December 2024

Perry County School District No. 32 releases board meeting report

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 has released its Summary of the December 11, 2024 Board of Education meeting.   Approval of the consent agenda items: Nov. 13, 2024 Regular session minutes Nov. 22, 2024 Special session minutes Warrants Program Evaluations (2024-25 FY) MSBA policy adoption GB-1 (Part-Time and Substitute Employment) GBE

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Proposal to designate critical habitat for four mussel species opens public comment period

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are proposing to designate critical habitat for four species of endangered freshwater mussels. Habitat for the rayed bean, sheepnose, snuffbox and spectaclecase mussels can be found in 17 states in the central and eastern United States. We are proposing to designate a total of 3,974 river miles

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Senator Hawley presses Pentagon on transgender housing incident at Missouri military barracks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Missouri U. S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin following a whistleblower report that a man is living in the women’s barracks at Fort Leonard Wood. According to the allegations, a unit at the Fort processed the paperwork of a biological male, re-registered him as a female,

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Senator Schmitt Meets with Pam Bondi, President Trump’s Nominee for Attorney General

WASHINGTON – Missouri U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt met with President Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Pam Bondi recently, and released the following statement: “Pam Bondi is a good friend, and I have full confidence that she will serve the United States well as our next Attorney General. She is uniquely qualified to undertake the monumental task

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment on proposal to list the Eastern Hellbender as endangered

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act. Eastern hellbenders are found in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.   “The

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Cletus George Steffens

A funeral will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024 for 92-year-old Cletus George Steffens of Farrar, Missouri who passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at Independence Care Center of Perry County. He was born August 24, 1932 in Farrar to Theodor and Hilda (Verseman) Steffens, who both preceded him in death. Cletus and Ruby Schuessler

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