CHESTER – A regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held on February 20, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at the Chester Community High School Juergens Gym located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL. AGENDA Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:00 p.m. Executive Session 2.1 For […]
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Boys Basketball PERRYVILLE – St. Vincent host Meadow Heights tonight at 7:30. STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle plays at Ellington Friday at 5 p.m. PERRYVILLE – Perryville host Hillsboro Friday at 7 p.m JACKSON – Saxony Lutheran host Kennett Friday at 7:30. STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste Genevieve plays at West County
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Missouri State Beekeeping Association is excited to announce registration is open for our upcoming Missouri Bee Day at the Darr Agricultural Center in Springfield, Missouri on Saturday June 21, 2025. The conference is still a few months away but registration is limited and last year this event completely sold
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Dirk Deaton, chair of the House Budget Committee, announced Wednesday the formal filing of the appropriations bills for the 2025 legislative session. Included in the bill that appropriates money for public colleges and universities is language to ensure that state funds will not be used for contracts, programs, positions,
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, representing community providers of services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and serious mental illnesses, today issued the following statement after Gov. Pritzker presented his 2026 state budget proposal: “We greet this new state budget proposal from Governor JB Pritzker with a sense of relief: our state finances
SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker presented an optimistic outlook for the Illinois economy during his budget address; however, several fiscal concerns remain unaddressed. The Illinois Chamber of Commerce supports commitments to long-term structural fiscal stability, a strong education system, and forward-thinking investments that promote business growth and new investments in the Land of Lincoln –
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) has released the following statement regarding Gov. JB Pritzker’s annual budget and State of the State address: “With budgetary pressures only expected to increase, it’s vital Illinois focus on ways to grow the economy, particularly our state’s manufacturing sector. A strong business climate provides stability and sustainability, and
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today announced that investment earnings on the state portfolio are up more than 11% as state government faces tough budgeting decisions this spring. Investment earnings stand at $803.8 billion for the first six months of Fiscal Year 2025, up from $723.2 billion the first six months of Fiscal Year
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SPRINGFIELD — On Wednesday, Illinois Governor Pritzker delivered his seventh annual State of the State and Budget Address to the Illinois General Assembly and the people of the State of Illinois. The Illinois Primary Health Care Association has the following response. We appreciate the Governor and his administration continuing to prioritize strengthening Illinois’ health care
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Missouri River Bird Observatory (MRBO), and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) invite both new and experienced birders to join in a special series of free birding webinars in preparation for the first ever Missouri Birding Challenge
