March 2025

Caroline Gremaud to attend Jefferson College on a soccer scholarship

PERRYVILLE – Caroline Gremaud’has signed to play soccer and study a health-related course of instruction at Jefferson College in Hillsboro.   Caroline earned a soccer scholarship to Jefferson College. She is the daughter of Neil and Mary Gremaud   While at Perryville High School, Caroline was involved in basketball, soccer, and softball. Several coaches attended

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Chester Grade School students excel in reading efforts

Celebrated “Read Across America Week” March 3-7 By Jim Beers CHESTER – March 3rd through 7th was the annual national effort to encourage reading with students from coast-to-coast. The event is designed to promote literacy and a love for reading among all people of all ages, and Chester Grade School students went above-and-beyond the call

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Age Spots

By Jackie Dover Take a Moment and Think We have talked about different kinds of scams before but no matter how many times, there are always new scams and people who get taken in by them. Recently one of my twins, 18, called to tell me about a senior at the store he works struggling

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Chester Mobile Market serves 217 household in February

CHESTER – The February Mobile Market, sponsored by the Chester Area Christian Food Pantry, was held Wednesday February 26 at the Cohen Recreation Complex in Chester.     Bob Koenegstein, Food Pantry Manager, a member of the First United Methodist Church in Chester noted that the Mobile Market is held the fourth Wednesday of each

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DHSS solicits proposals for a Missouri cannabis market study

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has issued a Request for Proposal to procure a Cannabis Market and Economic Impact Study. The results of the study will be used as a resource to determine whether or when DHSS will be required to issue additional cannabis facility licenses and, if

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IDNR and CDB announce $8 million for improvements to Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) has announced $8 million for improvements to Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site in Menard County, the popular recreated log village where young Abraham Lincoln lived for six formative years from 1831 to 1837. The funding, made possible by Governor JB Pritzker’s

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Illinois Senate Republicans request clarity and fairness on gender-based sports policies

SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Senate Republican Caucus, alongside House Republican colleagues, today sent a letter to the Executive Director of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) requesting clarification on the organization’s policies regarding transgender athletes in high school sports. Republican lawmakers are seeking confirmation that IHSA will be enacting policies that align with recent federal directives

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MDC staff fought more than 80 wildfires around Missouri last week

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Dry conditions and high winds sparked hundreds of wildfires around Missouri last week, primarily on March 13 and 14 before severe thunderstorms and tornados swept into the state and quenched many of the blazes. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), partnering fire departments and MDC staff reported 224 wildfires covering

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