REYNOLDS COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) toured flood damage across Reynolds County today, including at Valley Springs Youth Ranch and Black River Baptist Church. On July 9 and 10, Reynolds County saw as much as 12 inches of rain in a three-hour time frame, causing extensive damage to homes, farms, and community buildings across […]
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ST. LOUIS — For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis — and patients may already be feeling the impact. Donors are asked to act immediately to help save lives. Blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, worsening this season’s emergency blood shortage. All blood
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Arrested were: Travis R. Trail 47, Steeleville, arrested July 20, 2026 by Steeleville Police for Driving while license revoked and no proof of insurance. Pretrial Release. Kylie M. Hicks 18, Chester, arrested July 23, 2026 by Randolph County Sheriff’s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is requesting public comment from Missourians who have personal experience with receiving assistance as part of investor-owned utility assistance programs. Investor-owned utilities with assistance programs in Missouri include Ameren Missouri, Evergy Missouri Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Spire, Missouri American Water, Liberty Utilities and Summit
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests. Among those listed as arrested: 47-year-old Jamie W. Casteel of French Village at 3:47 p.m. Sunday in Ste. Genevieve County on a patrol charge of driving while intoxicated. He was released.
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area, Oak and Acorn Meeting Rooms, 1401 Northwest Park Road in Blue Springs. The commission will hear testimony related to the following proposed action: Missouri State Implementation Plan
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital recently welcomed Caroline Arnold, a recent Millikin University graduate and aspiring physician, as part of the Illinois Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Rural Health Experience (RHE) Program. The program introduces healthcare students to the opportunities and rewards of practicing in rural communities. Caroline Arnold with Dr. Orme, D.O.
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JEFFERSON CITY – Criminal investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) are seeking the public’s assistance regarding the suspicious death of William “Bill” Sundermeyer, 68, of Rolla, MO. The death was initially investigated in 1985, and the case has remained unsolved. Sundermeyer’s family have recently offered a
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GLEN CARBON, Illinois – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) is excited to announce that our Build-A-Bear Workshop in our Council Shop in Glen Carbon is turning one! Everyone is invited to come celebrate this occasion with us – no Girl Scout membership required! Join us on August 8 from 9 a.m. to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension invites farmers, ranchers, agricultural entrepreneurs, and rural residents to participate in Field to Consumer Farm Tours, a new hands-on workshop series designed to help producers transform ideas into profitable farm enterprises. Under the theme “Real Farms. Real Strategies. Real Opportunities,” the series will take participants to three working
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