June 2025

16 students complete Memorial Hospital Babysitting Class

CHESTER – On June 17, 16 students completed the Child and Babysitting Safety Class at Memorial Hospital in Chester. They gained essential skills to become responsible and trusted caregivers.     Newly Certified Babysitters: Emma Bogard, Sophia Bogard, Gracelynn Cole, Reese Ebers, Josie Fisher, Kaylee Gerlach, Hailey Jaimet, Harper Jany, Elora Keyser, Lucas Maes, Camron […]

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28 new troopers graduate from MSHP Law Enforcement Academy

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, has announced that 28 troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The ceremony took place at 9 a.m. at the Patrol Academy gymnasium. The 123rd Recruit Class reported to the Academy on January 2, 2025. The

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July 4th at Kaskaskia will focus on the Liberty Bell of the West

CHESTER – The celebration on July 4th, 2025, at Kaskaskia, Ill., will again proudly present the LIBERTY BELL OF THE WEST as an honored 1741 historic 650 pound bell that rang in liberty to the Illinois Country when in 1778 George Rogers Clark and his Long Knives arrived and captured the British garrison stationed there. 

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Missouri farmers undermined by Senate proposal on Clean Fuel Tax Credit

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Soybean Association (MSA) Policy Chairman Ryan Wilson released the following statement in response to the Senate Finance Committee’s proposed language for the Section 45Z clean fuel production tax credit:   “Missouri soybean farmers were encouraged by last week’s EPA announcement supporting increased domestic biofuel volumes. The move was a clear signal

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MSHP reports arrest

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrest reports.   36-year-old Erika Morton of Farmington was arrested Tuesday, June 17th in Ste. Genevieve County on patrol charges of five counts of first degree promoting video child pornography and five counts of possession of child pornography images.   She was being

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Perry County Coalition of Democrats & Progressives to meet

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Coalition of Democrats & Progressives will meet Thursday June 26th at 6 p.m. at Huatulco Mexican Kitchen, 308 Perry Plaza in Perryville,     The Vice Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party, Yvonne Reeves-Chong will be speaking to the Democratic Central Committee meeting/happy hour.   Ms. Reeves-Chong will talk about

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Perryville police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest arrest reports.   Danniel J. Stueve (age not provided) of Perryville was cited at 1:17 p.m. June 4th for allowing an animal to run at large in the 200 block of South Waters Street.   36-year-old Matthew Davis of Perryville was cited for theft by

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U.S. Supreme Court affirms Missouri’s right to protect children from gender mutilation

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that, six months after Missouri became the first state to successfully defend one of these laws, the United States Supreme Court handed down a major victory to Missouri and other states seeking to protect children from irreversible gender transition procedures.   In United States v. Skrmetti,

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West Nile Virus specimens confirmed in 17 Illinois counties

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding the public that along with the start of summer, mosquito season is underway in Illinois. With this comes the risk of West Nile virus (WNV), which has been confirmed from environmental samples in 17 counties around the state so far this year. The reminder comes

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