CHESTER – The Chester Parks and Recreation Committee will meet in special session Tuesday at 6 p.m. at city hall. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: Chester Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting Agenda 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois 62233 SPECIAL MEETING Tuesday, August 2, 2022 6 p.m. City Hall 1. Call […]
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Construction of new Mississippi River Bridge may create changes SIKESTON – The Missouri Department of Transportation reports that the construction of the new Mississippi River Bridge at Chester may result in some minor changes to Segar Memorial Park. On September 27, 2021, the Missouri Department of Transportation completed a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental
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GLEN CARBON, Illinois – The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois will host the 4th annual United We Lead Gala on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at The Regency Conference Center in O’Fallon, IL. The United We Lead Gala, themed “The Girl Scout Difference” in 2022, brings together a wide range of people who share the
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Join park naturalists for a guided interpretive kayak trip on the Meramec River from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. Participants will learn about the diversity of life found in and along the Meramec River. The trip begins and ends at Robertsville State Park. Participants must be at least
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital in Chester Welcomes Dr. Richard Brasington, M.D., to its Specialty Clinic Team, and family nurse practitioner, Mindy Dudenbostel to its healthcare team Dr. Richard Brasington, M.D. Dr. Richard Brasington is a nationally and internationally known clinical rheumatologist. He has authored several articles in medical journals and rheumatology textbooks, received the Distinguished
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests. Among those listed as arrested: 49-year-old Michael K. O’Connell of St. Louis at 9:54 a.m. Wednesday in Ste. Genevieve on a Scott County felony warrant for failing to appear on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. He was
JEFFERSON CITY — NFIB State Director Brad Jones says Missouri’s upcoming sales tax holiday on clothes, computers, and school supplies is a chance for people to support small businesses rocked by the series of economic setbacks that began with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This year’s back-to-school tax holiday is Aug. 5-7. “We believe it’s important for people to support
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PERRYVILLE – The sample ballot for Tuesday’s Primary Election in Perry County has been released. PERRY CO AUG PRIMARY BALLOT
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JACKSON – The Riverside Regional Library has announced its events for the month of August. For more information about these events call the library system at 573 243-8141. The library system includes branches in Perryville and Altenburg. In Perryville at 800 City Park Drive, phone 573 547-6508 and in Altenburg at 66 Poplar
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By Holly Thompson Rehder, Missouri State Senator Early in June of this year, federal authorities arrested 32 individuals in Missouri and Kansas and charged them with sexual trafficking offenses, including crimes involving sexual activity with minor children. While the arrests were shocking, they were not necessarily surprising. Missouri has earned an unfortunate reputation as a
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