And We All Fall Down…or Not It is almost September and there is a crispness in the air that hints of fall. Cooler temperatures, beautiful autumn colors, football and National Fall Prevention Month. That last one might surprise you but Fall Prevention Month is a designated month, for raising awareness about the risks and consequences […]
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has announced a new program that will grant funds to clean up cemeteries that have been abandoned, neglected, or are otherwise in need of additional care. Units of local government and not-for-profit organizations (including, but not limited to, not-for-profit cemetery authorities) are eligible to
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CHESTER – The Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee will meet in special session today at 5:30 p.m. in the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois. The notice and tentative agenda for the meeting: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF CHESTER CEMETERY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Notice is hereby given
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CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet in regular session tonight at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA September 2, 2025 I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve’s assistant city administrator Dave Bova has been named the interim city administrator with the departure of City Administrator Happy Welch. Happy Welch David Bova Bova’s salary as assistant city administrator was $65,707 a year. Welch said he is now taking on additional duties as interim city administrator. The aldermen approved
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Discover nature in September with Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center’s free programs. Text “MDC Nature” to 468311 for program reminders and updates. Game Bird Hunting: Here’s the Deal With Teal (Virtual Only) | Noon – 1 p.m. on Sept. 11 Register online at https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/210485 After
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Governor Mike Kehoe has issued a proclamation to convene the General Assembly for a special session to enact legislation establishing updated congressional districts for the State of Missouri and amending the state’s initiative petition process. The One Hundred Third General Assembly will convene for the Second Extraordinary Session of the First Regular Session
JEFFERSON CITY – Registration is open for the 51st Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture, scheduled for Nov. 12-13, 2025 at the Wyndham Executive Center in Columbia, Mo. “Agriculture is our state’s top economic driver and as a first-generation farmer, I look forward to this conference,” said Governor Mike Kehoe. “A priority of our administration is
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HERRIN – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 7 have arrested 23-year-old Peyton Steckenrider of Herrin, IL for multiple counts of Possession and Dissemination of Child Pornography. On August 28, 2025, ISP Special Agents executed a search warrant at Steckenrider’s residence in the 500 block of S. 26th Street in Herrin. The
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Department of Conservation staff and staff from the National Deer Association will discuss using prescribed fire as a habitat-management tool for deer during the live Zoom webinar on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. Landowners, land managers, and others interested in managing deer on their properties are invited to join them
