PERRYVILLE – Two students at St. Vincent Catholic School in Perryville have won first place in the American Legion Americanism Essay Contest. Dylan DeWilde (Grade 11) won in Class V and Ava Gremaud (Grade 7) won in Class III. Both essays have been sent to the National Level. The topics for each essay […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District hosted its first Unified Track Meet Tuesday, May 10! “The event was an inspiring success, with more than 100 students from nine schools visiting Ste. Genevieve to participate,”a district official commented. Various student groups had a part in coordinating the event to cheer on
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests and incidents. Arrested Person: 13 (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 4 Animal Control: 8 Assault: 1 Assist Other Agency: 4 Brush Fire: Burglary: 6
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MANCHESTER, N.H. — Two Chester women have been named to the Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Winter 2022 President’s List. They are Makinzie Griffith and Kathryn O’Connell. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Josh Hawley (Mo.) announced that the Senate has unanimously passed their resolution to designate May 1, 2022, as Silver Star Service Banner Day. The resolution honors our nation’s wounded and ill service members and veterans, and their families. “We owe an incredible amount of gratitude to the
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ST. LOUIS — Baseball season is in full swing, and that means it’s once again time to roll up a sleeve to help save lives. Join the Cardinals, Bally Sports Midwest and the American Red Cross at the 19th annual St. Louis Cardinals Blood Drive June 14-16 at 22 locations in the St. Louis, Greater
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JEFFERSON CITY – With 1,878 deaths, 2020 had the highest number of fatal drug overdoses to date in the state of Missouri – a 19% increase from 2019. 1,375 of these deaths involved opioids. Today, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) launched a new, interactive dashboard showing data regarding both fatal and
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Story and photos by Jim Beers, contributing writer CHESTER – Four employees of the Randolph County Sheriff’s office were honored Friday during the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners meeting. Pictured are Mary Beam, Tele Communicator-Dispatcher; Jarrod Peters, Chief Detective; Ryan Coffey, Detective; and Stephen Miles, Detective-Deputy. The four were honored at
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By Garrett Hawkins The supply chain issues that started with toilet paper and computer chips in 2020 have morphed to disrupt nearly everything in our daily lives. As of late, news shows are highlighting weary parents who are scouring near and far for essential baby formula. At home in Appleton, I drove past two fuel
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CHESTER – The Eaglefest midway was a very popular place throughout the three-day event. Brady’s Amusements provided a wide array of rides for young and old alike and provided good, clean entertainment for the large crowds visiting the festival. The musical highlight of the 2022 Eaglefest was the appearance of the “Downstate Music Company”
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