August 2024

IDNR announces cicada art show winners

SPRINGFIELD – The rare double-brood emergence of billions of cicadas that Illinois experienced earlier this summer may be a faint memory, but the artwork these noisy insects inspired will commemorate their special visit for years to come.   The Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ (IDNR) call for cicada art submissions in May resulted in nearly 350 entries from […]

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Illinois Chamber of Commerce announces 2024 award winners and legislative ratings

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2024 Champion of Free Enterprise Award Winners and Freshmen of the year. These awards correspond with the release of the Illinois Chamber 103rd General Assembly Legislative Ratings. This award is given by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce to legislators who work toward

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Illinois State Treasurer returns record $301 Million to residents in Fiscal Year 2024

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs has returned a record $301 million to 321,558 Illinois residents through the state’s missing money program during Fiscal Year 2024.   “Putting money back in people’s pockets helps families and our state’s economy,” Frerichs said. “This money belongs with its rightful owners, and we have added tools

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Keith’s Auto Body, HSB Advisors, and GFWC Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve send SGMS band students to jazz camp

STE. GENEVIEVE – This past June, Ste. Genevieve Middle School band students Sophia Jordan, Henry Hadel, and Wyatt Schmelzle attended the first annual Dave Dickey Big Band Camp at Mineral Area College. This camp was organized by the Mineral Area Fine Arts Academy in an effort to promote jazz education in southeast Missouri.    

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Missouri abortion rights initiative petition, Amendment 3, officially verified and set for the November ballot 

JEFFERSON CITY — On Tuesday, the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office officially verified that Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the coalition committed to ending Missouri’s abortion ban, submitted enough signatures to put the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative on the ballot on November 5, 2024. A YES vote on Amendment 3 will give Missouri women and doctors

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Missouri Department of Revenue has not yet responded to SG county’s request for return of sales tax receipts

STE. GENEVIEVE – Presiding Ste. Genevieve County Commissioner Randy Ruzicka says so far the Missouri Department of Revenue has not responded to the county’s request for a restoration of more than $800,000 that was taken from the county’s sales tax receipts after a law was passed eliminating certain items of industrial and mining interests from

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Missouri Right to Life PAC urges Missourians to vote no on Amendment 3 November 5

JEFFERSON CITY – On Tuesday, the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office officially announced that the radical pro-abortion amendment, Amendment 3, has received a sufficient number of valid signatures to be placed on the ballot at the November 5, 2024, General Election. Amendment 3, if passed by voters, would allow abortion all nine months of pregnancy,

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MRV Banks to host Festus client appreciation tailgate kickoff party

FESTUS – MRV Banks is excited to announce the ultimate Festus Client Appreciation Tailgate Kickoff Party on Thursday, September 5th, from 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Our clients are invited to join us for a day of delicious food, refreshing drinks, and all the football talk you can handle! “We’re thrilled to celebrate our clients

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MSHP reports

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest reports.   26-year-old Alan Barsahov of Hallandale Beach, Florida at 11:17 a.m. Monday in Ste. Genevieve County on a warrant out of Broward County, Florida for felony second degree grand theft.   He was being held in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail pending

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   Brian C. Adams of Perryville turned himself in on a warrant at 2:48 p.m. August 5th.   Police are investigating a report of a third degree assault in the 1600 block of Grand Avenue after responding to a 911 open line call for

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