JEFFERSON CITY– Individuals who received unemployment benefits from the State of Missouri in calendar year 2025 can now view, print and download their 1099-G tax form online at uinteract.labor.mo.gov. Form 1099-G details all unemployment insurance benefits an individual received during the calendar year as well as information about taxes withheld from their benefits. It is […]
Chester’s Trey McCartney is Tournament MVP; McCartney, TaShawn Palacio and Tallen James are All-Tournament Team Members By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJackets are the champions of the 62nd Annual Chester Invitational Tournament, better known as the CIT. Chester defeated New Athens in the title game, 59-51, in a game that was
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A funeral mass will be held Saturday, January 31, 2026 for 65-year-old Douglas Joe Henson of Brazeau, Missouri who passed away Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Mercy Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born July 12, 1960 in Quincy, CA to Billie Joe and Barbara Cecile (Jorgenson) Henson. Douglas and Rhonda Hardwick were high
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Charles R. Baughman, 87, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:00 pm, Monday, January 19, 2026 at his residence. He was born to the late Charles A. and Fern V. (nee McClure) Baughman on May 19, 1938 in Chester, Illinois. Charles married Norma Bargman on August 18, 1960 at St. John Lutheran Church in Chester,
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BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 5.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.47/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 4.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 35.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – Krista Phillips of Effingham County was selected from a field of 75 contestants Sunday evening as the 68th Miss Illinois County Fair Queen and will reign over the 2026 Illinois State Fair and DuQuoin State Fair. Phillips was chosen during the final day of the 115th Annual Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs (IAAF) convention at
STE. GENEVIEVE — A 4-H Youth Program Associate from Ste. Genevieve was among those who put on a Space Camp in Gasconade County recently. Alyssa Bowyer was one of several Youth Porgram Associates from the East Central Region assisting with the camp. She hopes to eventually have a similar Space Camp in Ste.
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital is pleased to share a midyear update on the 2025–2026 Medical Explorers Program, now in its seventh year of inspiring local students to explore careers in healthcare. Since its launch, the program has welcomed more than 140 students, with 42% choosing to participate for two to three years, demonstrating strong interest
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MURFREESBORO, TN — Middle Tennessee State University is congratulating 6,647 students who appear on the dean’s list for the Fall 2025 semester, including Nolan Mudd of Evansville, IL. To qualify for this distinction, an undergraduate student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours.
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PERRYVILLE – Perry County Sheriff Jason Klaus has released the following statement regarding Sunday morning’s incident on I-55: “On Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 1:23 a.m., Perry County Sheriff’s Deputies were notified of a vehicle traveling southbound on Interstate 55 and wanted in connection with a homicide investigation from Belleville, Illinois. “Deputies located
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