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MAC Starts Psychiatric Technician Program

PARK HILLS– Mineral Area College is launching a new eight-week Psychiatric Technician program in January. The program will not be eligible for college credit, but students may still be eligible for tuition assistance through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) or SkillUP.   Psychiatric Tech Instructor Misty Weston gives an informational presentation on the […]

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MoDNR accepts ownership of Rock Island Corridor, Missouri Farm Bureau opposes plan for trail

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

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MSHP reports

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

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NFIB: Small business optimism – and prices – up in November

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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SGMLC grand opening dedicates museum as Official Missouri Dinosaur Visitor Site

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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St. Vincent eighth grader gets help from Colgate on his science fair project

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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One-fifth of Missouri, 18 percent of Illinois high schoolers watch 3+ hours of TV a day

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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Revised agenda posted for Thursday’s Chester School board meeting

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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State financial officers, attorneys general push back against Biden Administration’s attacks on nation’s financial system

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

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