December 2025

Saluki couple celebrates graduation from SIU on the same day

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — For Salukis Sarah and James Anderson, time doesn’t stand still. It can’t. The St. Louis couple, who have twin 20-month-old boys and a 3-year old daughter, are not only raising three young children and working full time, they continued their education through Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Online and Extended Campus program. […]

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Senator Terri Bryant condemns Governor’s decision to sign Chicago Transit bailout legislation

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) released the following statement after Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2111, controversial transit legislation that sweeps hundreds of millions of dollars in motor fuel sales tax revenue away from downstate communities and sends it to Chicago:   “Governor Pritzker’s decision to sign Senate Bill 2111 is a direct slap

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St. Mary re-posts notice of election

ST. MARY – The city of St. Mary has re-posted its notice of the upcoming April 7 election.   NOTICE OF ELECTION Correction 12/16/2025   The City of St. Mary, Missouri will hold a General Election on Tuesday, April 7th, 2025.                                                        The purpose of this election shall be to elect the following city officials:  

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Bloomsdale Elementary holds 1st & 3rd grade holiday concerts

STE. GENEVIEVE –  Bloomsdale Elementary students shared seasonal music and storytelling during first- and third-grade holiday concerts Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Performing Arts Center. The concerts were led by music teacher Dillon Friedmeyer and highlighted student musicianship, confidence and creativity.   The first-grade concert took place at 6 p.m. and featured a selection of

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Congressman Smith works to reauthorize secure rural schools program, fights for rural county schools

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement celebrating the passage of the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to renew critical funding for rural counties in southeast Missouri and school districts across the country.   Congressman Smith said, “Communities across southeast Missouri have felt the strain since the Secure Rural

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Governor Kehoe signs Executive Order 25-36 suspending hours of service requirements for residential heating fuel transportation

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Governor Mike Kehoe has signed Executive Order 25-36 temporarily suspending the hours of service regulations for commercial motor vehicles transporting residential heating fuel in Missouri. “Significant disruptions on the pipeline distribution system that supplies Missouri with critical heating fuel has resulted in transporters needing to travel farther to secure product for Missourians,”

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