PERRYVILLE — The St. Vincent Varsity Golf Team finished in 1st Place in the JCAA Conference Golf Tournament held at the Ste. Genevieve Country Club. St. Vincent shot a 339 Festus 2nd with a 345 Jefferson 3rd with a 352 St. Vincent Scores Colden Prost 82, 2nd Overall Sam Koishor 83, 3rd Overall […]
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By Bryan Gegg STE. GENEVIEVE – I’d like to speak about the County’s agreement with the Gateway Region YMCA and its long-term financial impact. This is not about being for or against the YMCA. This is about whether the structure of this agreement is sustainable for taxpayers. Based on the County’s 2026 budget,
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) today celebrated the announcement of $280 million in FEMA Public Assistance grants to Missouri hospitals for increased costs they endured during COVID-19. Among the recipients are two cornerstone health facilities in Southeast Missouri — Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston and Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau — receiving roughly
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JEFFERSON CITY — There are six candidates in the running for the Eighth Congressional District of Missouri, which includes Perry and Ste. Genevieve Counties. The incumbent, Jason Smith, is seek re-election. He is being challenged in the primary election by Gordon Heslop. There are three Democrats seeking that party’s nomination: Chris Reichard, Clayton
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WASHINGTON — Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed Senator Josh Hawley’s GUARD Act, a bill to protect children from abusive sexual content, inducement to commit self-harm, and emotional companions through AI chatbots. This bipartisan legislation imposes criminal penalties on companies whose AI chatbots engage in sexually explicit conduct with minors or solicit
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RED BUD – Ilinois State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) is proud to announce the 2026 Women’s Leadership Initiative Summit on June 24, 2026, at Southwestern Illinois College’s Red Bud Campus. This event will aim to bring together high school girls from across the region for a day focused on leadership, mentorship, and personal growth.
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Listed as arrested: 27-year-old Deshaun A. Crispin of Sparta, April 27, 2026 by Sparta Police for aggravated assault. Pretrial Release. 52-year-old Douglas H. Inselmann of Steeleville April 28, 2026 by Steeleville Police for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, driving
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BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 32.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.01/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 40.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.15/g higher than a year ago. The national average price
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’s newly-updated School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard shows that coverage rates for all school-required childhood immunizations are holding steady compared to last year, and all but one of those immunizations is above the state’s 95% coverage goal to optimize prevention of infectious disease spread. The dashboard is put together each year by the Illinois Department of
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