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 […]
STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Commission meets this morning at 8:15 in the Ste. Genevieve County Courthouse. The tentative agenda:
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Planning and Zoning Commission will meet in regular session Thursday, Nov. 6 2025 at city hall. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda for the meeting: AGENDA CITY OF STE. GENEVIEVE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION Ste. Genevieve City Hall 165 S 4th Street
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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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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
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.
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is committing $50 million to fund zero-interest and low-interest loans to unpaid federal workers during the government shutdown. The loans will be issued through participating banks and credit unions across Illinois with money made available through the Treasurer’s linked-deposit program. An estimated 153,000 federal employees live and
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WASHINGTON, DC – As a lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds approaches, Americans are turning to Community Action Agencies, trusted, locally‑led organizations tasked with combating poverty, for help. Yet, hundreds of Community Action organizations across the country, responsible for critical services that often include food banks and meal-delivery services for seniors, are
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PERRYVILLE – Representatives from Dollar General presented a $20,000 Beyond Words Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to the Perryville High School library Thursday, Oct. 30. The grant will help the PHS library purchase new books after it lost 90 percent of its collection during the March 14 tornado. The storm blew out
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri families should utilize the extra hour they’ll gain this weekend as they roll back their clocks to step up fire safety precautions in their homes. On Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m., clocks “fall back” one hour as daylight saving time ends. “Simply installing, maintaining and replacing batteries in your
