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Mobile app that helped merchants verify authenticity of IDs may no longer be available

JEFFERSON CITY – The Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control is exploring potential solutions that will allow it to once again provide a free mobile application that, until recently, has assisted Missouri alcohol and tobacco merchants in verifying the authenticity of driver licenses and other forms of state-issued IDs. ATC’s contract with Vivayic, the developer […]

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Most popular Halloween decorations by state 2025

http://www.Lombardohomes.com/ As the days get shorter, and the nights become cooler, and pumpkins are appearing on porches across America, it can only mean one thing: Halloween is near! Homeowners are embracing spooky season by decking out their homes with everything from classic carved pumpkins to elaborate haunted house displays.     At Lombardo Homes, we know

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SIU researcher aims to make 3D-printed metal parts more robust — and strengthen trust in the tech

by Tim Obermiller CARBONDALE, Ill. — To many, 3D printing evokes images of desktop gadgets spitting out plastic trinkets. In reality, additive manufacturing (AM) now builds metal components for aircraft engines, medical devices and other intricate parts not easily made with traditional methods. The catch? Tiny, hard-to-avoid defects in printed metals can weaken parts and

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Walter Allen Rainey

A celebration of life will be held Sunday, October 19, 2025 for 71-year-old Walter Allen Rainey of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 1:22 pm, Sunday, October 5, 2025, at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born September 1, 2025 in West Salem, Illinois to William Otis and Frances (nee McConnell) Rainey who both preceded

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Todd Randall Dunn

A funeral will be held Friday, October 10, 2025 for 56-year-old Todd Randall Dunn of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 6:40 a.m., Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at Memorial Hospital, Shiloh, Illinois. He was born November 9, 1968 in Murphysboro, Ill. to Tobias Berger and Joyce (nee Leinicke) Dunn. His father preceded him in death.

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Ronald Dee Clark

There are no arrangements for 63-year-old Ronald D. Clark of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 12:15 pm, Sunday, October 5, 2025 at his residence. He was born January 14, 1962 in Red Bud, Illinois to Donald and Edith (nee Barton) Clark who both preceded him in death. He is survived by a son: Dylan

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Priscilla Preston

A funeral will be held Monday, October 13, 2025 for 87-year-old Priscilla Preston, 87, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:44 pm, Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at her residence. She was born to the late Lloyd E. and Alvena E. (nee Primm) Griffin on September 4, 1938 in Reevesville, Illinois. Priscilla married Byron R. “Barney”

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Joan A. Naeger

In Loving Memory   Joan A. Naeger 84 years old of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. July 1, 1941 – October 8, 2025   Survived by: son: Earl (Michelle) Braun, son: Alvin (Janet) Braun, son: Wayne Braun, daughter: Mary (Bernard) Grieshaber, daughter: Linda (David) Drury, daughter: Judy (Scott) Schmieder, sister: June Mattingly, sister: Wanda Figge, brother: Vernon

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ICE announces death of illegal alien from Mexico in Ste. Genevieve County Jail

WASHINGTON D.C.—Leo Cruz-Silva, a 34-year-old an illegal alien from Mexico died Oct. 4 at the Ste. Genevieve County Jail in Missouri. He was pronounced dead at 3:47 p.m. by Ste. Genevieve County EMS paramedics.   Earlier that day, a county jail staff member found Cruz-Silva with a sheet tied around his neck in what looked

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