October 2024

Harvesting knowledge: Missouri third graders reap the benefits of agriculture education

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO.- This fall, third grade classrooms across Missouri are harvesting knowledge as students participate in Agriculture Education on the Move™ (Ag Moves). Through this initiative of Missouri Farmers Care, students discover how their lives are intertwined with agriculture through hands-on learning led by passionate educators in their classrooms.     FFA student educators […]

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IDNR reminds hunters of 2024-2025 chronic wasting disease sampling locations

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding deer hunters about locations where deer can be tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) free of charge.   Chronic wasting disease is a fatal disease of the central nervous system in deer and elk. It was first detected in a suspect adult female deer from

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Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs reminds 140,000 residents getting missing money to cash the check

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is encouraging nearly 140,000 residents to cash the unclaimed property checks that are arriving in the mail. The checks went out as part of the latest round of the Enhanced Money Match program, which allows the Treasurer’s Office to automatically return missing money to people without the need to file a claim.

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MRV Banks welcomes Bill Seek as business development officer for Festus Market

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FESTUS – MRV Banks is pleased to announce the addition of Bill Seek as the new Business Development Officer for the Festus market. With over 20 years of experience in banking and financial services, Bill will be instrumental in expanding MRV Banks’ presence in the local community by building and nurturing relationships with businesses and

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MSHP: Have A Safe Halloween

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JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages everyone to have a safe Halloween. It’s that time of year when young ghosts, vampires, superheroes, and cartoon characters are planning their night of trick-or-treating. While some local events take place in large parking lots the weekend prior, many trick-or-treaters

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SIU researchers investigate technology to kill supergerms at the nano level

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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are studying how to zap antibiotic-resistant bugs using electricity on the nano scale, which could lead to fewer infection-related deaths in hospitals. Punit Kohli, professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences, works with students in his laboratory at SIU. Kohli is

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United States Attorney Sayler Fleming announces district election officers responsible for handling election day complaints

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ST. LOUIS –United States Attorney Sayler A. Fleming has announced that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) Hal Goldsmith and Jennifer Roy will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.    AUSAs Goldsmith and Roy have been appointed to serve

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Thomas Eugene Pecaut

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A funeral will be held Friday, October 25, 2024 for 80-year-old Thomas Eugene Pecaut of Perryville, Mo. who passed away Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born January 9, 1944 in Perryville, Mo. to Joseph Leo Pecaut and Frances Verline (Miederhoff) Pecaut Besand, who both preceded him in death. Survivors

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