June 2024

SIU earns Tree Campus Higher Education honors for 9th time

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s commitment to sustainability and green initiatives has once again earned national recognition as SIU has been named a Tree Campus Higher Education for the ninth year. Each year, the Arbor Day Foundation chooses just a few hundred institutions of higher learning across the country for the select honor, […]

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Speaker Plocher, House members complete 18 stop end of session Tour

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Legislative leaders just completed an 18-stop “end of session” tour recapping the legislative highlights from the 2024 session. The tour started in West Plains, Missouri on Monday, May 20, and ended in St. Charles, Missouri on Tuesday, May 28.   “Our goal was to discuss issues and answer questions from citizens, community

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office reports arrests, incidents

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its report of arrests and incidents for the week ending June 7.   Arrested Person: 9  (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 4 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 3 Animal Control: 11 Bomb

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Ste. Gen’s 1% sales tax revenue is up $8,350 so far this year

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STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve’s one percent general sales tax is up nearly $8,350 so far this year, compared with the first five moths of 2023.   The Missouri Department of Revenue transferred the sales tax receipts into the city’s account at the Bloomsdale Bank June 7th.   According to the report the city’s one

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Three charged following gunfire incident in St. Mary

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STE. GENEVIEVE — Three Ste. Genevieve residents face charges following an incident involving gunfire at a St. Mary residence in the 1000 block of Third Street around 10:40 p.m. Monday, June 3rd. 24-year-old Sean Allen Brown is charged with two counts of armed criminal action, first degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. His

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Traffic congestion may be back to pre-COVID depending on where you live

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  BRYAN, Tex. – American commuters spent 54 hours stuck in traffic in 2022, matching exactly their experience from 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic forced a brief but sharp decline in daily travel delay, according to a new study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.   Researchers say we have yet to learn what the

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Two River Region residents named to Iowa State Dean’s List

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AMES, Iowa – Two River Region residents are among the 10,600 Iowa State University students who have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the spring semester 2024 Dean’s List.   The following students are from the River Region:   HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, CURRICULM   Perryville, MO, Elizabeth Nicole Plunkett,

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Gary Rhinehart

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A funeral will be held Friday, June 14, 2024 for 78-year-old Gary Rhinehart of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. who passed away Monday, June 10, 2024 at his home. He was born October 25, 1945 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. a son of Robert W Bohnert, M. Charles Rhinehart and Sylvia (Schumer) Long, who all preceded him in

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