A funeral will be held Saturday, November 20, 2021 for 89-year-old Paul W. Powley of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 11:20 a.m., Monday, November 15, 2021 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born March 7, 1932 in St. Louis, Mo. the son of Alva Everett “A.E.” and Nora Lorraine (nee […]
A funeral will be held Saturday, November 20, 2021 for 88-year-old Donald Walter Verseman of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Monday, November 15, 2021 at Independence Care Center of Perry County. He was born June 3, 1933 in Farrar, Mo. the son of Walter and Esther (Lorenz) Verseman who both preceded him in death. He
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FAYETTE — The next show coming to the Little Theatre stage for the 2021-22 season is Anna Ziegler’s Boy, directed for the Central Methodist University audience by Professor Lonna Wilke. Inspired by a true story, Boy explores the complicated terrain of trying to find love in a new body, and the inextricable bonds between doctor
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FAYETTE– For the first time under the direction of Dr. Patrick Dill, the Central Methodist University Chorale singers will soon set off for a tour of Missouri churches and high schools. The Chorale will set out on Thursday, November 18 and travel to various towns to perform through Monday, November 22. On the program for
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CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul today released his annual Safe Shopping Guide highlighting hazardous toys, children’s products and household items that have been recalled during the past year to help Illinois families ensure a safe holiday shopping season. The 2021 Safe Shopping Guide includes detailed descriptions and photographs of children’s products recalled in the
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CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general in supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) effort to reduce robocallers’ access to legitimate phone numbers to use to make illegal robocalls. “I am committed to protecting the rights of Illinois consumers, and that includes defending against illegal robocalls,” Raoul
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CHESTER – A regular open meeting of the Chester Community Unit School District 139 Board of Education will be held Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. following a closed meeting. The meeting will be held in the Chester High School Family and Consumer Science Classroom at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois. The tentative agenda
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EVANSVILLE — This past week Christ Our Savior FFA chapter participated in several events. Section 22 officers held a leadership training school (LTS) for all the FFA chapters in section 22 at Waterloo High School. The evening began with pizza and fellowship. The officers divided the students from each chapter into different groups. The groups moved
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the 2021 National Recycling Strategy to tackle major recycling challenges facing the nation and to create a stronger, more resilient, and cost-effective municipal solid waste recycling system. The 2021 strategy is also the first time EPA’s recycling strategy will address the climate impacts
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) reminds hunters in counties where chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected that Firearm Deer Check Stations will be open this year in CWD-testing counties. Check stations were not open in 2020 due to health and safety protocols in place at that time. Check stations
