February 2025

CHS honors Al-Jassim and Palacio for setting 2024 YellowJacket football records

Al-Jassim sets 2 single-season records and 5 career records and Palacio sets 3 school records in 2024 By Jim Beers CHESTER – Friday February 14 was a special day for most Americans as most people celebrate Valentine’s Day by to demonstrate their love for loved ones. At Chester High School it was also a night […]

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Commentary: Landowner Property Rights in Missouri-Eminent Domain, Transmission Lines and Renewable Energy

By Kayden Guymon, Missouri Farm Bureau Director of Regulatory Affairs & Policy Counsel In Missouri, landowner property rights have come under increasing pressure due to large-scale infrastructure projects, particularly high-voltage transmission lines and renewable energy developments like wind and solar farms and data centers. Central to the debate is the use of eminent domain, a

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Missouri to observe Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 3 – 7

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In November 2024, multiple rounds of severe storms and heavy rain across Missouri resulted in the rapid onset of flooding and seven fatalities in a matter of days. These tragic losses serve as reminders of the importance of being prepared for severe weather anytime, anywhere.   “Although many associate severe weather season

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SIU’s ‘Journey to the Sun’ talk focuses on sounds of nature during eclipses

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. — The effects of solar eclipses on the sounds of nature will be the topic of the next talk in a series focused on the sun and the major role it plays in the lives of humans everywhere, hosted by Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Brent Pease, assistant professor in the

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Ste. Genevieve County Health Department trustees meet today

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Health Department Board of Trustees will meet in regular session today at 4 p.m. in the lower level of the health department at 115 Basler Drive.   The tentative agenda:   STE GENEVIEVE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES   Posted:  Monday, February 24, 2025

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Time to buy MDC 2025 annual hunting and fishing permits

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri hunters and anglers that related annual permits expire at the end of February, including 2024 permits for small game, fishing, trout fishing, and combination hunting and fishing. Annual permits are available for purchase. Permits for spring turkey hunting and some other upcoming hunting seasons

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