August 2025

Apply now for 2026 Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks is pleased to announce that the 2026 grant round for the Land and Water Conservation Fund is now open. LWCF grants are available to cities, counties and public-school districts to be used for outdoor recreation projects. For more information about this program,

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Hawley launches investigation into Meta for training its AI Chatbots to target children with ‘sensual’ conversation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has penned a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, demanding the company hand over all relevant documents and communications related to new disturbing reporting that its AI chatbots engage children in “romantic” and sensual” online exchanges. “Parents deserve the truth, and kids deserve protection,” Senator Hawley wrote. “The Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on

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Pesticide collection in Perryville September 13

PERRYVILLE, Mo. – Missourians will have an opportunity to safely dispose of pesticides 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 13, at MFA Agri Services in Perryville.     A variety of decades-old pesticides brought to a pesticide collection event in Carrollton. Photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.   Sam Polly, University of Missouri Extension

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SEMO Food Bank, Redhawks football will ‘sack’ hunger

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Southeast Missouri Food Bank is once again teaming up with Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Athletics to Sack Hunger during the 2025 football season.   Now in its fourth year, the initiative turns defensive plays on the field into meals for families facing hunger across the region.   For

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Senator Schmitt secures historic FBI investment to combat violent crime in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO– U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced a historic investment, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Following Senator Schmitt’s close coordination with Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, St. Louis will

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Chester High School to host Meet the Fall Athletes and Football Scrimmage

Come Mingle with Football, Volleyball, Golf, Cross Country, Dance and Cheer athletes; the watch 2025 Football Scrimmage   By Jim Beers CHESTER – CHS is in the second week of school and it is time for the Annual Fall Sports “Meet the Players Night” at Chester’s W.O. Smith Field. The tradition has continued for decades

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Wanda E. Bollinger

In Loving Memory A funeral will be held Saturday, August 23, 2025 for 95-year-old Wanda E. Bollinger of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. who passed away August 19, 2025.   She was born August 21, 1929, daughter of  Judea Myers and Ada Mae (Boyles) Myers, who both preceded her in death.   She married James E. Bollinger,

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Martha A. Boyer

In Loving Memory A funeral will be held Sunday, August 24, 2025 for 90-year-old Martha A. Boyer of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. who passed away August 20, 2025.   She was born March 12, 1935, a daughter of Jacob Haynes and Ethel (Byington) Haynes who both preceded her in death.   She married Francis Boyer; he

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