JEFFERSON CITY – June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), an event that seeks to unite communities worldwide to raise awareness of elder abuse. In Missouri, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) receives and investigates reports of abuse, neglect, bullying and exploitation of some of the state’s most vulnerable individuals – […]
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report. Arrested was: 34-year-old Hermelindo Perez Velasco of Perryville for driving while intoxicated – alcohol at 1 a.m. May 9 on North Main Street near Highway 51.
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PERRYVILLE, Mo. — In 1934, a John Deere tractor was put to work on the Eckenfels Farm in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. It stayed on that land for generations, a piece of working family history — until Ranken Technical College instructor Brien Dover purchased it in recent years. This July, that very same John Deere becomes a
by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Eighteen international students with Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Center for English as a Second Language engaged in an immersive language-and-culture experience combining volunteerism and community involvement with 12 area organizations. During their three-week experiential learning course through SIU Carbondale’s Center for English as a Second Language program, 18
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The tentative agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen has been released. The City Administrator’s report: The complete agenda packet: SG Board-Packet-06-11-2026
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Truman State University has released its academic honor rolls for the spring 2026 semester. Students who received a grade point average of 3.5 or better during the spring semester can now find their honor roll information posted online. The President’s List, for students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average,
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Charlene M. (Basler) Fick, 88, Parkville, MO passed away Saturday, June 6, 2026, at NorthCare Hospice. Charlene was born July 4, 1937, to Leo C. “Pumpkin” and Agnes M. (Eisenbeis) Basler in St. Louis, MO. Charlene spent the majority of her working career as a wife, mother and grandmother; she was an Administrative Assistant
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Brenda Louise Barnett passed away at her home in Perryville, Missouri on June 6th, 2026 She was born in Perryville, MO on August 28, 1962 and was lovingly raised by Claude and Arlene Reitzel. On July 3rd, 1993 she married LeRoy Barnett Sr and for the next 32 years they built a life together in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her office has partnered with It’s a Penalty to combat human trafficking ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026™. This campaign brings together leading cities, multinational corporations, non-governmental organizations, local and state governments, and sport ambassadors across three host nations. “As we host a
BOSTON – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 15.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.86/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 33.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.02/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price
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