STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Ste. Genevieve Heritage Commission meeting held Monday, January 24th have been released. A video of the meeting is available at https://youtu.be/YVJVmyK9T2M SG Heritage Commission Minutes 1 24 22
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JEFFERSON CITY — Unemployment is down locally according to the latest report from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Unemployment in Perry County fell from 3.4 in December 2020 to 2.0 in December 2021. The rate had been 1.8 in November 2021. The jobless rate in Ste. Genevieve County was
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JEFFERSON CITY — Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe and Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Director Anna Hui will host a celebration of the Lunar New Year at the Missouri State Capitol today, Jan. 25. The celebration will include a traditional lion dance by students from the St. Louis Chinese Language School and a
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CHICAGO – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that youth leaders across the nation can now apply to become a part of the 2022 Youth Preparedness Council (YPC). YPC members are students in grades 8 through 11 who are selected to support disaster preparedness and make a difference in their communities. The
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CHESTER – The Chester Planning Commission will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, January 27, 2022 in the municipal building at 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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BOSTON, Mass. — Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 7.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.06/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 11.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 92.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.
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JEFFERSON CITY — Health care leaders are asking Missourians to reserve emergency departments for emergency needs only in the weeks ahead, as EDs are overcrowded at most hospitals and care for illnesses of all kinds can be delayed when emergency assets are constrained. The Missouri Hospital Association and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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JEFFERSON CITY – The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission approved a final state redistricting plan during the Commission’s meeting on January 19, 2022. The final plan was approved unanimously by all 20 commission members. This is the first plan approved by a House Commission since 1991. The final redistricting plan has an overall difference in
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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Secretary of State candidate Dan Brady, a Bloomington Republican, Monday announced his enthusiastic support for a newly-authorized program that can create additional jobs to help the economy while easing the supply chain delays that are plaguing the country. The Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is investigating four cases of Legionnaires’ disease among previously hospitalized patients at Phelps Health in Rolla, Mo. The first case occurred in May 2021. The source of the bacteria that caused these individuals to acquire infection is under investigation. Out of an
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