August 2025

Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance releases preliminary health insurance rates for 2026

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) has released preliminary information about the health insurance plans and premiums for the State of Missouri for the individual market (health insurance plans for people who don’t get their insurance from an employer) and the small group market (small businesses with 2-50 employees) […]

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MU Extension offers diabetes self-management class

PERRYVILLE, Mo. – The University of Missouri Extension in Perryville is partnering with the Regional Arthritis Center to offer a free diabetes self-management program, beginning Thursday, August 28, 2025.   The six-week program series is scheduled to be held at the Perry County Extension Center on Thursdays, August 28; September 4, 11, 18, 25; and

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Perry County opens bids for sidewalk and hears report from the sheriff

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Commission opened bids for a sidewalk at the Perry County Joint Justice Center and heard a report from Sheriff Jason Klaus at its July 17th meeting.   According to the minutes of the meeting:   Lappe Cement Finishing, Inc. was the apparent low bidder at $132,212.50 with alternate A and

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   24-year-old Trinity Keller was picked up at the probation and parole office July 21st on a warrant for possession of a controlled substance.   24-year-old Cody J. Whitehead of Farmington was picked up July 24th in the 2200 block of Plattin Road on

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Recent incident demonstrates life-saving impact of Crisis Intervention Team training

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Jennifer Wooldridge, Illinois State Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Coordinator and Deputy Director of Operations for the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, issued the following statement on the life-saving impact of CIT training in law enforcement, as demonstrated recently by Sheriff William Heffington and Chief Deputy Zach Hardin of the Calhoun

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Rep. Dirk Deaton co-sponsors Campus Rights Bill

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Representative Dirk Deaton (R) this week applauded the signing of Senate Bill 160 by Governor Mike Kehoe, calling it a landmark win for free expression and the constitutional rights of students at Missouri’s public colleges and universities.   The legislation, championed for several sessions in the Missouri House by

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