November 2025

United Way of Southeast Missouri provides relief to local food pantries

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI – In response to the increasing need for food impacted by the federal shutdown, United Way of Southeast Missouri (UWSEMO) is stepping up to help by distributing $3,000 from an emergency fund to area food pantries within its four-county service area of Cape Girardeau, Perry, Bollinger, and northern Scott Counties. Mark Stone, Director […]

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Veterans and active-duty military who camp on Veterans Day receive free night at Missouri State Parks

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Missouri State Parks recognize and thank all veterans and active-duty military members for their service by offering two promotions in honor of Veterans Day. To show appreciation for their service, all veterans and active-duty military members who camp at a Missouri State Parks campground

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Westmoreland named Memorial Hospital employee of the quarter

CHESTER – Brett Bollmann, CEO at Memorial Hospital named Ashley Westmoreland Employee of the Quarter for the Third Quarter 2025 on November 5, 2025.     Brett Bollmann, CEO with Ashley Westmoreland   Ashley Westmoreland, Payroll and Reporting Manager at Memorial Hospital, has been employed in the Human Resources Department since 2021. When asked what

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Vera Martha Sandler

Vera Martha Sandler, 98, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at Holiday Residential Care in Perryville, MO. She was born November 1, 1927 in Altenburg, MO to George and Natalie (Fiehler) Hoehne. Vera and Robert Sandler were married November 18, 1950 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, MO. He preceded her in

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Attorney General Hanaway asks Missourians to join the fight against foreign influence in ballot campaigns

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has reaffirmed her commitment to protecting the integrity of Missouri’s elections from foreign influence. Under Senate Bill 152 (2025), the Foreign Influence in Ballot Measures Act, the Attorney General’s Office has new authority to investigate and prevent foreign-sourced funding in ballot campaigns. Missourians can now help uphold the

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Attorney General Hanaway opens probe into utility companies’ underground facility safety compliance across Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has opened an investigation seeking information about public utility companies and underground facility owner compliance with the Missouri Underground Facility Safety and Damage Prevention Act. Underground facility owners are required by law to accurately locate and mark their buried infrastructure within two

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Governor Kehoe announces submission of Missouri’s Rural Health Transformation Plan 

JEFFERSON CITY, MO —Governor Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) have announced the State of Missouri has submitted its Rural Health Transformation (RHT) plan to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).  Missouri’s bold, transformative plan for rural healthcare, completed in coordination with the Governor’s Office, state agencies, and key healthcare

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Hawley urges Boeing to negotiate with Missouri workers on strike

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to Boeing’s President and CEO Kelly Ortberg, urging him to negotiate in good faith with Boeing’s 3,300 machinists currently on strike in St. Louis.  Senator Hawley wrote, “As you know, these nearly 3,300 machinists have been on strike for fourteen weeks. That’s fourteen weeks without a

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