October 2026

Chester’s Katelynn Vallett is Runner-Up at the 36th Annual Chester Invitational Meet

Teammate Laurey Hayer finishes 22nd out of 58 competitors in the Girls’ Division BY JIM BEERS             Thursday October 1 was the 36th Annual Chester High School Cross Country Invitational Meet. The event was held at the Randolph County Conservation Area. The staging area and Start and Finish lines area were located at Shelter No. […]

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Chester Boys place 2nd at 36th Annual Chester Cross Country Invitational

Bargman (3rd), Martinez, (10th) Ditch (15th), and Brunkhorst (20th) earn Top-20 medals BY JIM BEERS             Thursday October 1 Chester High School hosted the 36th Annual Chester Cross Country Invitational Meet. The event was held at the Randolph County Conservation Area. The organization area, start and finish lines were at Shelter # 1. The weather

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Hermann Family Represents County on Missouri Farm Family Day 

Ste. Genevieve, Mo. –Nick and Wendy Hermann of Ste. Genevieve were among the Missouri families honored at the 69th annual Missouri Farm Family Day on August 17 during the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.  The Hermanns were chosen as the Ste. Genevieve County Missouri Farm Family by University of Missouri Extension and the Ste. Genevieve

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SGHS Students Explore Careers at Bloomsdale Excavating Site Demo

– Ste. Genevieve High School students recently gained a firsthand look at the equipment, planning and careers involved in preparing land for a new residential development. On Sept. 24, two groups of SGHS students visited the site of a new McBride Homes subdivision along Progress Parkway, where Bloomsdale Excavating is completing the site work. Students

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SIU grad students receive $40k for agriculture research

by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — Two Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate students received nearly $40,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture to support their research projects, surrounding the benefits of malting barley in double-crop soybean systems and efforts to utilize fertilizers more efficiently for winter wheat.    Southern Illinois University graduate students Sowmya

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Governor’s action provides harvest relief for Missouri farmers

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.)–The Missouri Corn Growers Association appreciates Gov. Mike Kehoe’s action to help Missouri farmers manage rising fuel and transportation costs during harvest.   Gov. Kehoe signed Executive Order 26-19 today, declaring a State of Emergency and temporarily allowing farmers and haulers in commercial vehicles licensed for farm use to use red-dyed diesel for

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