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Veterans Honor Flight to return to Washington D.C. in June

MARION, Ill. — Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois announced Tuesday the group will return to Washington D.C. in the Spring.   The all-volunteer group will conduct their eighth flight honoring veterans from Southern Illinois on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.   Founded in 2016, Veterans Honor Flight has transported over 520 veterans to Washington D.C.

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Attorney General Schmitt works to stop international scam calls

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Schmitt is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that attempt to scam Americans. “Combating annoying, and sometimes dangerous, robocalls is an important mission of the Attorney General’s Office. Using the latest technology and working with

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CHS musicians wow crowd with ‘Sounds of the Season’ holiday concert

By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer     CHESTER — The Chester School District # 139 Music Department presented four music programs for the 2021 Christmas season to close out the first semester of the 2021-22 school year.  Three such programs were performed by Chester Grade School groups and the Chester High School Music Department gave the

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CMU announces Fall 2021 Dean’s List

FAYETTE, Mo. — The office of Central Methodist University provost Rita Gulstad announced recently the students included on the Fall 2021 Dean’s List. Almost 1,000 students across all campuses and online learning met the requirements for placement, including a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the semester. The following River Region students were

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Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri unveil new cookie at Camp Fiddlecreek trail restoration groundbreaking

ST. LOUIS — Spire and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri are hosting a groundbreaking event at Camp Fiddlecreek, in Labadie Missouri, to recognize the commencement of a 2.5 mile trail restoration project, made possible through the generosity of Spire.  During the groundbreaking event, which was scheduled to take place this morning, the Girl Scouts

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MSHP reports

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest reports. Among those listed as arrested: 19-year-old Hunter W. Lebel of De Soto at 12:06 p.m. Monday in Ste. Genevieve County on a patrol charge of possession of one gram of THC wax. He was released.

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