By Linda Geist LINNEUS, Mo. – Missouri ranks eighth in the nation in hay production, producing 4.83 million tons per year, according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Hay is a major feed for beef production and other livestock industries in Missouri. “Despite the vastness of the hay industry, making hay can be an […]
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Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District is proud to announce that Ashley Gettinger, kindergarten teacher at Bloomsdale Elementary, has been selected as a 2025–2026 Regional Teacher of the Year by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Ms. Gettinger is one of 34
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By Terri Bryant, Illinois State Senator MURPHYSBORO, Ill. – In a recently released report, Illinois was dead last in the country concerning financial transparency when compared to all 50 states. Researchers with Truth in Accounting, who put out the report, claim Illinois’ ranking can be highlighted by the state’s delay in publishing its fiscal year 2023
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve would like to thank MLC for allowing Gary Keshner and his crew from Creative Sculpture and Restoration in Lee’s Summit to tour their facility and mine. The tour group posed for a photo at the Memorial Cemetery gate prior to the tour. From
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SEDALIA – Missouri State Fair organizers invite all to come to the fair for special days. Missouri Farm Bureau/Farm Family Day Monday, Aug 11 Join us for a fun-filled day at the Missouri State Fair as we celebrate Missouri Farm Bureau/Farm Family Day! For 68 years, Farm Family Day at the Missouri State Fair has
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The flood recovery team, consisting of staff from Montauk State Park, Rock Island State Park and members of the statewide construction unit with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks, has been selected as the department’s Team Members of the Month for July 2025. The group was selected
JEFFERSON CITY — A 59-year-old man from Murfreesboro, Tenn. received minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County early Thursday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the driver was taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson for treatment. The patrol says the crash happened when the 2016 Nissan Frontier the
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PERRYVILLE – The minutes of the July 14 meeting of the Perry County Commission have been released. PERRY CO COMMISSION MINUTES 071425
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U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel recently sentenced a convicted felon who violently assaulted his girlfriend and a neighbor and fatally shot his dog to 78 months in prison. Leslie Rector, 30, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in April to one
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has announced the removal of an illegal immigrant, who voted in the November 2024 election, from the voter rolls in Jackson County. The Secretary’s Office commends the swift action taken by the Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners, particularly Director Tammy Brown, for promptly
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