JEFFERSON CITY, MO – NFIB’s June Jobs Report shows that the Small Business Employment Index remained essentially flat, registering 100.2 in June after measuring 100.3 in May. This is the fourth consecutive month the Index declined. The current reading is below the 2025 average of 101.2 but still slightly above the historical average of 100.0. In […]
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By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – One year ago this Fourth of July, President Trump signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law. When I was writing these tax cuts, I promised the president I could deliver this bill to his desk by July 4th so our nation could celebrate the most
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Board of Aldermen will have a regular meeting Tuesday July 7 at 6:30 p.m., in the city hall council chambers, 215 North West Street, Perryville, MO 63775. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: PV Agenda 070726
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has announced that President Donald J. Trump has approved his request for a major disaster declaration for 10 counties in response to tornadoes, straight-line winds, severe storms, large hail, and flooding that swept across the state April 23-28, 2026. “Local officials have worked tirelessly and in
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — A Red Bud, Illinois resident is one of five persons the SIU Alumni Association has selected to join the organization’s board of directors and serve a two-year term beginning July 1. Jonathan A. Tallman graduated from SIU-C in 1998. He is currently the superintendent of Red Bud Community Unit School
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STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence at Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park. This year, Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park is bringing the 250th commemoration to the local community through special events and a new exhibit. August 8th and 9th, the park will host Celebrate America.
Kyle Landon, NCAA All American High Jumper, will be inducted October 16 on 2026 Saluki Homecoming Weekend By Jim Beers CHESTER – Tuesday June 30, 2026 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, announced its 2026-2027 Sports Hall of Fame inductee candidates. This year’s class of honorees includes six former Saluki athletes, one of which is former
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Wilma (Heise) Meinz Miller, 99, of Hazelwood, Missouri passed away Thursday, July 2, 2026 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born July 8, 1926 in Wittenburg, MO to Henry and Elda (Richter) Heise. Wilma was six days short of celebrating her 100th birthday. Wilma and Gilbert Meinz were
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Thomas Lee Yates, 73, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2026, at Carbondale Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 10, 1952, to Jesse and Jane Yates of Mount Pleasant. Thomas lived a life centered on family, hard work, and a deep appreciation for the outdoors. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother,
Heather Marie Althoff, 43, of Fenton Missouri, passed away at 8:15 am, Thursday, June 25, 2026, at her residence. She was born to Mark D. and Pam (nee Albertson) Lance on November 24, 1982, in Paducah, Kentucky. Heather was a force of nature—a hardworking, brilliantly creative, and artistic soul with a big personality
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