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MDC offers guidance as Canada geese nest, raise young

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — As warmer weather returns to Missouri, residents are more likely to encounter Canada geese in neighborhoods, parks, and near bodies of water. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds the public that while these birds are a familiar part of the landscape, human-goose conflicts can increase during nesting and gosling-rearing seasons if […]

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Man dies after becoming entrapped in shut down oven

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department and Perry County Coroner has investigated the death of a 38-year-old Guatemalan national at the Gilster Marylee Cereal Plant in the 600 block of Old St. Mary’s Road in Perryville.   Officials identified the man as Nicolas Lopez Gomez who was employed by Gilster Mary Lee under the name

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American Tractor Club invites owners to show off machines

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Showcase your historic tractor through a new club established by the American Tractor Museum in collaboration with University of Missouri Extension and Missouri Farm Bureau.   The Case RC, seen in Perryville, was introduced in 1936 as a light-duty row-crop tractor aimed at small farms transitioning from horses. It filled the gap

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Ste. Genevieve School District R-II board meeting report

STE. GENEVIEVE – This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s June 24, 2025, Regular meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website and are located on Simbli, linked here. The video of the meeting can be found on the district’s Youtube

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SIU Simmons Law School, SIUE show high school students how justice works, crime scene to trial

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Illinois high school students learned the intricacies and interplay of crime scene investigation and the legal system during a weeklong program co-sponsored by Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School.     (Above) Casey Parker, career services director at the SIU Simmons Law School, leads a class during the recent “Crime

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Purchase your Missouri State Fair tickets today!

SEDALIA – Tickets to all Missouri State Fair concerts and events are on sale to the public, while supplies last. This includes all concerts and events in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance, the Governor’s Ham Breakfast and $12 advance adult gate admission. These tickets will be available through Etix.com and by phone 1-800-514-ETIX/1-800-514-3849. Starting

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SGHS senior competes in national speech and debate competition

STE. GENEVIEVE — For the first time in Ste. Genevieve High School history, a member of the Speech and Debate team competed at the national level.     Senior Bennett Walls capped off an impressive season by representing SGHS at the National Catholic Forensics League Championships in Chicago last month. He also made history earlier

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Senator Schmitt annihilates Democrats over defense of dangerous illegal immigrants at judiciary hearing

WASHINGTON – Missouri’s U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) has slammed Democrats for defending violent, criminal illegal aliens and blasted District Judge Brian Murphy for blatantly refusing to obey a Supreme Court order to deport criminal illegal aliens that have harmed U.S. citizens.   Watch Senator Schmitt’s Remarks HERE “What happened yesterday, a radical liberal, progressive, leftist

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