August 2025

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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Tomato Festival celebrates 20 years of flavor and fun

By Sydney Winn COLUMBIA, Mo. – The annual Tomato Festival in Columbia will celebrate 20 years when the free event returns to the University of Missouri’s Jefferson Farm and Garden 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4. Since its first harvest in 2005, the festival has grown from a modest tomato tasting into a signature event showcasing

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