May 2025

Passed: The one, big, beautiful bill moves one step closer to President Trump’s desk

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – American families, farmers, workers, and small businesses will soon see a massive surge in economic growth, wage gains, and higher incomes thanks to President Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today and now heads to the Senate for consideration. Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following […]

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President Trump approves Perry Co. disaster declaration

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has announced that President Donald J. Trump has approved two of Missouri’s requests for a major disaster declaration in response to the severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that impacted Perry and several other Missouri counties from March 14-15 and March 30-April 8. The additional request for April 29 storms is still under

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Red Bud’s Bryce Reese named to Illinois Wesleyan University’s Spring 2025 Dean’s List

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BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — Bryce Reese, of Red Bud, Illinois, was named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year at Illinois Wesleyan University. Reese is a sophomore majoring in Business. Reese was among 812 students from 29 states and 27 countries named to the spring 2025 Dean’s List. To qualify

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Sara Dumond inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

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CARBONDALE –  A River Region resident have been inducted into the Southern Illinois University Carbondale chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society during a ceremony in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium.   In all, 50 new members have joined the honors society for the 2024-2025 academic year, including Christopher Chiasson, an assistant professor of

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SIU Carbondale spring 2025 semester deans’ list released

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CARBONDALE – Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s spring 2025 deans’ lists have been released. Please note: In the deans’ lists, the number following each student’s name designates year in school (1 = freshman; 2 = sophomore; 3 = junior; 4 = senior).  A “9” denotes a student who is either a senior with degree, unclassified or

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Three persons hurt in Highway 61 crash

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JEFFERSON CITY – Three Ste. Genevieve residents suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 61 in Ste. Genevieve County Friday afternoon.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 33-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson and a 50-year-old woman was taken to Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital for

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Two St. Francois County men arrested for child sex crimes

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FARMINGTON – The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces the arrest of 32-year-old Robert Rutherford-Sobol of Bonne Terre, MO, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and 24-year-old Christopher C. Short of Farmington, MO, on May 21, 2025, for child sex crimes following an investigation by the DDCC’s Special Victims Unit

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Chester Lady Jackets place 4th out of 16 teams at Class 1A Sectional Track and Field Meet

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Jessica Stumpe and Joella Eggemeyer advance to 2025 IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field Meet   By Jim Beers CHESTER Chester High School hosted the 2025 IHSA Class 1A Sectional Track and Field Meet Thursday May 15 at the Dr. Charles R. Young Track and Field Complex. Out of 16 participating teams, the Lady

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