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MSHP arrest reports

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests.   Among those listed as arrested:   36-year-old Christian Fernandez of Festus at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 in Perry County on a warrant out of St. Louis County for dangerous drugs. He was being held in the Ste. Genevieve […]

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Museum Speaker Series will feature ‘Tornado of 1925’

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Tornado of 1925 will be the subject of the next program of the Sainte Genevieve Museum Speaker Series. Retired professor and author, Steve Wiegenstein, will show a compelling series of archival photographs, share stories of rescue and recovery, and describe the struggle to rebuild in the wake of unimaginable devastation. A

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Public comment sought on proposed Relocated Illinois 3 improvements in St. Clair County 

ST. CLAIR COUNTY– The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss a study for the proposed improvements to approximately two miles of the Relocated Illinois 3 corridor in East St. Louis and Sauget. The meeting will be held:   Tuesday, Nov. 18 3-6 p.m. East St. Louis Community College Center 601

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Senator Bryant condemns confirmation of IDOC Director Hughes amid ongoing safety failures

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.– Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), a long-time advocate for correctional staff safety, issued the following statement after the Illinois Senate voted to confirm Latoya Hughes as Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC):   “Today’s confirmation is a slap in the face to every correctional officer who has been sent to

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SIU Student Speakers Forum on Nov. 6 looks at today’s influencers

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — In today’s bull rush of messages and opinions that look to sway people’s opinions, Chester’s Kaleb Rehmer, senior, communication studies, and four other Southern Illinois University Carbondale undergraduate students will share their thoughts on influence on Thursday, Nov. 6, in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium.   This semester’s

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Chester Football announces Week 11 ‘Special Teams Player of the Week’ and ‘Practice Players of the Week’

Weekly ‘Special Teams” player of the week is sponsored by Korando Heating and Cooling, and ‘Practice Player of the Week’ is sponsored by Knight Hawk Coal. By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester High School Head Football Coach, Billy Belton, has announced his Week 11 “Special Teams” player of the week and his “Practice Players” of

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Loretta Bievenue

A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 6, 2025 for 82-year-old Loretta Bievenue of Red Bud, Illinois, who passed away Friday, October 31, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, Missouri.   She was born August 13, 1943 in Red Bud to Oscar and Veletha (nee Wegener) Koester who both preceded her in death.

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