OAKLAND, Calif. – The U.S. economy has had an uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. By some metrics, the economy has bounced back and is growing rapidly: GDP in the last quarter of 2021 grew by 7.0%, the unemployment rate dropped to around 4%, and wages are increasing sharply. But the economy is continuing to […]
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Living by our Motto Our state’s motto, Salus populi suprema lex esto, a Latin phrase which translates to “Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law,” can be found engraved on the front of the State Capitol, embossed in gold in the center of the Capitol Rotunda, on the Great Seal of Missouri and
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JEFFERSON CITY – Team members at Taum Sauk Mountain State Park invite the public on a spring wildflower hike at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9. This informational trek will provide details on the types of flowers, their medicinal uses and kinds of wild edibles found right in your own backyard. Participants should meet at the
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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Economic Development Association has named Crystal Jones its new executive director. Jones, originally from Poplar Bluff, Mo., began her career in economic development in 2010. Most recently, she served as executive director of the Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission, leading regional planning and economic development efforts for five counties
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TUSAYAN, Arizona – A 44-year-old Ste. Genevieve County man faces multiple charges in connection with a series of incidents in and around Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. According to a news release from the Coconino County (Arizona) Sheriff’s Office, Kaspar Ahrens was arrested and booked into the Coconino County Jail for seven counts of
CHESTER – Tammy Liefer, a fifth grade teacher at Chester Grade School has been awarded a $980 grant entitled “Hands-On Science 2.0” from the Lambda State Foundation for Educational Studies, Inc., a constituent of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. The money was used to buy science equipment and science-themed novels for all three fifth
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CHESTER – The members of Beta Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma met at the Trapshooting Hall of Fame and Museum & Research Library in Sparta. The program was presented by the Director of the Museum, Terry Waldron of Sparta, and Docent Kathy Williams. Members met in the Library which preserves volumes of information dating
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By Jim Beers, contributing writer CHESTER – Earth Day 2022 is still a month away, but Chester High School Science classes got a “jump-start” on getting the campus ready for the 1st Annual School-Wide Earth Day Celebration to take place April 22. Monday March 21 numerous CHS Science students worked throughout the morning weeding,
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STE. GENEVIEVE — No one was injured Tuesday morning when a tractor-trailer rig ran into the side of a Ste. Genevieve School District R-II School bus at the intersection of Highway 32 and I-55. Michael “Buck” Jokerst of Fallert Bus Service says there was only one child and the driver, Noelani Mitchell, on board
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Photo by Dave Willingham SIKESTON – A thank you ceremony will be held Thursday, March 24 at 3 p.m. to recognize emergency responders who assisted with incident management, recovery, and clean-up efforts during the March 17, 2022 Interstate 57 incident in Mississippi County. The ceremony will be held at the Missouri Department of
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