Jason Sibley and David August earn top Band Awards while Megan Zimmer wins top Chorus Award By Jim Beers CHESTER – A long time tradition at Chester High School in the Music Department is the performance of the annual Spring Concert and presentation of end-of-the-year CHS Music Awards. This ritual has gone on for decades […]
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital recently hosted two Child and Babysitting Safety Classes, providing area youth with the knowledge and confidence needed to become responsible babysitters and caregivers. June Certified Babysitters: Back Row L-R: Alayna Garver, Kenna Knop, Brooke Chandler, Brynn Berkbuegler, Myah Palacio, Taytum Holder. Front Row L-R: Sophie Rieckenberg, Ady Caron, Kimberly
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen met Thursday for regular and work sessions. No Aldermen were absent. (Click on the time code following each item for a quick link to that location on the video) Mayor Brian Keim and the board presented Don Pritchard of KSGM Radio a
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SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS – The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss the Southwest Connector Planning and Environmental Linkages study, which is evaluating proposed improvements from just south of Waterloo to just north of Murphysboro through Monroe, Randolph, Perry and Jackson counties. The meeting will be held: Thursday, Aug. 20 4-7 p.m.
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PERRYVILLE – Firefighters were called out Saturday afternoon to a silo fire at the Gilster Mary Lee plant on North Highway 51 in McBride. According to a news release the alarm was sounded at approximately 1:15 p.m., and the Perry County Rural Fire Department was dispatched to the 8300 block of North Highway 51 for a reported commercial structure fire involving
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Library is finding new and creative ways to bring library services beyond its walls by connecting communities throughout Ste. Genevieve County through partnerships, collaboration, and innovation. O Road Little Free Library Providing library services across a rural county comes with unique challenges. Ste. Genevieve County
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MoDOT-IDOT News Release ILLINIS-MISSOURI State Line – On Saturday, July 11, the Missouri and Illinois Departments of Transportation were joined by local officials and dignitaries, representatives from the Design-Build contractor team, and hundreds of excited community members to celebrate completion of the Don Welge Memorial Bridge. The new bridge replaces the Chester Bridge,
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PERRYVILLE – Citizens Electric Corporation is proud to support the safety and success of our local communities through a collaborative partnership with the University of Missouri Extension office. As a sponsor of the Missouri Mesonet Weather Station Network, Citizens Electric helps bring real-time, localized weather data to residents, farmers, and businesses across our six-county service
Posted by Greg Edwards ROLLA – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded Missouri S&T’s Regional Innovation and Technology Hub (Tech Hub) $38 million to help rebuild America’s domestic critical minerals supply chain. Drs. Michael Moats, left, and Lana Alagha work in a Missouri S&T laboratory. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri
STE. GENEVIEVE – Congratulations to the SGHS Emeralds Dance Team on a fantastic week at UDA Dance Camp at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis! Over four days, the team worked hard to develop new skills, learn nine different dance routines and grow together as a team. In addition
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