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Commission awards contracts for Southeast District projects

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SIKESTON – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for Southeast District projects during its regular meeting on March 8. Awarded contracts include pavement improvements and bridge replacements and repair projects.   Contracts include the following:   A $6,397,790 contract was awarded to H.R. Quadri Contractors, LLC, for resurfacing the following routes:             Route […]

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Comprehensive drug court services now available in Perry County

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PERRYVILLE – Chris Wibbenmeyer, CEO of Perry County Health System (PCHS), has signed an agreement recently to offer drug testing services to individuals participating in the Adult Treatment Criminal Court (Treatment Court) program.   The signing of this agreement is the last hurdle to having treatment court services provided comprehensively in Perry County. For more

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Ecker, Boatwright to lead Highways and Transportation Commission

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JEFFERSON CITY – Terry L. Ecker of Elmo, and W. Dustin Boatwright of Cape Girardeau, will serve as chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. The commission voted them into their leadership roles at its monthly meeting Wednesday.   Ecker, a Republican, was appointed to the commission in September 2017.

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Following Rep. Smith’s demands, Biden Administration takes steps to challenge Mexico’s ban on American corn

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WASHINGTON – Following a letter sent by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (Mo.) demanding the Biden administration take action to hold Mexico accountable for failing to meet its obligations under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced this week that the U.S. has taken the first step toward invoking the trade agreement’s

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Get new MDC booklets on hunting, trapping, and fishing

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri hunters, trappers, anglers, and others they can get free copies of its updated booklets beginning in mid-March on 2023 Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information, Summary of Missouri Hunting and Trapping Regulations, and Summary of Missouri Fishing Regulations at MDC regional offices, MDC nature centers, and other places where permits

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IARF issues statement on plan to repurpose Choate Mental Health Center

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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (IARF), representing community providers of services for children and adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities and serious mental illnesses, today issued the following statement after the Pritzker Administration announced the repurposing of Choate Mental Health Center in Southern Illinois: “We welcome the leadership decision made by Gov. Pritzker and the Illinois

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ISP experiences the eighth Scott’s Law related crash of 2023

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PESOTUM – On March 8, 2023, at approximately 1:59 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash involving an ISP Trooper’s squad car on Interstate 74 westbound at exit 197 in Champaign County. On the above date and time, an ISP Trooper was stationary in the construction zone on Interstate 74 westbound

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