CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Southeast Missouri Food Bank is once again teaming up with Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Athletics to Sack Hunger during the 2025 football season. Now in its fourth year, the initiative turns defensive plays on the field into meals for families facing hunger across the region. For […]
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PERRYVILLE, Mo. – Missourians will have an opportunity to safely dispose of pesticides 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 13, at MFA Agri Services in Perryville. A variety of decades-old pesticides brought to a pesticide collection event in Carrollton. Photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Sam Polly, University of Missouri Extension
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RED BUD – The Red Bud CUSD No. 132 superintendent has notified parents of a threat to the high school. Superintendent Jonathan Tallman said in an email, “It’s late in the evening to be notifying parents, but this is when I received all the information. This message is primarily for our high school parents,
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Teachers greet students and current teachers with ‘Annual Wave Day Event’ By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester retired teachers continued an annual tradition this year on the first day of school by having their “Annual Retired Teacher Wave Day!” Chester retired teachers pose for a photo with their “Retired Teacher Sign” Thursday August 14 on
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SPRINGFIELD – Looking for extra income and a possible leg up on full-time employment? The Illinois Department of Transportation is taking applications for seasonal positions to help with snow-and-ice removal and other maintenance duties throughout the state as part of the annual Snowbird program. “Snowbirds play a critical role in keeping Illinois moving and
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By Sydney Winn COLUMBIA, Mo. – The annual Tomato Festival in Columbia will celebrate 20 years when the free event returns to the University of Missouri’s Jefferson Farm and Garden 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4. Since its first harvest in 2005, the festival has grown from a modest tomato tasting into a signature event showcasing
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Health Department is reporting that a mosquito sample collected in the city of Sparta, Illinois has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). This is the first confirmed positive WNV mosquito sample in the county in 2025. West Nile Virus is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito
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Two from Chester High School and four from Chester Grade School. By Jim Beers CHESTER – At the end of the 2025-26 school year, Chester School District # 139 will be six teachers shorter. Together these six teachers, two from Chester High School and four from Chester Grade School, have 176 years teaching of experience.
The next speaker presentation at The Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center this Wednesday evening will focus on the new Chester Bridge. The program, sponsored by Gilster Mary Lee, will be held at the Orris Theater at 7 p.m. For 80 years, the Chester Bridge has connected travelers across the Mississippi River, serving as a vital
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By Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – More Republicans are entering races for statewide office after an initially slow start in announcing candidates for the 2026 election. Ted Dabrowski says he will launch his campaign for governor in a few weeks Illinois Republicans held their annual events around the Illinois State Fair
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