Perry County Commission meeting minutes released
PERRYVILLE – The minutes of the July 14 meeting of the Perry County Commission have been released. PERRY CO COMMISSION MINUTES 071425
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Murfreesboro man cited for DWI following I-55 crash
JEFFERSON CITY — A 59-year-old man from Murfreesboro, Tenn. received minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County early Thursday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the driver was taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson for treatment. The patrol says the crash happened when the 2016 Nissan Frontier the
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Montauk State Park recovery team selected as July 2025 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Team Members of the Month
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The flood recovery team, consisting of staff from Montauk State Park, Rock Island State Park and members of the statewide construction unit with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks, has been selected as the department’s Team Members of the Month for July 2025. The group was selected
Missouri State Fair plans Missouri Farm Family, other special days
SEDALIA – Missouri State Fair organizers invite all to come to the fair for special days. Missouri Farm Bureau/Farm Family Day Monday, Aug 11 Join us for a fun-filled day at the Missouri State Fair as we celebrate Missouri Farm Bureau/Farm Family Day! For 68 years, Farm Family Day at the Missouri State Fair has
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MLC hosts tour group from Lee’s Summit
STE. GENEVIEVE – The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve would like to thank MLC for allowing Gary Keshner and his crew from Creative Sculpture and Restoration in Lee’s Summit to tour their facility and mine. The tour group posed for a photo at the Memorial Cemetery gate prior to the tour. From
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Illinois ranks last for financial transparency
By Terri Bryant, Illinois State Senator MURPHYSBORO, Ill. – In a recently released report, Illinois was dead last in the country concerning financial transparency when compared to all 50 states. Researchers with Truth in Accounting, who put out the report, claim Illinois’ ranking can be highlighted by the state’s delay in publishing its fiscal year 2023
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Ashley Gettinger named 2025-2026 Regional Teacher of the Year
Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District is proud to announce that Ashley Gettinger, kindergarten teacher at Bloomsdale Elementary, has been selected as a 2025–2026 Regional Teacher of the Year by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Ms. Gettinger is one of 34
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10 reasons Missouri farmers should stop making hay
By Linda Geist LINNEUS, Mo. – Missouri ranks eighth in the nation in hay production, producing 4.83 million tons per year, according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Hay is a major feed for beef production and other livestock industries in Missouri. “Despite the vastness of the hay industry, making hay can be an
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Franklin County man sentenced for assaulting girlfriend, fatally shooting dog
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel recently sentenced a convicted felon who violently assaulted his girlfriend and a neighbor and fatally shot his dog to 78 months in prison. Leslie Rector, 30, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in April to one
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Welch to update Ste. Genevieve aldermen on street project tonight
STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve City Administrator Happy Welch will update members of the board of aldermen on the city’s street project when it meets tonight in regular session. In his written report prepared for this evenings’s meeting Welch said: “Asphalt work will continue this week into next week, finishing up around the
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