August 2025

Tax exemptions take effect today

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Department of Revenue is reminding taxpayers, businesses, and consumers that beginning Thursday, August 28, sales of the following products will be exempt from both state and local sales and use taxes:   Child and Adult Diapers Qualifying Feminine Hygiene Products Incontinence Products   Businesses that sell any of the

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Tick bites can lead to allergy to red meat

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A growing number of Missourians are facing an unexpected consequence of tick bites: a dangerous food allergy known as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). University of Missouri Extension is asking for the public’s help to better understand the challenges this condition creates for individuals, families and communities. Bites from common Missouri ticks such as

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Treasurer Frerichs makes record $1.57 billion in investment earnings for state portfolio during FY25

SPRINGFIELD – The State Treasurer’s Office made a record $1.57 billion in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio during Fiscal Year 2025, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today.   Treasurer Frerichs is the state’s Chief Investment and Banking Officer. He is responsible for investing state revenue in the state investment portfolio.   “Every dollar we

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USAC contenders emerge at Springfield, head for DuQuoin

By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises DUQUOIN, Ill.-The August 16 Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield, run in high heat and humidity, saw several contenders for victory emerge in the USAC Silver Crown Series event.  The Bettenhausen was the first of two traditional one-mile dirt track races on the schedule.  The second and final mile race is also

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Women’s Connection Fall Marketplace slated

FARMINGTON – The Tuesday, September 9 Women’s Connection Brunch  will be held at the Farmington Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at 403 W. Columbia St. from 9:15 to 11 AM. When you are Fall Cleaning Organizing/Decluttering/Regifting Items – Save them for:The upcoming Fall Marketplace!! There will be Home Decor, Gardening, Kitchen/Bath, Accessories, Baked Items, Canned Items,

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Terry R. Romay

A funeral will be held Thursday, August 28, 2025 for 77-year-old Terry R. Romay of Falls of Rough, Kent., formerly of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, who passed away at 3 p.m., Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Hosparus Inpatient Care Center, Louisville, Kentucky.He was born July 30, 1948 in Red Bud, Ill. to Leo and Thelma

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DOJ demands Illinois voter personal information by Sept. 1

By Peter HancockCapitol News IllinoisSPRINGFIELD — Federal officials are continuing to press their demand for Illinois’ unredacted voter registration database, which includes  sensitive personal information, and are now giving state officials until Monday, Sept. 1, to comply. In an email Thursday, Aug. 21, Michael E. Gates, an attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the

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