May 2024

Missouri releases April 2024 Monthly Jobs Report

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri nonfarm payroll employment increased by 16,700 jobs in April 2024, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.4 percent.   Private industry employment increased by 16,400 jobs and government employment increased by 300 jobs. Over the year, there was an increase of 74,900 jobs

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   32-year-old Alisha Esselman was charged with stealing May 9th after police were called to Katie’s Liquor Store on West St. Joseph Street by a report of a theft.   A shoplifting report from Buchheits of Perryville was taken at the police station May

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SGMS team earns strong scores at Clavius Robotic Jamboree

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Middle School robotics team recently competed at the Clavius Project Robotic Jamboree!     The SGMS Robotics earned a Gold with Distinction award.   Each group scored perfect or near perfect in the Basic Behavior challenges, and they earned strong scores in Decision Theory challenges.   The team includes:

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SIU wins national event recognition in Campus Race to Zero Waste competition

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a national winner again for its commitment to going green, this time claiming a victory in the Campus Race to Zero Waste 2024 competition.   SIU won first place in the Green Events category for its operation of a zero-waste station at the annual

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