STE. GENEVIEVE and BLOOMSDALE – Bloomsdale Elementary, Ste. Genevieve Elementary and the Early Childhood Center celebrated Read-On Missouri Week from March 2 – 6. This week is part of the Read Across America program, which is sponsored by the National Education Association and celebrates reading and encourages students to develop lifelong reading habits! Early Childhood […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri History Day is looking for educators, historians, writers, filmmakers, museum staff, and community members to join us for this year’s Missouri History Day state contest to judge student projects. We also welcome graduate students and select undergraduates to our judging teams. Volunteer judges are vital to the contest, offering
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ST. LOUIS, MO — New American Red Cross data released today shows a snapshot of multigenerational volunteerism here in Missouri. From Gen Z to the Silent Generation, people of all ages comprise the over 1,300 volunteers for the Red Cross of Greater St. Louis. According to demographic estimates shared by most Red Cross volunteers in
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DALLAS, Tex. – The Dallas, Texas office of the FBI reported Tuesday, the arrest of Joshua Link of Strafford, Missouri at Los Angeles International Airport by Customs and Border Patrol, LAX Airport Police, and FBI Task Force Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department. Link was wanted by the FBI for his alleged
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SPRINGFIELD – Voting is now open in the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s (IMA) 2026 “Makers Madness” contest, a bracket-style tournament that lets the public decide what product will be crowned The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois Presented by Comcast Business, the annual competition celebrates the incredible work of manufacturers across Illinois, which have long served as
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County voters will consider a six percent lodging tax on the April 7 ballot that would apply only to visitors staying in local accommodations. The tax would be collected on overnight stays at hotels, motels, short-term rentals, and RV parks, ensuring that those who visit and enjoy the area
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SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Stewardship Alliance is encouraging farmers, food businesses, cooperatives, and community organizations across the state to apply now for the Fiscal Year 2026 Local Food Infrastructure Grant (LFIG) program, with the enrollment period open through March 27. Applications opened February 18, marking another important opportunity for Illinois producers and food system
by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The longstanding Big Muddy Film Festival returns to Southern Illinois University Carbondale to showcase some of the finest works of independent filmmakers and students. Big Muddy Film Festival organizers, from left, Juno Heidbreder, Dajonea Robinson and Bipin Banjara, are finalizing plans for this year’s event, which runs March 19-21. (Photo by Russell Bailey) In its
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STE. GENEVIEVE – In the early morning hours of Monday, March 9, 2026, officers with the Ste. Genevieve Police Department executed a search warrant within the city limits of Ste. Genevieve. As a result of the investigation, Norman Obermiller and Jessica Weathers were taken into custody and formally charged with the following offenses:
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The curtain goes up this Thursday March 12 at 7:30 p.m. By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester High School will present its annual spring theatre production this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 12, 13, and 14. This year the production will be a stage play, not a musical. The title of the play is, “The
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