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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released two reports: 48-year-old Thoa Kim Bui of Washington was arrested on a warrant out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana at 6:46 a.m. August 7th at the 129 exit on I-55 in Perryville. A Perryville police car was hit in a parking lot at 500 Schindler Road at 9 […]

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Ste. Genevieve County Nutrition Center remains closed due to illness

STE. GENEVIEVE—The director of the Ste. Genevieve County Nutrition Center announced Sunday evening that the center would be closed today through Friday (August 15-19) due to illness.   Tina Winch said there were not enough employees available to staff the facility. She plans to reopen Friday if everyone is feeling better.   She did not

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Center applauds Inflation Reduction Act’s investments in conservation, clean energy 

LYONS, NEBRASKA – In a win for rural communities, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on Friday. Included in the package is funding for working lands conservation and investments in clean energy for rural communities.  “This package will positively impact rural people across the country,” said Johnathan Hladik, policy director for the

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Farmington man arrested for promoting child pornography

FARMINGTON – The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Mark Alan Chaplin, 60, of Farmington, Missouri, on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, for promoting and possession of child pornography. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s

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Firearms commission meets for third time to increase awareness and implementation of firearm restraining orders

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Thursday convened the third meeting of the Commission on Implementing the Firearms Restraining Order Act (Commission).  The Commission was created to advise on strategies for implementing the use of Firearm Restraining Orders (FRO). “The Firearms Restraining Order is another mechanism to keep firearms out of the hands of those

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Miss Elsie Kigar Crowned 2022 Missouri State Fair Queen

SEDALIA – Miss Elsie Kigar was named the 2022 Missouri State Fair Queen in a ceremony held yesterday, Aug. 11. Miss Kigar received the highest score of 41 contestants vying for the title in the two-day competition, held in the Mathewson Exhibition Center. Miss Kigar will reign over the remaining State Fair events and be

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Mo State Fair Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Barrow announced

SEDALIA, Mo. – Wyatt Copenhaver, son of Chad and Hannah Copenhaver, is the exhibitor of the 2022 Grand Champion Barrow at the Missouri State Fair. Wyatt is from Lexington, MO and is a member of the 40-Ville 4-H Club. Wyatt’s prize-winning barrow weighs 273 pounds.   The Reserve Grand Champion Barrow honor went to Connor

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