CARTER COUNTY, Mo. – It started the day before Thanksgiving 2025 with a report to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) of a mature bull elk found shot dead and left to rot inside the wildlife refuge at the MDC Peck Ranch Conservation Area in Carter County. It continues with four charges filed in […]
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Fred Allen Peters, 76, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:00 pm, Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Fred “Fritz” and Virginia (nee Gregory) Peters on November 6, 1949 in Red Bud, Illinois. Fred married Carmen Chandler on May 11, 1974 at First Baptist Church in
By Jackie Dover CAPE GIRARDEAU – There are things we do here at Aging Matters that people would like to do on their own, so today, we are going to learn how some of the magic is done. Signing up for Medicare and Social Security retirement benefits is something we do in the Information and
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ST. LOUIS and PADUCAH – The St. Louis and Paducah NWS offices passed along the following storm damage reports in the River Region counties of Perry and Ste. Genevieve in Missouri and Randolph in Illinois. They are arranged chronologically. 03/15/2026 0515 PM Ste. Genevieve MO Emergency Mngr Tree debris is blocking a
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Families looking for a safe way to discover outdoor adventures are in luck! The St. Louis WOW National Outdoor Recreation and Conservation School offers a comprehensive gateway to the outdoors. Join experienced instructors April 11-12 at the Beaumont Scout Reservation in High Ridge, Missouri. Can’t stay the whole weekend? No problem. Participants
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Last week, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office has secured a judgment in Jackson County against a left-wing attempt to throw out the Missouri FIRST Map. Wise et al and Healey et al v. State Order and Judgment – Wise-et-al-and-Healey-et-al-v.-State-Order-and-Judgment “This ruling is a complete victory for Missouri and
COLUMBIA – If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1926, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. The University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, MU Extension Ag and Environment team and Missouri Farm Bureau sponsor the program. Applications to be recognized as a 2026 Missouri Century Farm opened Feb.
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CHESTER – The Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee will meet this evening. The public notice and tentative agenda for the meeting: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF CHESTER CEMETERY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Notice is hereby given that the Cemetery and Finance Committee of the City of Chester, Illinois, will hold a
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CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet this evening in regular session. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA March 16, 2026 CALL TO ORDER
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Jackson County Circuit Court judge has ruled (linked here) that a new congressional map passed by the Missouri General Assembly as House Bill 1 can stay in place, after a lawsuit by Campaign Legal Center (CLC), the ACLU Voting Rights Project, and the ACLU of Missouri — on behalf of individual Missouri voters
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