Cynthia Ann Wilson, 85, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Friday, January 18, 2025 at the Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born March 22, 1939 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Russell A. and Gladys (Brewer) Elder. Cynthia and Larry J. Wilson were married June 28, 1958 at the Assumption Church in […]
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Bernadine S. Wegener, 95, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 8:23 pm, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at DePaul Hospital, Bridgeton, Missouri. She was born to the late William and Frieda (nee Nagel) Koester on April 19, 1929 in Evansville, Illinois. Bernadine married Otis C. Wegener on June 6, 1951 at St. Peter’s Lutheran
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced nearly $3.6 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC) program awards for nearly 7,000 projects that provide housing assistance and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness, as well as costs related to planning and data collection. As a result of HUD extending application
CHESTER – The tentative agenda has been released for Tuesday’s special meeting of the Cemetery and Finance Committee. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF CHESTER CEMETERY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Notice is hereby given that the Cemetery and Finance Committee of the City of Chester, Illinois, will hold a special meeting at the
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CHESTER – The tentative agenda has been released for Tuesday’s meeting of the Chester City Council. CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA January 21, 2025 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING CORRESPONDENCE REPORTS Mayor City Treasurer City Clerk Approve raffle licenses
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CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Chester Community High School Juergens Gym located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL. The tentative agenda for the meeting:
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By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – For years, Washington Democrats have pushed an agenda focused on scoring points with the radical fringes of their party, completely disregarding the real-life impact of these policies and questioning the morals of Americans who oppose them. They claim that those who don’t support their radical trans
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Funds, a mutual fund investment used by local governments through the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office, has earned the top AAA rating from Fitch Ratings, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said Friday. The Illinois Funds rating reaffirms the confidence Fitch and other ratings agencies have shown throughout all of Frerichs’ tenure. The funds
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SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker announced $14.7 million in federal grant funding will be used to extend the state’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) beyond June 30, 2025. The funding will be awarded to the existing 15 providers announced in 2024. LFPA was launched as the Illinois – Equitable Access Towards Sustainable Systems (IL-EATS)
PERRYVILLE – At its meeting Tuesday, the Perryville Board of Aldermen will honor several employees who have reached milestones in their employment with the city. Ryan Worthington will be recognized for 25 years with the city, Gary Schneier will receive a 20-year award and Brent Buerck will be honored for 15 years. Five
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