SIKESTON—Route 51 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance on the Chester Bridge over the Mississippi River. This section of roadway is located from County Road 946 near Claryville, Missouri to E Kaskaskia Street in Chester, Illinois. Weather permitting, work will take […]
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — When Southern Illinois University Carbondale throws out the welcome mat, it does so in style as evidenced by Winter Weeks of Welcome, a special time to greet new and returning students as they come to campus for the spring semester and get them acquainted and connected with SIU and one
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SPARTA, IL – Sparta Community Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Umar Daud, a board-certified rheumatology specialist, to the Specialty Clinic at North Campus Healthcare—expanding access to expert rheumatology care for patients in the region. Dr. Daud will begin seeing patients two days per month mid-January, with plans to increase his time in April, helping meet
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for December 2025 decreased 0.5 percent compared to those for December 2024, from $1.30 billion last year to $1.29 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2026 fiscal year-to-date increased 3.3 percent compared to December 2024, from $6.14 billion
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday for its first regular session of the new year. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: The complete agenda packet: SG BOA AGENDA PACKET 010826
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CHS gets quality, 52-51, win over Carterville to end 2025 and beats Massac County, 50-35, to kick off 2026 By Jim Beers CHETER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets have reached the halfway mark of the 2025-26 basketball season. In the process they have earned an 8-8 overall record (.500), and a Cahokia Conference
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Night 1 featured Marissa vs Dupo and Cobden vs Steeleville By Jim Beers CHESTER – The 19th Annual Chester High School Lady Jacket Mid-Winter Classic Basketball Tournament tipped-off Monday and will run until Saturday January 10th. This year’s event features Marissa, Dupo, Cobden, Steeleville, Trico, Sparta, Chester, and New Athens. This popular event is often
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ST. MARY — The St. Mary Municipal Election ballot is set. Frank Girardot is unopposed for a one year term as Ward 1 alderman. Connie Pritchard also filed for Ward I but her candidacy could not be certified. Incumbent Rose Rosenzweig and newcomer Tyler Urban filed for Ward 2 alderman. Savannah Pritchard also
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BOSTON, Mass. == Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.46/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 16.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 26.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
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BLOOMSDALE – Both of the incumbent aldermen in Bloomsdale are seeking re-election. John Schweigert in Ward I and Chris Basler in Ward II both filed the first day of filing. The election is April 7th.
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