Chester brings home 11 “Superior”, 1 “Excellent” and 2 “Good” ratings By Jim Beers CHESTER – After a challenging football season, an extremely long and busy basketball season, a fantastic 2025 Christmas Concert, and various numerous other community performances, Chester High School musicians managed to prepare for the 2026 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest March […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Commission on Equity and Inclusion (CEI) has released its Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Annual Expenditure Report for the Business Enterprise Program for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities (BEP), in accordance with Section 8f of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act (BEP Act). This report showcases
ST. LOUIS – April Showers, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s (GSEM) largest community service program, begins this Friday, April 17 when Girl Scouts, their troop leaders, and families help people in need by going door-to-door, distributing sticky notes throughout the community with the request for personal care item donations. The following Saturday, April 25, Girl
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CHICAGO, IL — As Illinois continues to face a severe shortage of affordable housing, the Illinois Housing Council (IHC) is urging lawmakers to advance House Bill 4413 and Senate Bill 3738, sponsored by State Rep. Dagmara Avelar and State Senator Mike Porfirio, to both extend and expand the Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credit (IAHTC)—a long-standing, bipartisan program that has
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri State Parks will hold its biannual Missouri Trails Advisory Board Meeting beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, 2026. The meeting will be held at Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, 100 Jefferson St., Jefferson City. This meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include a discussion of the 2026
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ST. LOUIS – Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, congratulates the following employees who were recognized for their actions at the annual Patrol Awards ceremony on April 11, 2026. This year’s awards ceremony took place at the Ameristar Casino in St. Louis, MO. The Fred M. Mills MASTERS Public
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The Missouri Bar If you were in the hospital and couldn’t speak, who would be your voice? Would they know what your health care wishes are? No one likes talking about death or end-of-life matters, but on April 16, The Missouri Bar is encouraging individuals to do just that as part of National Healthcare Decisions Day.
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 46-year-old Jennifer Laux of Perryville was taken into custody on Perryville warrants at 2:45 p.m. April 7th in the 1300 block of North Moulton Street. 34-year-old Zachary C. Wolk of Perryville was charged with possession of a controlled substance following a traffic
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CHESTER, IL – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests: Arrested were: Stav Burdeinik 28, Homeless, arrested April 7, 2026 by Steeleville Police for criminal trespass to residence. Charges dismissed. Released. Phillip D. Galster 41, Chester, arrested April 7, 2026 by Chester Police on a Perry County MO warrant
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI – A retired educator has announced he is running for the Republican nomination for Eighth District Congressman from Missouri. Gordon Heslop says he spent most of the last 20 years on the Accounting faculty at East Texas A&M University. He has degrees: Doctor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Laws with Honours, Master of
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