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Main Street Optimism Cools in August but Holds Above Long-Term Average

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (Sept. 8, 2026) – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index dipped in August to 98.7, just 1.1 points below July’s highest level since August 2025, but remaining above the 52-year average of 98.0. The Uncertainty Index fell 2 points to 89, remaining above the historical average of 68. “Uncertainty remains elevated among

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Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club congratulates its students of the month

The Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club congratulates its September Students of the Month: Josef Rottler, a senior at Ste. Genevieve High school and Joslyn Naeger, a senior at Valle Catholic High School. They are pictured with Rotary District 6060 Governor Luke Kehoe and Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club Secretary Laurie Ebeling. Kehoe also presented club president Megan

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Contour Airlines Announces New Seasonal Nonstop Service from Cape Girardeau to Orlando

Contour Airlines is pleased to announce the launch of new seasonal nonstop service between Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI) and Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB). Beginning December 16, the new service will connect travelers throughout Southeast Missouri and the surrounding region directly to Central Florida, offering convenient access to Orlando and the area’s many popular

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Kailey N. Bell, APRN, FNP-BC Joins Saint Francis Cape Cardiology Group

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Kailey N. Bell, APRN, FNP-BC to Cape Cardiology Group. She graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO, in 2026, and she is board certified with the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Bell is a cardiology nurse practitioner, providing care to patients

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Third round of cannabis microbusiness applicants selected by random lottery drawing

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) posted the results of the random lottery drawing of microbusiness license applicants. This is the third of three separate rounds of microbusiness licenses to be awarded, per Article XIV, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution. To ensure the integrity of the applicant selection process, the

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SIU to host New York Philharmonic organist Kent Tritle in concert Sept. 25

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — New York Philharmonic organist Kent Tritle, one of the nation’s leading choral conductors, will perform at Southern Illinois University Carbondale later this month for the Marianne Webb and David N. Bateman Distinguished Organ Recital Series. International concert organist and choral conductor Kent Tritle, organist of the New York Philharmonic,

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