By Bryan Gegg STE. GENEVIEVE – I’d like to speak about the County’s agreement with the Gateway Region YMCA and its long-term financial impact. This is not about being for or against the YMCA. This is about whether the structure of this agreement is sustainable for taxpayers. Based on the County’s 2026 budget, […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective. This settlement caps nearly a decade of work by attorneys general from across the country in pursuing investigations and litigation over Purdue’s and the Sacklers’ role
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Phorm Energy, the game-changing energy drink brand produced by Anheuser-Busch with the backing of 1st Phorm and Dana White, is continuing their partnership with Folds of Honor, a nonprofit organization that provides families of fallen or disabled U.S. service members and first responders with academic scholarships. Later today a scholarship for the
By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous verdict in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Davenport to protect crisis pregnancy centers in New Jersey who had been targeted by the state’s Democrat attorney general with a subpoena demanding donor records and years of internal
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick recently issued monthly reports detailing the compliance of municipalities and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws. One report includes cities, towns, and villages while the other lists political subdivisions such as water, fire protection, and other taxing districts. Per state regulation, these entities are
By Mike Henderson, Third Missouri Senate District Last week, the Missouri Senate passed the bills that make up the state’s operating budget for fiscal year 2027. As is usually the case, the House did not fully agree with the Senate’s position, so conference committees will work through the process of negotiating and coming to a
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CEDAR HILL, Mo. – In the hills outside St. Louis, creeks swell fast after hard rains, and fields can pay the price. At Big River Grain and Cattle, Daniel Bonacker recalls, repeated flooding was carrying away topsoil. In 1983, Bonacker’s grandfather switched to no-till farming, which minimizes disturbance of the soil. This reduces erosion by
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CHESTER – The Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee will meet at 5 p.m. today in the municipal building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester. The notice and tentative agenda for the meeting: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF CHESTER CEMETERY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Notice is hereby given that the Cemetery and Finance Committee
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CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet this evening at 6 in the municipal building, 1330 Swanwick St., Chester. The tentative agenda for this evening’s meeting of the Chester City Council has been released. CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA May 4, 2026 I. CALL TO ORDER
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CHESTER – Chester High School has announced the April Students of the Month. Pictured (left to right) are Ryan Juenger, Reed Petrowske, and Lexi Davis. Jim Beers Photo The three students were nominated by members of the CHS faculty. The presentation of certificates was made Wednesday April 29 during the RTI Period in the Professor
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