by John Grimaldi, Association of Mature American Citizens WASHINGTON, D.C. — Modern medicine is helping America’s elders live longer, healthier lives. But a segment of that population, those requiring special care at home and in specialized facilities built for the task, has been particularly hard hit by the COVID pandemic. They face a massive […]
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By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Joe Biden officially rolled out his vaccine mandates on private businesses. It is no exaggeration to say this is almost certainly unconstitutional and is the single most authoritarian action the federal government has taken in my lifetime. Joe Biden did this without a
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced funding for the Missouri Grown Retail Promotion Matching Grant through the Missouri Grown program. The grant awards up to $1,000 for reimbursement of expenses associated with promoting Missouri Grown member products at retail locations in Missouri. This competitive grant program will provide advertising funds to
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Budget Director Dan Haug announced Friday that net general revenue collections for October 2021 increased 22.7 percent compared to those for October 2020, from $631.9 million last year to $775.3 million this year. Net general revenue collections for 2022 fiscal year-to-date decreased 5.0 percent compared to October 2020, from $3.72 billion
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services continues to report a higher number of COVID-19 cases in Perry County than in Ste. Genevieve County. The department reports Perry County had 68 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 for a daily average of 9.7 and no deaths in the seven days
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CHESTER — The Randolph County Health Department reported four new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths as of Friday There are 14 active cases with no one in the hospital. There have been 5,651 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,535 recoveries and 100 deaths. The Illinois Department of
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The tentative agenda for Monday’s meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission has been released.
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STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its reports for the week ending October 29: Arrested Person: 4 (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 7 Animal Control: 8 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 3 Brush Fire: Burglary: 3 Careless
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by Austin Lane Since I started at SIU Carbondale in July 2020, we have made strides to increase our visibility through marketing and outreach in many places, including the Southern Illinois region. We are proud to call this area home, and we want students from this region to imagine themselves achieving their goals on
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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) cosponsored a resolution of disapproval filed by U.S. Senator Mike Braun (Ind.) to stop President Biden’s vaccine mandate on private-sector employers. “I have been vaccinated and I have encouraged everyone who is eligible to receive a vaccine to consider doing so,” said Blunt. “However, I also believe
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