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SIU faculty film focuses on Shawnee National Forest use

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. – An hour-long documentary that retraces the battle over commercial logging within the Shawnee National Forest more than three decades ago and raises concerns over present public land use will premiere at Southern Illinois University Carbondale this month. “Shawnee Showdown: Keep the Forest Standing” by Cade Bursell, a professor in

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Schmitt slams Biden DOJ for trying to intimidate parents

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today sent a letter to the Department of Justice and Attorney General Garland slamming their decision to publish a memo that directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice to work with federal prosecutors to investigate and potentially prosecute parents who show up to school

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Schmitt seeks answers from tech giants

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorney General Schmitt joined a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys general expressing strong support for the hearings being conducted by the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, addressing protection and safety of kids and teens using social media.  “Facebook and other social

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MoDHSS reports Perry, Ste. Gen Co. COVID numbers

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has released its latest COVID-19 report for Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties. The Department reports Ste. Genevieve County has had 24 new confirmed and probable cases in the seven days ending October 2, 2021 and no new deaths for a total of 2,323 confirmed

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Mo releases September 2021 General Revenue Report

JEFFERSON CITY — State Budget Director Dan Haug announced Tuesday that net general revenue collections for September 2021 increased 16.3 percent compared to those for September 2020, from $944.5 million last year to $1.10 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2022 fiscal year-to-date decreased 10.6 percent compared to September 2020, from $3.09 billion

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Firm seeks rezoning from residential to heavy industrial

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. in the city hall board room to consider the rezoning of an address on Coyne Street. The proposal would change the property at 175 Coyne Street from Single Family Residential to Heavy Industrial. Letters notifying nearby property owners of

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