ST. LOUIS — For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis — and patients may already be feeling the impact. Donors are asked to act immediately to help save lives. Blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, worsening this season’s emergency blood shortage. All blood […]
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REYNOLDS COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) toured flood damage across Reynolds County today, including at Valley Springs Youth Ranch and Black River Baptist Church. On July 9 and 10, Reynolds County saw as much as 12 inches of rain in a three-hour time frame, causing extensive damage to homes, farms, and community buildings across
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William Edward Loucks, 70, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 11:20 pm, Friday, July 24, 2026 at his residence. He was born to the late Joseph Marshall and Dorothy May (nee Shaw) Loucks on September 6, 1955 in Pinckneyville, Illinois. William had worked as an EMT for Medstar Ambulance Service for over 32 years.
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Dorothy C. Wingerter, 92, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Friday, July 24, 2026 at Mercy Perry Hospital. She was born April 8, 1934 in Oak Ridge, MO to John and Bertha (Trapp) Balsman. Dorothy and Merlin “Curly” Wingerter were married May 12, 1956. He preceded her in death on November 24, 2008.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Friday, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that, following a jury trial, Miguel Melendez Torres was found guilty of two counts of murder in the second degree, two counts of armed criminal action, and two counts of attempted robbery in the first degree. The verdict follows a multi‑agency investigation and prosecution effort
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Note: This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s July 21, 2026, Regular Meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website and are located on Simbli, linked here. The video of the meeting can be found on the district’s Youtube Channel, SGDragonsTV.
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CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the Chester Early Childhood Center located at 2319 Old Plank Road, Chester, IL. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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CHESTER – A meeting of the Chester Downstate Police Pension Fund will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. The tentative agenda for the meeting:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Instead of signaling an end to the garden’s visual appeal, hot summer weather simply sets the stage for heat-loving flowers to take over and truly shine. The right plant in the right place makes gardens burst with summer color, says University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist David Trinklein. The wrong plant is
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PERRYVILLE – Firefighters were called out Saturday afternoon to a silo fire at the Gilster Mary Lee plant on North Highway 51 in McBride. According to a news release the alarm was sounded at approximately 1:15 p.m., and the Perry County Rural Fire Department was dispatched to the 8300 block of North Highway 51 for a reported commercial structure fire involving
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