JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With deer hunting underway in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and partners encourage Missouri deer hunters to Share the Harvest (STH) by donating venison to help feed Missourians facing hunger. One of the nation’s first venison-donation programs, STH has provided more than 6 million pounds of venison to help […]
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Tribute took place at CHS vs Red Bud football game; Mehring is an Assistant Coach for the Musketeers and just returned from a 7-month deployment BY JIM BEERS Chester High School recently recognized and honored a local soldier at a pre-game ceremony of the Chester vs Red Bud Football game, Friday October 9, 2026.
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MEETING MINUTESAgenda amended 10/16/26 at 3:12 PM – cgAhead of the regularly scheduled open session meeting each month, the Board wi l conduct a closed meeting with a closed record and aclosed vote for purposes listed in Revised Missouri Statute Section 610.021 (3) and (13); and (6) and (14) beginning at 5:30 PM.If closed session
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UNION, Mo. – Halloween is a holiday filled with fun and spooky thrills, but it can also bring a few real-life scares if we don’t plan for a safe holiday. Make a plan. A parent or responsible adult should accompany young children as they go trick-or-treating. Teenagers who still participate in the festivities should travel
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Fifty new birdhouses have been installed throughout Perryville’s parks as part of a Girl Scout Gold Award project completed by Lucy Allen. For her project, Allen built and installed the birdhouses to provide nesting sites for bluebirds and other local bird species. The project required planning, construction and installation of the birdhouses throughout the city’s
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Time is running out to register for the Governor’s Conference on Natural Resources! There are only two weeks left – registration closes Oct. 30. The Governor’s Conference on Natural Resources will be held Nov. 16-17, at the White River Conference Center in Springfield. Learn more about the future of critical minerals and energy in Missouri.
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JACKSON, MO – Tickets are now on sale for Southeast Missouri Food Bank’ssecond annual Empty Bowls event, offering the community a chance to enjoy a warm bowl of soupwhile helping provide food for neighbors facing hunger across Southeast Missouri.Empty Bowls event will be from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Southeast Missouri
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Olivia J. Garvey, DO to Cape Care for Women. Garvey recently completed her residency at Sisters of Charity Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Program, and she is board certified by American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She previously completed medical school at New
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SHANE MICHAEL SHANNON, 49, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 12:23 am, Saturday, October 24, 2026, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. He was born to the late Albert and Donna (nee Boettcher) Shannon on February 21, 1977, in Paris, Illinois. Known to many of his friends as “Bam Bam,” Shane was an avid outdoorsman
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TERRY W. HAND, 64, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:25 pm, Saturday, October 24, 2026 at his residence. He was born to the late Gene Francis and Charlotte Marie (nee Vanover) Hand on December 23, 1961 in Carbondale, Illinois. Terry married Barbara Wilson on December 10, 2013 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. He
