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Report Drought Conditions

JEFFERSON CITY – Reports and photographs are essential tools used to assess drought conditions. MDA encourages the public to submit information and photographs about conditions in their area in order to help local, state and national decision-makers assess drought conditions and impacts in Missouri.   In the River Region both Perry and Ste. Genevieve Counties […]

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Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigates several brushfires

CHESTER, Ill.  — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several brushfires which were reported late Saturday afternoon.   At approximately 5:32 p.m. 911 dispatchers began receiving multiple reports of brush fires in the following areas:   County Road 18 Doza Creek Road Hill Prairie Road Hickory Grove Road Leslie & Field Road Airport Road

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Pesticide collection event will be held Sept. 13 in Perryville

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will offer a free waste pesticide collection event Sept. 13 at MFA Agri Services, 3501 US 61, Perryville.   The collection event will operate from 8 a.m. to noon and is open to Missouri farmers and households. Accepted (limited to 8,000 lbs. total weight per farm

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Nominations now open for the 2025 Missouri Agriculture Awards

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Agriculture is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Missouri Agriculture Awards!   Designed to recognize outstanding Missouri Agriculture leaders, the awards will be given at the 2025 Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture November 12-13 at the Wyndham Executive Center-Columbia.   Award categories include: Agriculture Education Leader: An educator or

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Memorial Hospital welcomes Beck School of Nursing LPN students for clinical rotations

CHESTER – Memorial Hospital is excited to welcome Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) students from Beck School of Nursing to its facility for the Fall 2025 semester. Beginning this fall, students will complete clinical rotations every Wednesday, working 12-hour shifts alongside hospital staff to gain hands-on experience in patient care.     Beck Nursing Students and

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LIFE OF PI will open the Broadway Season at the Fabulous Fox

ST. LOUIS–Simon Friend, Daryl Roth, Hal Luftig, Mark Gordon Pictures, and NETworks Presentations are proud to announce casting for the US tour of the Tony Award®-winning theatrical experience LIFE OF PI. Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel is a worldwide phenomenon that will now thrill audiences across the US on a

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Join MDC and NDA Tuesday, Sept 9 for free webinar on using prescribed fire for deer management

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Department of Conservation staff and staff from the National Deer Association will discuss using prescribed fire as a habitat-management tool for deer during the live Zoom webinar on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m.   Landowners, land managers, and others interested in managing deer on their properties are invited to join them

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Illinois State Police arrests Herrin man for possession and dissemination of child sexual abuse material

HERRIN – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 7 have arrested 23-year-old Peyton Steckenrider of Herrin, IL for multiple counts of Possession and Dissemination of Child Pornography.     On August 28, 2025, ISP Special Agents executed a search warrant at Steckenrider’s residence in the 500 block of S. 26th Street in Herrin. The

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