SPRINGFIELD – July is Extreme Heat Safety Month, and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is asking everyone to understand the danger to you, your family, and your pets. “The best preparedness is individual preparedness,” explained IEMA-OHS Acting Director Theodore (Ted) Berger. “If you and your family are ready for extreme heat, […]
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KASKASKIA RIVER PROJECT— Beginning Friday, July 11, 2025 at 6 a.m., through Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 6 p.m. lockages will not be permitted at the Jerry F. Costello Lock & Dam in Modoc, Ill. (4800 Lock and Dam Road) due to maintenance work on the culvert valve hydraulic cylinders. According to a news release: “This closure is prep work for
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BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri are unchanged in the last week, averaging $2.86/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are unchanged versus a month ago and stand 28.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Soybean Association is applauding the U.S. Senate for advancing the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” which delivers key wins for soybean farmers. The legislation includes improvements to the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, expanded support for biofuels, and important tax provisions that protect family farms. The Missouri Soybean Association (MSA)
KANSAS CITY – Late Thursday afternoon, July 3, 2025 as our nation and families were preparing to celebrate Independence Day, left wing activist Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang, without any notice or input from Missouri’s top legal official, released a ruling for the third time to remove almost all health and safety standards for abortions.
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests. Among those listed as arrested: 54-year-old Dequence McDonald of St. Peters at 8 p.m. Sunday in Perry County on a patrol charge of driving while intoxicated. He was booked at the Perry County Jail and then released.
From a news releasePERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education has approved the use of temporary classrooms at Perryville High School, where students and teachers have been displaced due to the March 14 tornado. During a special meeting on June 25, the board contracted with Flex TC to provide those
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PERRYVILLE – The regular meeting of the Perry County School District 32 Board of Education has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 16. The meeting will be held in the multipurpose room at Perryville Area Career & Technology Center. The meeting is open to the public, and the agenda will be posted on Friday
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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education will meet in special session Wednesday at 6 p.m. to get an update on storm recovery from Stephen Telscher of SAPP. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: AGENDA PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32 Board of
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the following preliminary 2025 July Fourth holiday statistics for the counting period of 6 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 6, 2025: Traffic Statistics Crashes — 246Injuries — 115Fatalities — 8DWI — 114 Boating Statistics Crashes — 9Injuries — 4Fatalities — 0Drowning
