JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri nonfarm payroll employment increased by 5,400 jobs in October 2024, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Private industry employment increased by 1,600 jobs and government employment increased by 3,800 jobs. Over the year, there was an increase of 81,700 jobs from October 2023 […]
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report of arrests. Among those listed as arrested is: 37-year-old Samuel A. Kendrick of Ste. Genevieve who was arrested at 9:27 a.m. Thursday in Ste. Genevieve County on St. Francois County charges of failing to appear on a speeding charge and failing to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The plague is one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history. An estimated 50 million Europeans died from it in the mid-1300s when it was known as the “Black Death.” Thanks to improved sanitation, public health measures and antibiotics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now reports an average of
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SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie spoke at a House press conference recently saying that as the House Republicans move toward the 104th General Assembly they are looking to address where we stand as a state and why we need to “course correct” our current path. The Savanna Republican said this
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District honored veterans, active military and their guests at both the Ste. Genevieve and Bloomsdale campuses in recognition of Veterans Day. All local veterans were welcome at the schools’ assemblies, and students personally invited veterans as their guests, as well. At both elementary schools, each grade
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SIKESTON—After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, students at Ste. Genevieve High School and other schools in Southeast Missouri are now gearing-up to put their bridges to the test. The Missouri Department of Transportation will test nearly 200 bridges entered into its 21st Annual Bridge Building Competition on Thursday, Nov. 21
STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, Ste. Genevieve High School welcomed six students from France, as well as their adult chaperons. The students are from an area near Lyon, and they are staying with SGHS host families and shadowing their American peers around school and in their classes. The group will stay for two weeks.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Heritage Commission will meet Monday at 6 p.m. in the city hall board room. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: REGULAR SESSION Meeting called to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Approval of Agenda: November 18, 2024 Approval
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CLARKSDALE, Miss. – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has selected 35 community leaders from across its eight-state service region to participate in the 2025 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, an extensive leadership development program that brings together public, private and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Representing Alabama,
The following is a commentary by Garrett Hawkins, Missouri Farm Bureau PresidentThe U.S. Postal Service (USPS) wants to cut costs to the detriment of farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. The agency’s “Regional Transportation Optimization” proposal would place rural communities on the proverbial backburner. It would consolidate mail drop-off and pick-up for locations more than 50
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