STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the May 18 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Cmmission have been released. Ste. Genevieve County Commission Minutes MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026 13th Day of the April Term. The Commission Met Pursuant to Adjournment. Present were Presiding Commissioner Randy Ruzicka, Associate Commissioners Cory Ford and Mark […]
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Stink bugs are an all-too-familiar foe for Missouri soybean growers, but new University of Missouri research shows just how widespread they are, and how farmers can better time and target their scouting. The green stink bug accounted for more than 80% of all stink bugs collected in a recent MU study
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STE. GENEVIEVE — Luke Ferranto is Ste. Genevieve High School’s Elks Student of the Month for May. Luke is the son of Beth and Tony Ferranto. Luke’s scholastic honors include ranking eighth in his graduating class; placing in the top 10 percent of his class his senior year; and earning summa cum
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SPRINGFIELD – Short-term rentals booked through platforms like Airbab and Vrbo could soon cost a little more under legislation advancing in Springfield that would create a new statewide tax on stays shorter than 30 days. House Bill 5776, filed this week by a Chicago Democrat, would impose a 4% excise tax on short-term rentals across Illinois,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has set an intervention deadline of June 3, 2026, for a case filed by Spire Missouri Inc., doing business as Spire, for approval to implement changes to its Infrastructure System Replacement Surcharge (ISRS). On May 19, 2026, Spire filed an application and petition requesting that
JEFFERSON CITY – A 71-year-old Perryville woman received minor injuries in a traffic crash Wednesday morning on Perry County Road 512. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the woman was taken to Mercy Hospital Perry by ambulance. The patrol says the woman was the driver of an eastbound 2019 Honda CRV which slid
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in April, unchanged from March, and up +0.6 percentage point from the same month, one year ago, based on data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The revised March unemployment rate was 5.1 percent.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension specialists are urging farmers, gardeners, hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts to take precautions against ticks by treating clothing with permethrin, a highly effective repellent that both repels and kills ticks. The reminder comes as tick activity increases across the Midwest. Recent data from the Centers for
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Cnservation Commission will meet Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29 for its monthly meeting. On Thursday, May 28, the commission will meet at 1 p.m. for a closed Executive Session at the St. Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive in St. Louis On Friday, May 29, at 8:30 a.m. the
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NASHVILLE, TN — Belmont University released the Dean’s List for the spring 2026 semester, with approximately 49% of the University’s 6,724 undergraduate students earning the academic recognition. Kaitlyn Chung of Sparta is among the Dean’s List students. “The Dean’s List recognition reflects a commitment to excellence that is both personal and shared across our community,”
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