JEFFERSON CITY —Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft joined Consul General Maor Elbaz-Starinsky of Israel at the Missouri School for Blind Tuesday to present OrCam Readers to the school. OrCam Readers are manufactured in Israel and are used by the blind and visually impaired to access the visual word. “We’re excited to be […]
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MARBLE HILL, Mo. – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, today released the latest video in a series featuring small business owners explaining how Washington’s proposed tax increases would hurt their ability to operate, survive, and thrive. The video series “In Their Own Words” features small business
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WASHINGTON, D.C. As massive winter storms threaten a large swath of the United States, moving swiftly from the Rockies through the Midwest, and up to New England, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to take steps to protect themselves from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and fires. Consumers need to be
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are trying to find out if a key to mitigating an ongoing environmental threat lies along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River. Jonathan Remo, associate professor in the School of Earth Systems and Sustainability, left, works with Cecilia Albert-Black, an undergraduate student
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JEFFERSON CITY — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division announced Tuesday that it is participating in a consolidated enforcement action to stop a $68 million fraudulent precious metals scheme that, to date, has allegedly defrauded at least 450 investors nationwide, including eighteen investors from Missouri. A complaint filed in the United States District Court
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is looking for non-profit organizations throughout the state to help feed thousands of children who would otherwise go without meals during the summer months and during times of public emergencies, when children do not have access to free or reduced-price meals at school.
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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Commission Tuesday released the following statement concerning the Perry County Memorial Hospital Board affiliation process. “The current lease related to the facilities of Perry County Memorial Hospital is effective through June 1, 2028 and to the best of our knowledge any amendments, modifications, alterations or terminations of that agreement
PERRYVILLE — The Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold an election for one supervisor in each of two different territories in the county. Territory [II] includes Central & Salem Townships and Territory [IV] includes St. Marys & Cinque Hommes Townships. The election will take place from February 1, 2022 to February
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri is in the path of a powerful winter storm that that forecasters say will bring sleet, freezing rain and ice in advance of 12 inches or more of snow. The Missouri Department of Transportation advises Missourians not to travel through the end of the week. Today, Gov. Mike Parson declared a
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By Loretta Graham, Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois CEO As we celebrate Black History Month, let us recognize how African American culture has profoundly shaped American culture. Two of the greatest women in black history delivered a couple of the most significant speeches in American history – Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman. Sojourner Truth
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