SPRINGFIELD – The minimum wage in Illinois is set to increase another dollar on Saturday, January 1, 2022. The new wage will be $12 an hour. Minimum wage workers are being encouraged to keep a close eye on their paychecks in the new year. Any time worked in 2022 must reflect the new […]
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SPRINGFIELD – Jon Meacham, historical biography author and widely-known television commentator, will be the featured speaker at the annual Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) Birthday Banquet on Saturday, February 12 in Springfield. Three renowned Lincoln authors and historians will highlight the Benjamin P. Thomas Symposium on February 12, which will feature discussions on Lincoln and
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports hunters harvested three elk during the firearms portion of the elk-hunting season, Dec. 11-19. An archery portion ran Oct. 16-24 with two elk harvested. Five Missouri hunters were selected for elk permits through a random drawing. Chris Irick of Pleasant Hope harvested the first elk
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JEFFERSON CITY – Fourteen months after the first sale to a qualified patient occurred in a Missouri medical marijuana dispensary, the total sales as part of the state-regulated medical marijuana program reached the $200 million mark. Facilities began receiving licensing and certification from the Section for Medical Marijuana Regulation within the Department of Health
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BOSTON, Mass. — Missouri gas prices have fallen 0.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.96/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Gas prices in Missouri are 10.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.07/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy
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STE. GENEVIEVE — Recently, Dr. Rhett Oldham’s eighth grade World History class was invited to a virtual discussion on global citizenship with university students in Morocco. Students held the virtual discussion “What Does It Mean to Be a Global Citizen and An American?” with Dr. Mohamed Bettaoui’s English class at Hasson I University in Settat.
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report.] Among those listed as arrested: 30-year-old Shaun E. Asbury of Sikeston at 12:45 a.m. Monday, December 20 in Ste. Genevieve County on patrol charges of felony driving while intoxicated, felony driving while revoked; on a Perry County warrant for assault
PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 34-year-old Kole A. Wingerter of Perryville was cited for first degree trespassing in the 800 block of Tradewinds Drive December 15. A cell phone found in the 400 block of North West Street was turned into the police department December 14.
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ROLLA — On Thursday, December 9th, Eleven Point District Ranger Matt Dillon signed a Decision Memo authorizing construction of the Greer Mill Trail. District Ranger Matt Dillon pauses for a quick photo after the document is signed. The one-mile hiking trail will provide Forest visitors access to the historic Greer Mill, a unique and well-preserved
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has obtained a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate on federal contractors, which halts enforcement of the mandate in Missouri and the other states in Missouri’s coalition that initially filed suit. “In October, I co-led a lawsuit with Nebraska, challenging the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate on
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