PERRYVILLE — Are you tired of the cold and ready to start thinking SPRING? If so, the Perry County Master Gardeners have just the opportunity for you! Registrations are now being accepted for the Perry County Master Gardener’s Symposium to be held Saturday, March 19 at the Perryville Higher Education Center beginning at […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Following a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice over Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released the following statement: “After their disastrous arguments in the Missouri Supreme Court last week, the Biden Department of Justice has now filed yet another partisan lawsuit that seeks to attack Missourians’
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CHESTER — Growth and development has continued at Memorial Hospital throughout 2021. Even through the challenges of the pandemic, our staff have worked diligently with contractors and design teams to ensure nothing stops us from “building for your future” and a healthier tomorrow. The corridor on the West Wing (old medical surgical unit) is NOW
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JEFFERSON CITY — A 47-year-old Ste. Genevieve man died Wednesday evening when he was struck by a car while looking for his dog on Route F in Ste. Genevieve County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Jose A. Reyes was pronounced at the scene by Ste. Genevieve County Coroner Eric Basler. The patrol
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SPRINGFIELD – Legislation sponsored by House Deputy Majority Leader and Speaker Pro Tempore Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, that would increase equity for low-income and minority students by expanding access to higher quality school meals across the state was approved by the House Elementary & Secondary Education Committee this afternoon. The legislation, which has support from both
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Are you a Missouri landowner interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)? Join Missouri Farm Bill Wildlife Biologists Courtney Nicks and Wesley Hanks for an upcoming virtual CRP webinar. They will present general information on CRP and the many benefits this program can bring for landowners, and answer questions. The
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PERRYVILLE – A St. Vincent High School student has been selected as one of this year’s recipients of the Archbishop May Service Award. Lacci Gibbar joins a senior from each high school in the Archdiocese of St. Louis who also were chosen to receive this award. The award has been established in honor
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) is backing legislation that would make permanent and modernize a tax credit that incentivizes manufacturers and other companies to invest in research and development projects in Illinois. “Illinois manufacturers are constantly striving to bring new and better products to market. From innovative medical treatments to unique food products
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Corrections Lodge 263 President Scot Ward issued the following statement regarding House Bill 3564, the proposed Isolated Confinement Restriction Act, that would limit the time an inmate could be placed in restrictive housing to ten days during any 180-day period and would allow the inmate out-of-cell
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Tuesday afternoon, a meeting of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) met to vote on the latest version of COVID-19 mitigation rules for K-12 schools. The committee voted 9-0 to suspend the rules and prevent them from going into effect. In response, State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) offered the
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