August 2026

Ste. Genevieve Ambulance District Meeting and Tax Hearing minutes

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STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY AMBULANCE DISTRICTRegular Meeting MinutesDate: Monday, August 17, 2026 at 5:45 p.m.Place: Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District House 13 Basler Drive, Ste Genevieve MO 63670CALL TO ORDER:Ernie Weiler called the regular meeting to order at 5:11 p.m.ROLL CALL:BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:Chairperson, Ernie Weiler, Sub-District 1Vice Chairperson, Bill Everett, Sub-District 4Secretary, Nick Werner, Sub-District 3Treasurer, […]

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Make reservations Sept. 1-18 for MDC managed waterfowl hunts

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds waterfowl hunters to make reservations online from Sept. 1–18 for MDC managed waterfowl hunts coming up this fall. Reservations are required to guarantee an opportunity to hunt on MDC’s 13 intensively managed wetland conservation areas. There are three ways to obtain a hunting spot

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Amrize supplies cement for Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

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Amrize, a Chicago-based provider of construction materials, supplied materials to the 100,000-square-foot Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.  Amrize says the building was designed to meet the requirements of the Living Building Challenge 4.0 while withstanding the climate of the Badlands. Living Buildings are regenerative buildings that connect occupants to light, air, food, nature and

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Illinois plans to close Choate, send residents to Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD – Following the recent announcement regarding major operational changes at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna, a delegation of Southern Illinois lawmakers and community stakeholders will host a town hall meeting on August 26 at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School.The town hall is open to the general public, and Southern Illinois residents

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Back-To-School Safety

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The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to encourage parents to include conversations about safety when preparing their students for the 2026-27 school year. It’s also important that drivers be prepared for the change in traffic patterns as students begin another year of instruction. In 2025, one person was killed and 284 injured in traffic

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CHS hosts 2026 “Meet the Fall Athletes” event and football scrimmage

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Gatorade Night was short-and-sweet” due to extreme heat and humidity BY JIM BEERS             The 2026 Chester High School Gatorade Night event was successful in spite of extremely hot and humid weather conditions. This annual opening kickoff for the various CHS YellowJacket Sports seasons is always a highly anticipated event. This year, however, the unusually

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Jefferson College Renames Two Buildings to Honor Former College Presidents

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HILLSBORO, Mo. –  Jefferson College will formally dedicate the former Technology Center as B. Ray Henry Hall on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. on the Hillsboro campus. The public is invited to attend.   Dr. B. Ray Henry, who served as the college’s president from 1970 to 1989 and remains its longest-serving leader,

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Robert J. Moore

Obituaries, Perryville Obits /

Robert J. Moore, 80, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Holiday Residential Care Center in Perryville. He was born December 7, 1945 in Sereno, MO to Robert Vincent and Dorothy B. (Gibbar) Moore. Robert was baptized in the Catholic Faith at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Sereno, MO. He

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