BOONVILLE, Mo. – White flowers in Missouri pastures, fencerows and along roadsides in June look benign. However, they are anything but, says Todd Lorenz, University of Missouri Extension field specialist in agronomy. Poison hemlock is a prolific, highly toxic biennial weed that poses serious threats to people and livestock. Each plant produces up to 38,000 […]
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CHESTER – Chester High School had its 2026 Honors Night on Wednesday evening, May 13. Three Sharp Scholarships, provided by Prof. James Franklin Sharp were presented to graduating seniors in the CHS Class of 2026. At the far left of the photo is Jeremy Blechle, Principal of CHS, who presented the Sharp
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ST. LOUIS — The American Red Cross has an urgent need for donors and is counting on people to act now and book a time to give blood or platelets. Donors of all blood types and those giving platelets are needed to keep a strong supply of lifesaving blood products on hospital shelves into the summer. As summer heat ramps up, so do
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Elise Ann Allen, a Rome-based Vatican correspondent and Pope Leo biographer, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Tuesday, June 16, for a virtual discussion on how the new pontiff is reshaping the Catholic Church, global affairs and American political life. Allen is a senior correspondent for Crux,
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Truman State University has released the names of students who graduated at the conclusion of the spring semester. The list includes one student from Ste. Genevieve: James Fredrick Kirkhuff The complete list of names of the graduates can be found online at truman.edu/honors/spring-2026-graduation-list. Students who graduated with honors will have
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December 4, 1966 – June 4, 2026 Shon Allen Blair passed away on June 4, 2026 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, leaving behind a family and circle of friends who loved him deeply and will miss him dearly. Born on December 4, 1966, Shon lived a life marked by inner strife along with
MONMOUTH, IL — Kayla Braun of Evansville has been named to the Dean’s List at Monmouth College for the Spring 2026 semester. The students on this list achieved a GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale while taking at least 3.0 academic credits during the semester. Founded in 1853 and affiliated
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JEFFERSON CITY – June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), an event that seeks to unite communities worldwide to raise awareness of elder abuse. In Missouri, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) receives and investigates reports of abuse, neglect, bullying and exploitation of some of the state’s most vulnerable individuals –
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report. Arrested was: 34-year-old Hermelindo Perez Velasco of Perryville for driving while intoxicated – alcohol at 1 a.m. May 9 on North Main Street near Highway 51.
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PERRYVILLE, Mo. — In 1934, a John Deere tractor was put to work on the Eckenfels Farm in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. It stayed on that land for generations, a piece of working family history — until Ranken Technical College instructor Brien Dover purchased it in recent years. This July, that very same John Deere becomes a
