A celebration of life will be held Wednesday, November 12, 2025 for 14-year-old Jakob Joiner of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 1:48 p.m., Sunday, November 9, 2025 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to Steven Joiner and Emily (nee Forcum) Hines on May 23, 2011 in Carbondale, Illinois. Jakob enjoyed playing […]
Donald L. Wibbenmeyer, 96, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Sunday, November 9, 2025 at Independence Care Center in Perryville, MO. He was born April 9, 1929 in Perryville, MO to Stanislaus G.”Stonie” and Beulah E. “Bea” (Chappius) Wibbenmeyer. Don and Dellora L.Stark were married on November 9, 1951 in Fort Tilden, NY while Don was
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Carol Ann Holley, 79, of Chester, IL, born December 5, 1945, in DuQuoin, IL, departed this life on October 28, 2025, in the Mercy DeGreef Hospice House in St. Louis, MO, surrounded by her family. Carol was a Coal Miner at Monterey Coal Mine in Albers, IL, until it closed in August 1996. Carol
JOYCE J. DUNN, 83, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 6:35 pm on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at R & R Country Care, Ruma, Illinois. She was born to the late Raymond and Dorothy (nee Vasquez) Leinicke on February 25, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri. Joyce was the foundation of her family; a devoted mother,
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her office has reached a consent judgment with MV Realty Holdings, LLC (MV Realty), based in Florida, and its franchises, which violated Missouri law by paying homeowners a tiny percentage of the value of their homes in exchange for a promise that the homeowner
JEFFERSON CITY, MO —The Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) within the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has filed proposed rule amendments with the Secretary of State and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules for 19 CSR 100-1.060 and 19 CSR 100-1.190. DHSS previously published two rounds of draft rule revisions to gather pre-rulemaking stakeholder
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PERRYVILLE – Perry County School District 32 has received its highest Annual Performance Report score in four years. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released 2025 APR data to the public on Thursday. District 32 scored 152.5 out of a possible 200 points in 2025 for an APR score of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 250th birthday, Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome to shine red, white, and blue, beginning at sunrise today, Monday, November 10, 2025, until sunrise tomorrow, Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The lighting pays tribute to generations of Marines who have served
By Don Pritchard, Sun Times News Online/KSGM Radio STE. GENEVIEVE – The northbound I-55 was shut down from the 143 mile marker to the 150 mile marker Friday morning because of a a hazmat incident just south of the Route 32 interchange in Ste. Genevieve County. Photos by Charity Pritchard Michael
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Everyone needs a little help now and then, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Thanks “GivingBack” food drive offers the opportunity to help Salukis in need this holiday season. Faculty, staff and community members are invited to donate nonperishable food items for the Saluki Food Pantry, which has served thousands of
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