July 2024

Senator Schmitt sends letter to Department Of Defense regarding crippling IT outages causing system disruption across the country

WASHINGTON – Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt sent a letter to Acting Chief Information Officer Leslie Beavers of the Department of Defense regarding widespread IT system outages affecting Microsoft Windows hosts due to an issue with a recent CrowdStrike update:   “A single point of failure in a cybersecurity strategy has proven time and time again to […]

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SIU Simmons Law School hosts legal symposium in Belleville

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — In its continuing effort to provide quality outreach programs, the Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School is hosting a free continuing legal education (CLE) symposium in Belleville next month for licensed attorneys in Illinois and Missouri.   The Aug. 9 inaugural CLE conference at the Southwestern Illinois Justice and Workforce Development Campus will feature

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Courthouse courtyard pavilion is completed

Story and photos by Karen Stuppy, associate county commissioner STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County Associate Commission Karen Stuppy is sharing her photographs of the  pavilion installed in the courthouse courtyard, completed through a LATCF grant from ARPA funding, without using taxpayer dollars.       Stuppy said the project turned out great, thanks to

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CPSC warns consumers to immediately stop using magnetic ferrite stones

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using and dispose of magnetic ferrite stones sold by UYPEA because the loose, hazardous magnets pose a risk of serious injury or death if ingested by children.   CPSC testing determined the magnets do not comply with the requirements

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