has declared a holiday on Monday, April 8 to allow students and staff to enjoy the total solar eclipse with their families. Each D32 student and staff member will receive a free pair of solar eclipse viewing glasses provided by Perry County Heritage Tourism and Mercy Hospital […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Budget Director Dan Haug has announced that net general revenue collections for March 2024 declined 6.4 percent compared to those for March 2023, from $959.7 million last year to $898.6 million this year. Net general revenue collections for 2024 fiscal year-to-date increased 0.5 percent compared to March 2023, from $9.27 billion
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Total solar eclipses like the one that will pass over portions of North America on Monday, April 8, are a delicate balance of cosmic mechanics and astronomical alignment. University of Missouri astronomer Haojing Yan, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has spent his career studying the
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PERRYVILLE: TG Missouri Corporation announces donations totaling $18,000 to eight local organizations. The company’s President, Robert Patrick, and the Safety Systems Vice President, Doug Deck, personally delivered each one of the checks to thank the organizations for their roles in the community. The level of success enjoyed by TG Missouri would not be possible
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CHESTER – Chester law enforcement officers responded to a report of an active shooter Tuesday afternoon in the 600 block of State Street. A suspect, identified as Christopher Bowles of Chester, was refusing to come out of the residence. According to report the shots were fired in the early afternoon Illinois State, Chester
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JEFFERSON CITY—Warmer weather usually means an increase in outside projects that may require digging or excavation work. If you are building a deck, planting a tree, or completing a large project, Missouri law requires anyone digging underground to notify Missouri 811 (by calling 811 or placing a locate request online at www.missouri-811.org) before any
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In an effort to protect Missouri consumers, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and a coalition of seven other attorneys general filed a motion to ban John Caldwell Spiller II from engaging in all telephone-related services after Spiller violated permanent robocall and telemarketing bans. “As Attorney General, I will enforce the laws as written,
by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — What do a giant hoverboard, a brightly colored dragon, a sleek shark and a 10-foot-tall ukulele have in common? They have all been spotted as creative designs at previous Southern Illinois University Carbondale Great Cardboard Boat Regattas. So who knows what you might see when the 2024 Great Cardboard Boat
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CHICAGO – A new partnership to raise awareness about the lifesaving potential of Firearm Restraining Orders (FROs), or “red flag laws,” is launching today during National Public Health Week involving the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Brady: United Against Gun Violence, and the Ad Council. The Illinois effort is the first phase of a
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PARK HILLS – Mineral Area College (MAC) is offering an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Behavioral Health Support (BHS). The new program will be offered starting in the fall of 2024 at the MAC Cape Girardeau location. The AAS in Behavioral Health Support program prepares students for entry-level positions such as care coordinators,
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