JEFFERSON CITY – The cooler temperatures and changing leaves are a tell-tell sign that winter is on its way. In preparation, the Missouri Department of Transportation will hold its annual winter operations drill on Thursday, Oct. 10. Motorists may notice an increased number of MoDOT trucks on state routes during the drill, which will begin at 8 […]
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Story by Marcus Wilkins, photos by Garry Brix JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – At an Oct. 1 ceremony, 12 members of the Missouri Department of Corrections team were presented with the Director’s Award of Valor, an honor bestowed on corrections staff who act in a heroic or courageous manner on or off duty despite personal risk.
CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet in regular session tonight at 6 p.m. The meeting will follow the Cemetery and Finance Committee meeting which begins at 5:30 p.m. Both meetings are held in the Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois. Both meetings are open to the public. The
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CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the High School Family & Consumer Science Classroom (217B) located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, Ill. AGENDA Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:00 p.m. Opportunity for Public Comment
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Associate County Commissioner Karen Stuppy took these photos of Holst road of the damage to the road. She said the Commission acted quickly to deal with the emergency and closed the road. The road and bridge crew blocked the road at both ends. The road is shored up now and
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – A former Cape Girardeau city councilman has been indicted on drug and gun charges. Rhettney B. Pierce, 54, was indicted Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri is home to more than 900 black bears and their numbers are growing. Many Missourians find these furbearers fascinating and have many questions about them. Are all black bears black? Do bears really hibernate? Where do bears spend the winter? What can bear scat show about diet and other things? What’s
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PARK HILLS – Mineral Area College is seeking nominations for two awards to be presented at the annual Commencement Ceremony on May 16, 2025. N. Gayle & Rowena Simmons Distinguished Service Award The N. Gayle & Rowena Simmons Distinguished Service Award is given to a member of the community to highlight and celebrate unselfish service
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Celebrate the spookiest time of year with a not-so-spooky event featuring amazing animal skeletons from 2 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 19 at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. Wear your costume and celebrate the spookiest time of year with a not-so-spooky event featuring amazing animal skeletons
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces its online hunter education program is now offered in Spanish, ensuring hunter safety information is accessible to all Missourians. Missouri’s online hunter education provider, Kalkomey Enterprises, LLC, has recently made a Spanish version of the course available, and MDC is making the program
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