Sun Times

Upcoming Route NN bridge replacement in Perry County

SIKESTON—The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to replace the Route NN bridge over South Fork Saline Creek in Perry County, located 1.5 miles south of Route N and northwest of Brewer, Missouri. The new bridge will be wider than the existing structure. Work to improve the bridge could begin as early as spring 2026. During […]

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Chester High School to host Meet the Fall Athletes and Football Scrimmage

Come Mingle with Football, Volleyball, Golf, Cross Country, Dance and Cheer athletes; the watch 2025 Football Scrimmage   By Jim Beers CHESTER – CHS is in the second week of school and it is time for the Annual Fall Sports “Meet the Players Night” at Chester’s W.O. Smith Field. The tradition has continued for decades

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Wanda E. Bollinger

In Loving Memory A funeral will be held Saturday, August 23, 2025 for 95-year-old Wanda E. Bollinger of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. who passed away August 19, 2025.   She was born August 21, 1929, daughter of  Judea Myers and Ada Mae (Boyles) Myers, who both preceded her in death.   She married James E. Bollinger,

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Martha A. Boyer

In Loving Memory A funeral will be held Sunday, August 24, 2025 for 90-year-old Martha A. Boyer of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. who passed away August 20, 2025.   She was born March 12, 1935, a daughter of Jacob Haynes and Ethel (Byington) Haynes who both preceded her in death.   She married Francis Boyer; he

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Tomato Festival celebrates 20 years of flavor and fun

By Sydney Winn COLUMBIA, Mo. – The annual Tomato Festival in Columbia will celebrate 20 years when the free event returns to the University of Missouri’s Jefferson Farm and Garden 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4. Since its first harvest in 2005, the festival has grown from a modest tomato tasting into a signature event showcasing

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New solar panels to power IDOT facility in St. Clair County

LEBANON – Illinois Transportation Secretary Gia Biagi joined the Illinois Capital Development Board and state and local officials recently to celebrate the start of construction on a new solar energy site that will supply power to an adjacent Illinois Department of Transportation storage facility along Interstate 64. The $617,700 project is part of a pilot effort

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