Girls Basketball STE. GENEVIEVE – The Valle Catholic-St. Paul Lutheran Girl’s Basketball team play Meadow Heights at 6 p.m. STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve hosts Herculaneum tonight. CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets Midwinter Classic is finally getting underway.. The Lady Jackets play Dupo Thursday at 7:30 p.m. PERRYVILLE […]
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SPRINGFIELD – The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois released the following statement regarding efforts to regulate intoxicating hemp products: “We are disappointed by the House’s failure to pass common-sense regulations for hemp consumer products such as CBD while halting the sale of dangerous synthetic hemp-derived intoxicants like delta-8 that are sickening children and adults,” said Tiffany
PERRYVILLE – Citizens Electric Corporation released its latest storm recovery update at 4 p.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2025. As of 4:34 p.m. there were 3,655 meters out in Perry County, 1,282 in Cape Girardeau County, 133 in Ste. Genevieve County and nine in Bollinger County for a total of 5,079, according to the CEC outage
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CHESTER – The Chester Parks and Recreation Committee will meet in regular session Tuesday, January 14 at 6 p.m. in city hall. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting Agenda 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois 62233 Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 6 P.M., City Hall
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LENEXA, KS – Four Missouri home renovation companies have agreed to collectively pay over $27,000 in penalties to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to EPA, the following companies failed to comply with regulations that reduce the hazards of lead-based paint exposure
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri fifth graders can put their artistic skills to work, learn about staying safe, and raise awareness of missing children through the National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. The Department of Public Safety is inviting Show-Me State fifth graders to participate in the annual poster contest, which offers a chance at a trip
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ST. MARY – There will be no April municipal election for St. Mary. The number of candidates filing equals the number of seats up for election. Brian Helms will be Ward 1 Alderman for a one-year term. Zenon Duda will be Ward 1 Alderman for a two-year term. Kathy Bergmann will
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SPRINGFIELD – Representatives David Friess (R-Red Bud) and Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles) recently hosted a press conference in Springfield’s Capitol Blue Room to discuss two newly proposed pieces of legislation aimed at enhancing government accountability and empowering Illinois residents. They presented House Bill 5924 and House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 22, both of which are designed to expand
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced over $140 million in funding to 836 existing grantees through the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program. These awards will fund 1,537 service coordinator positions across the country. Missouri agencies received $2,405,321 in funding. The FSS program provides grants to public housing
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that in line with the national trend, the state’s overall respiratory illness level has ticked up from Moderate to High, driven by an expected early winter jump in hospital admissions. IDPH’s Seasonal Respiratory Illness Dashboard indicates that emergency department (ED) visits for Acute Respiratory Illness topped 21% in
