Lack of federal funding has forced some MRAP properties to withdraw from program. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Several private properties in southern Missouri previously open to hunters, anglers, and other outdoor enthusiasts are now closed to public use. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) confirms five Missouri Outdoor Recreational Access Program (MRAP) properties were forced to […]
CHESTER – Memorial Hospital has completed an improvement project in its Operating Rooms with the installation of new flooring in both surgical suites. This upgrade supports infection prevention efforts and reinforces the hospital’s ongoing commitment to providing the highest quality patient care. The OR staff gathers on the new surgical suite flooring
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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 has released a summary of the proceedings of the Thursday, April 16 meeting of the Board of Education. The open session was called to order at 7:00 p.m. and the pledge of allegiance was recited. The board approved the consent agenda items which consisted
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Board of Aldermen will meet in regular session Tuesday, April 21 in the city hall board room, 215 North West Street, Perryville, Mo. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: PV Agenda Apr 21 2026 The most recent board meeting minutes available: PV MINUTES_03032026-
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Missouri Lineworker Appreciation Day If you visited the Capitol on April 13, you noticed a huge American flag suspended between two utility trucks near the south entrance. Each year, the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives hosts Missouri Lineworker Appreciation Day to highlight the contributions these hardworking, fearless men make in Missouri, especially during major storms
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has announced the unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in February, up +0.1 percentage point from January, and up +0.3 percentage point from the same month, one year ago, based on data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The revised January unemployment rate was 4.9
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Hours of Work on the State Budget Since the House of Representatives sent the state operating budget for fiscal year 2026 to the Senate in late March, the Appropriations Committee has been hard at work reviewing it. Along the way, we’ve had to make some tough, but necessary, decisions about how to best use limited
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The tentative agenda for Thursday’s Board of Aldermen work session has been released. AGENDA Work Session STE. GENEVIEVE BOARD OF ALDERMEN Thursday – April 23, 2026 City Hall, 165 S. 4th St. Immediately Following 6:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA BUSINESS ITEMS 1.
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STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — The Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is pleased to announce the availability of scholarship opportunities for the 2026–2027 academic year. The Auxiliary will award up to five scholarships of $1,000 each, with $500 awarded per semester during the 2026–2027 school year. These scholarships are designed to support students pursuing
STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve’s Lt. Col. J. Felix St. James Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Camp has awarded scholarships to two Valle High School seniors Adyson Rayoum and Lydia Brown. Each recipient had ancestors who fought for the Union during the Civil War. Each of them plans to
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