JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced today it is accepting ownership of the Rock Island Corridor. The department plans to develop the 144 miles of the former Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad corridor, which stretches from Windsor to Beaufort, Missouri, into a public recreational trail. Missouri Central Railroad Company, a wholly […]
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its lates reports. Among those listed as arrested: 30-year-old Meghan M. Stanton of Murphysboro, Illinois at 11:23 a.m. Tuesday in Ste. Genevieve County on a warrant out of Cape Girardeau for DWI. She was being held in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail pending the posting
JEFFERSON CITY – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased slightly in November by 0.2 points to 98.4. Four of the 10 Index components improved, four declined, and two were unchanged. The NFIB Uncertainty Index decreased four points to 63. “As the end of the year nears, the outlook for business conditions is not encouraging to small business owners as lawmakers propose additional mandates
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STE. GENEVIEVE — The Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center held its grand opening Saturday, December 11 and a major part of the celebration was dedicating the museum as the Official Missouri Dinosaur Visitor Site.photo by Carol Schwent Robert Wolk, president of the museum executive board, welcomed the crowd of about 150. “The original museum began
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PERRYVILLE – St. Vincent 8th Grader Sam Koishor recently sent a letter to Colgate to see if they would be willing to help him and his classmates out with his science fair project by donating some products to use in the project. Not only did Colgate send Sam a letter wishing him and his classmates
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased the amount of time young people spent in front of screens. With classroom instruction shifted online and in-person social activities limited, children and teens spent more time than ever in front of computers, phones, TV, and other devices. According to one study, screen time doubled for
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PERRYVILLE — Perry County School District 32 is hosting a Tornado Relief Change Drive to aid school students and staff in Mayfield, Kent. who were affected by the Dec. 10 tornado. Milton Wick, principal at Perry County Middle School, has constructed Pirate Chests for each District 32 school building to fill with change through the
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CHESTER — A revised agenda has been released for the regular meeting of the Chester Community Unit School District 139 Board of Education to be held on December 16, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. in the High School Family and Consumer Science Classroom, located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL 62233. The revised tentative agenda: CHESTER
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick has joined a coalition of 36 state financial officers and attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Department of Labor to reject a proposed rule change governing fiduciary duty for investment decisions relating to employee retirement income accounts. Contrary to the primary duty of protecting employee interests
STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests and reported incidents for the week ending December 10. Arrested Persons: 7 (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) The following calls were recorded: Alarm Activation: 3 Animal Control:
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