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St. Louis area cost of living rises 7.5 percent over the year

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.6 percent for the two months ending in October 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Michael Hirniak noted that the October increase was mainly influenced by higher […]

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Weingarten firefighter dies in traffic crash

JEFFERSON CITY — A 21-year-old Ste. Genevieve man who was a volunteer firefighter, died Wednesday morning in a head-on traffic crash on Route Z in Ste. Genevieve County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Billie R. Nickelson was pronounced at the scene by Ste. Genevieve County Coroner Eric Basler. The patrol says the crash happened

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Winter Weather Preparedness Week is Nov. 15 – 19

JEFFERSON CITY – In addition to frigid temperatures and snow and ice, winter brings dangerous driving conditions and the potential for damaging and deadly storms. That’s why the National Weather Service, the State Emergency Management Agency and Missouri’s local emergency managers are teaming up to promote Nov. 15-19 as Winter Weather Preparedness Week in Missouri. “Most Missourians have

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American Legion Auxiliary collects Kleenex for schools

By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer ​    CHESTER — The American Legion Auxiliary in Chester is conducting a Kleenex drive to help out local schools. Farida Hollaway, Auxiliary member, said, “The Chester American Legion Auxiliary is collecting packages of 3-or-4 Kleenex boxes to be distributed to all four schools in Chester.” “There is a big collection

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American Red Cross honors veterans

ST. LOUIS – This Veterans Day, November 11, 2021, the American Red Cross is honoring veterans. Last year, in the Missouri-Arkansas Region (which includes some counties in Illinois and Kansas that border the Mississippi and Missouri rivers), the American Red Cross provided nearly 10,000 emergency case services to military members and families. Emergency cases involve

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