JEFFERSON CITY –Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick Tuesday announced that Butler County is the 20th county to join the Local Government Checkbook and make its spending data available to Missourians. The Checkbook is part of his ongoing commitment to ensuring a more efficient and transparent government at all levels. Spending data from 20 local governments, […]
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WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) blasted Democrats’ plan to spy on the bank accounts of nearly every American to help pay for their reckless tax-and-spend spree. As Blunt noted, the $10,000 threshold for account activity would impact anyone who deposits or spends an average of
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri corn and soybean farmers have a new opportunity to expand pollinator-friendly landscapes through a first-of-its-kind pilot project that quantifies and certifies biodiversity credits. The pilot is launched in partnership with the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, Missouri Department of Conservation, MFA Incorporated and the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
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The attached document was written by WWII Veteran Carl Lutes, age 95, who traveled with Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois four weeks ago on his Honor Flight. As always, Honor Flight is dedicated to honoring our veterans with a free trip to Washington DC to visit their monuments and memorials. These memorials were built to
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department needs the public’s assistance. On Saturday, between 4 and 5 p.m. at the Perryville Soccer Complex, several vehicles had their windows broken and items taken. These vehicles were in the parking lot closest to Highway 51. Among the items taken is a distinctively colored purse. The Perryville Police
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ATLANTA, Georgia — Certain people are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot, including those who received Moderna and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccines. Eligible individuals may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose. CDC’s recommendations now allow for this type of mix and match dosing for booster shots. For individuals who
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Thursday, October 21, 2021 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission have been released. SG COUNTY MINUTES
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen will meet in regular and work sessions Thursday starting at 6 p.m. The meetings are open to the public and will be shown live on SteGenTV Channel 991 on the Spectrum Cable Television system in Ste. Genevieve. The tentative agenda for the meeting: SG AGENDA 1
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — An agreement between Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois will provide mentoring and educational opportunities, summer camps and potential scholarships for junior high and high school students and encourage them to pursue STEM careers. On Monday, Oct. 25, Austin Lane, chancellor of SIU Carbondale, and Loretta Graham, chief
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed an amicus brief in Shannon Otto v. Jefferson County Health Department, fighting student quarantine rules put in place by the Jefferson County Department of Health. The brief argues that the quarantine rules fall under the new state law limiting health authorities’ power to enact mandates
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