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MSHP report

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests.   Among those listed as arrested:   38-year-old Joseph R. Becnel of Bloomsdale at 12:20 a.m. Saturday in Ste. Genevieve County on a patrol charge of driving while intoxicated. He was released.   28-year-old Kristen R. West of Fenton at […]

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Brooklyn, N.Y. man hurt when car strikes tricycle

JEFFERSON CITY — A 61-year-old Brooklyn, New York man suffered moderate injuries when his pedal-powered recumbent tricycle towing a two-wheeled trailer was struck from behind by a 2002 Ford Escape driven by a 70-year-old Ste. Genevieve man on Route F in Ste. Genevieve County Saturday. The recumbent tricycle which was struck on Route F Saturday

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Ashcroft comments on Dominion voting machine vulnerabilities

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft today acknowledged the recent release of a disclosed document issued by CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) referencing Dominion voting equipment manufactured by Dominion Voting Systems. CISA, a division within the Department of Homeland Security, has notified election officials in several states, including Secretary Ashcroft, of vulnerability issues

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Chester City Council meets Monday

CHESTER – The tentative agenda has been released for Monday’s meeting of the Chester City Council.   CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA June 6, 2022           I.            CALL TO ORDER                                                                        II.            ROLL CALL      III.            PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE   READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING   CORRESPONDENCE   REPORTS Mayor City

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EPA releases final ethanol blending requirements for 2021, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.–Responding to a court-ordered deadline, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued the final biofuel blending volumes for 2021 and 2022 required under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The agency’s final biofuel blending requirements allow for 15 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol for 2022. The final volumes also include 12.5 billion gallons

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Farmers’ market nutrition programs launched 

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced that the Missouri Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) and WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (WICFMNP) have launched for the 2022 season. Both programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service and assist low-income recipients in obtaining fresh Missouri Grown produce. “Each of

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First graders launch sweets shops, donate funds

BLOOMSDALE – First graders at Bloomsdale Elementary School recently launched three different sweet shops as a project-based learning activity with Counselor Amy Rowland. The family of Adley Berkbigler accepted the donation from Mrs. Schueter’s class to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, as the cause was near to their hearts. Adley was the daughter of Brian

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