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Don’t just ‘fall back’ this weekend! Use the extra hour you’ll gain to protect your family with these fire safety measures

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri families should utilize the extra hour they’ll gain this weekend as they roll back their clocks to step up fire safety precautions in their homes. On Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m., clocks “fall back” one hour as daylight saving time ends.   “Simply installing, maintaining and replacing batteries in your

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Dollar General presents $20,000 grant to PHS Library

PERRYVILLE – Representatives from Dollar General presented a $20,000 Beyond Words Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to the Perryville High School library Thursday, Oct. 30.   The grant will help the PHS library purchase new books after it lost 90 percent of its collection during the March 14 tornado. The storm blew out

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As SNAP lapse approaches, more Americans turn to community action agencies

WASHINGTON, DC – As a lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds approaches, Americans are turning to Community Action Agencies, trusted, locally‑led organizations tasked with combating poverty, for help.   Yet, hundreds of Community Action organizations across the country, responsible for critical services that often include food banks and meal-delivery services for seniors, are

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$50 million loan program will help federal workers in Illinois during shutdown

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is committing $50 million to fund zero-interest and low-interest loans to unpaid federal workers during the government shutdown.   The loans will be issued through participating banks and credit unions across Illinois with money made available through the Treasurer’s linked-deposit program. An estimated 153,000 federal employees live and

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This Halloween and every day: Your best costume is that of a sober driver

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation, along with the Illinois State Police and law enforcement agencies across the state, is reminding the public that becoming an impaired driving monster this Halloween – whether due to alcohol, cannabis or other drugs – can result in needless horrors. The message is clear: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled

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Ste. Genevieve announces its rules for Trick or Treating

STE. GENEVIEVE – As Halloween approaches, the City of Ste. Genevieve would like to remind everyone of our community’s trick-or-treating guidelines to help ensure a safe and enjoyable evening for all. Trick-or-Treating HoursTrick-or-treating will be permitted on Halloween evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. within city limits. Age GuidelinesTrick-or-treating is especially intended for children

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Smith calls on Trump Administration to reverse plan to expand argentine beef imports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eighth District Missouri Congressman Jason Smith, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined Congressman Greg Steube (FL-17) and other Republican Members of the Committee in writing to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer expressing concern over a recently announced plan to expand

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SIU’s Simon Institute co-hosts panel on the future of higher education in Illinois

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, in partnership with the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, will host a panel discussion Tuesday, Nov. 4, looking at the future of higher education in the state. “The Future of Higher Education in Illinois: Dollars, Demographics, and Technology” is from 5:30-7 p.m. in the

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