A funeral will be held Friday, July 11, 2025 for 85-year-old Mary Lou Dunlap of Sainte Genevieve, Mo., who passed away July 7, 2025. She was born October 23, 1939 daughter of Ada R. (Uding) Meyer and Edgar Meyer, who both preceded him in death She married Kenneth R. Dunlap, Sr. He preceded […]
JEFFERSON CITY – More than 4,300 elementary students across Missouri have enjoyed hands-on lessons about agriculture during enrichment programming this summer. Schools and community groups partnered with Missouri Farmers Care’s Agriculture Education on the Move™ (Ag Moves) to provide students with ten foundational lessons on agriculture topics, teaching students that their food comes from farms
Law enforcement recruits can now receive up to $6,000 from Missouri Blue Scholarship program following approval of additional funding in state budget JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Building on his public safety priorities, Governor Mike Kehoe today announced the maximum benefit of the Missouri Blue Scholarship for law enforcement academy recruits has been increased from $5,000
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Wednesday morning, Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bills (HB) 121 and 737, and Senate Bill (SB) 43 into law, highlighting Missouri’s commitment to protecting the state’s most vulnerable citizens. “Today’s action on this legislation is about standing up for the most vulnerable Missourians; those who often times cannot advocate for themselves,” said Governor Kehoe.
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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District 32 Board of Education will hold an informational meeting next week to update the community on the ongoing tornado recovery efforts at Perry County School District 32. The event will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 at Robinson Event Center at 2411 Walters Lane in Perryville.
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DECATUR, IL — Max Simpson of Evansville, IL has graduated with a B.S.N. in Nursing from Millikin University. Max was one of more than 270 graduates recognized during the 2025 Spring Commencement ceremonies at the Kirkland Fine Arts Center on May 18, 2025. Millikin University is a private university that provides undergraduate and
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CHESTER – A 65-year-old Sparta area man, who was reported missing Sunday evening, has been found deceased near his home on Rosewood Lane. Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters identified the man as Curtis Scott Sheeler who was found late Tuesday morning. Sheeler had been reported missing by a family member and a welfare
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House of Representatives has announced the schedule for a series of informational hearings to be held across the state by the Special Interim Committee on Property Tax Reform. (None of the hearings will be held in Southeast Missouri.) These hearings are part of the committee’s ongoing work to examine
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PBM Reform Legislation Signed into Law Legislation that seeks to address the unchecked influence and harmful practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) was signed into law on July 1. House Bill 1697 puts an end to spread pricing, prohibits PBMs from steering patients to their own preferred pharmacies, and requires that 100 percent
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SPRINGFIELD – This summer will bring $45 million in cash to a record-breaking 600,000 people who will receive money they didn’t even know they had from the state’s missing money program, and the only thing they must do is cash the check, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today. The checks are part of
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