By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER –The 2021 Randolph County Marine Corps League’s Toys for Tots Program has been deemed a huge success as 258 families with 630 kids were served with Christmas gifts this year. These are six of the key coordinators for the Randolph County Toys for Tots 2021 Campaign. (Left to right): […]
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CHESTER — Chester resident, Pam Fogerson, donated blood at the Chester VFW at the November Blood Drive. Fogerson is a regular donor and enjoys helping to save lives by donating blood at the Chester drives. According to Red Cross Account Manager, Donor Recruitment, Tiffani Cole, the VFW drive collected 21 useable units from 17 donors.
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson were joined by Eighth District Congressman Jason Smith and Senator Jason Bean Saturday in Pemiscot County to assess storm and tornado damage in the region and talk with impacted Missourians. The Office of the Governor, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, Missouri Department of
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — In Illinois, six persons were reported killed in the collapse of an Amazon distribution center in Edwardsville. The Edwardsville Fire Chief said during a news conference Saturday, the tornado struck about 8:35 p.m. He said 45 persons made it out of building relatively unharmed and one was seriously injured and was airlifted
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STE. GENEVIEVE — On Wednesday, December 8th members of the Ste. Genevieve County Democratic Club presented coats, board games and books to the Adopt-A-Family Christmas program through the local University of Missouri Extension Office under the direction of Estrella Carmona. Democratic Club members from left to right are David Bova, Joan Wilson, Elaine Belovich, and
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STE. GENEVIEVE — Bloomsdale Elementary School participated in its fourth annual Hour of Code Wednesday. Hour of Code is sponsored by code.org and began as a one-hour introduction to computer science to show that anyone can learn the basics of coding and to build more interest in the field of computer science, which is integrated
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CHESTER – Dieterich Bank branches in Red Bud and Chester reports a successful turn out for their Toys for Tots drive this holiday season. Celebrating the successful Toys for Tots drive are (from left) Richard Link; Allison Miller, Retail Banker; Lee Hollaway, U.S. Marine Corps; and Angie Bierman, Retail Banker. Dieterich Bank in Chester
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School has announced FFA member Sophia Fritsch is among the top six students who participated in this year’s Missouri Soil and Water Conservation Public Speaking Contest. Sophia is a freshman at Ste. Genevieve High School. She is the daughter of Gerald and Andrea Fritsch. Sophia presented a speech
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WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Josh Hawley (Mo.), along with U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.), announced that they have introduced legislation that would expand the boundaries of the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park to include the Ste. Genevieve Welcome Center. Expanding the boundaries of the park will allow the City
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SIKESTON—After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students put their bridges to the test yesterday at the completion of MoDOT’s 18th Annual Bridge Building Competition. This screenshot from the MoDOT video of the event shows the moment the bridge entered by Ste. Genevieve High School failed. When
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