Track and field CHESTER – Five Chester Yellow Jackets will participate in the state track and field meet this weekend. Gabe Coffman will compete in the high jump and 800 meter run. Coffman will also participate in the 4×400 relay along with Gabe Steele, Cayden Brunkhorst, and Garrett Hopkins. PERRYVILLE – […]
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A funeral will be held Wednesday, May 29, 2024 for 70-year-old Barbara J. Lankford of Perryville, Mo. who passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at Mercy Hospital Perry County. She was born November 16, 1953 in El Dorado, Ark. to Dale and Gladys (Fellows) Reynolds who both preceded her in death. She married Dale Lankford.
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From a news release SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan F. Kelly, the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee, and law enforcement officials from across the state honored the acts of heroism performed by local and state officers during the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Ceremony today in Springfield. The Law
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DALLAS, Tex. – GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform providing North American drivers with the most ways to save money on gas, Tuesday released its 2024 Summer Travel Survey results and forecast for Memorial Day travel, revealing a near-record number of Americans planning to road trip this summer as gas prices continue to decline ahead
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JEFFERSON CITY – A 64-year-old Bonne Terre man suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash Monday morning on Route C in Ste. Genevieve County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Vernon R. Huffman was taken to Mercy Hospital South by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance. The patrol says the crash happened when the
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By Jim Beers CHESTER — The American Legion in Chester will host the 2024 Memorial Day Service Monday May 27th. The event will start at 11 a.m. and feature Commanders Randy Werner (Legion) and Bryan Childs (VFW); Jim Oppedal, First United Methodist Church of Chester; Mayor Tom Page; Steve Colonel and the Chester
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Story and photos by Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester Area Christian Food Pantry held a Mobile Market April 25. Volunteers sort food items donated by the St. Louis Area Food Bank Wednesday April 25. Some of the food items offered at the April market included fresh eggs, apples, strawberries, peppers, various
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CHESTER, Ill. – Larry and Ann McGuire recently participated in the 103rd Lions of Illinois State Convention in Springfield, Illinois. The event brought together around 290 Lions from throughout Illinois for a three-day gathering. Larry, who is finishing his third term as district governor of District 1-CS, was actively involved in the convention’s
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CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 4:15 p.m. at the Unit Office, 1940 Swanwick Street, Chester. TENTATIVE AGENDA Call to Order and Roll Call – 4:15 p.m Opportunity for Public Comment (please be mindful that these meetings of the
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, is urging drivers to buckle up ahead of a national Click It or Ticket high-visibility seat belt enforcement effort. The national seat belt campaign, which coincides with the Memorial Day holiday,
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