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U.S. Drought Monitor:  Conditions worsen for Sainte Genevieve

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STE. GENEVIEVE – Conditions for Sainte Genevieve  worsened from No Drought to Abnormally Dry (D0), according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor.   The Climate Prediction Center’s December Drought Outlook, released on November 30, 2025, predicted that drought conditions would not develop in December.   Drought and its impacts vary from region to region—due to differences […]

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Tara Johnson files for one-year term on PCSD No. 32 school board

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PERRYVILLE – Newcomer Tara Johnson has filed for a one-year term on the Perry County District 32 Board of Educationon.   Previous filers include:   Newcomer Caleb Streiler who filed for a three-year term   Incumbent School Board Member Nancy Voelker who is seeking re-election.   Newcomer Linda Buerck for a three-year term.   There

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State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returns $100,000 in missing money to Illinois food pantries

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is returning $100,000 in missing money to food pantries throughout the state.   Each December, Frerichs’ office focuses on returning money through the ICash program to nonprofit groups that help people in need. This year, Frerichs decided to help food pantries that saw resources stretched and demand spike when

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Search of residence leads to arrest on drug and weapons charges

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Police Department has reported the arrest of 38-year-old Jacob Allen Woolverton of Ste. Genevieve on the following charges:   Trafficking Drugs in the Second Degree Two counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon Two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon     The arrest was the result of

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Rep. Tricia Byrnes introduces HB 2512 to strengthen early mental health intervention calls on leaders to no longer look away from violence

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Tricia Byrnes has filed HB 2512, the Care Before Predictable Harm Act, legislation intended to strengthen Missouri’s approach to severe mental illness by encouraging earlier, more effective intervention before tragedy strikes.   The proposed legislation responds to a difficult reality facing Missouri and the nation: systems too often intervene

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Rep. Mark Matthiesen files legislation to protect new employees from unexpected union deductions

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Mark Matthiesen has filed House Bill 2507, legislation aimed at protecting new employees by ensuring greater transparency and fairness regarding labor union dues. HB 2507 would prohibit labor organizations from collecting payment for union dues from a newly hired employee until that employee has worked at least 250 hours.

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Porch pirates are back: New study reveals top 10 U.S. states most affected by Christmas-season package theft

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A new analysis reveals that Delaware is experiencing the highest rate of holiday-season theft-from-building incidents per capita across the U.S., a trend largely attributed to increased porch-piracy activity during the Christmas package-delivery surge. The research, conducted by personal injury law firm Simmrin Law Group, analyzed theft-from-building reports from 2020 to 2024

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Missouri felon sentenced to 33 Years in prison for child pornography, meth crimes

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CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Thursday sentenced a man who recorded his criminal sex act with a child and possessed drugs to 33 years in prison.   Rayshaun Reed, 37, pleaded guilty in July to three felonies: possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, sexual exploitation of a minor and

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