KANSAS CITY, Kansas – Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.9 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The food index rose 1.0 percent in February and the index for energy rose 4.2 percent. The all items less food […]
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PERRYVILLE – Students in Mrs. Richardson’s St. Vincent Junior High Language Arts classes recently wrote Valentine stories after receiving random story parts. Nine of these writers received Excellent Author awards as well as M & M’s for being Marvelous and Magnificent writers. These authors used figurative language, dialogue, clever word choice, and interesting plot lines
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PERRYVILLE – March is Music In Our Schools Month and Perryville Mayor Ken Baer stopped by St. Vincent Catholic Schools with a signed proclamation declaring Music in our Schools Month in Perryville. Music In Our Schools Month The City of Perryville encourages all citizens to celebrate and acknowledge every day, but especially in March, that
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JEFFERSON CITY – State Senator Elaine Gannon has released her latest Capitol Report. Springing Bills Forward The days already seemed a little longer this week as legislators attempted to spring their bills forward ahead of next week’s spring break. One of the most notable events of the week was a bi-partisan press event on March
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CHESTER – With temperatures in the low 20’s approximately 20 volunteers unload food items off the St. Louis Area Food Bank Truck. The event was held February 23. The Mobile Market is hosted by the Chester Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP). Items offered in February included eggs, grapefruit, potatoes, fresh vegetable and fruit
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STE. GENEVIEVE — University of Missouri Extension is proud to announce that five Ste. Genevieve County residents were successful in their bid for election to the Ste. Genevieve County Extension Council. County Clerk Sue Wolk swears in elected and appointed members. Pictured from left to right: Ringwald, Filer, Blum, Fischer, Weiler, and Simmons. Elected were
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PERRYVILLE – Patrick Smith, field engineer for Robinson Construction, has completed the requirements for national certification as a Safety Trained Supervisor Construction (STSC). The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) awards this certification to individuals who meet the rigorous experience and education requirements, including passing a comprehensive examination. The examination covers the body of knowledge
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CHESTER – Beth Tickner, former pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Chester, returned to her former pulpit Sunday February 27 to fill the pulpit of current pastor, Jim Oppedal, when he was out of town on a special missionary effort in New Orleans. Tickner, now retired, served at FUMC Chester for eight
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PERRYVILLE — The public is invited to venerate three special relics: a piece of the True Cross, a fragment of the table at which Jesus celebrated the Last Supper, and sacred particles from Gethsemane, Via Dolorosa, and Calvary. These relics will be on display at the historic National Shrine of Our Lady of the
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STE. GENEVIEVE – On Saturday, March 5, 2022 the Valle Catholic Speech Team participated in a Bellarmine speech meet at Sacred Heart in Valley Park, Mo. In speech meets, students in grades 5-8 develop and improve their public speaking skills by memorizing and performing material in Humorous, Serious, and Duet categories. Ribbons are awarded to
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