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Ste. Genevieve Health Department Board meets Monday

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Health Department Board of Trustees will meet Monday, October 25, 2021 at 4 p.m. in the lower level of the health department building at 115 Basler Drive, Ste. Genevieve. The tentative agenda for the meeting: STE GENEVIEVE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Posted:  Friday, […]

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Missouri fall foliage color show peaks soon

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Autumn color will be in full splendor soon in southeast Missouri according to Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Community Forester, Jennifer Behnken. Sassafras, blackgum, flowering dogwood, sugar maple, hickories, and oaks are all in the process of exhibiting more noticeable spectacles of auburn. Behnken said the region’s fall colors are in patches

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Missouri Conservation Commission Action — Oct 2021

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Conservation Commission met Oct. 21 for a commission workshop and closed executive session at the MDC Central Regional Office and Conservation Research Center, 3500 E. Gans Road in Columbia. The Missouri Conservation Commission met Oct. 22 for its regular open meeting at MDC Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson

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Illinois Fire Marshal: Fire safety is a Halloween priority

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) encourages everyone to keep fire safety tips in mind when putting up Halloween and Fall decorations. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) decorations were the first thing to ignite in roughly 800 reported home fires each year. More than two of

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IDPH: 15,131 new COVID-19 cases over the past week

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 15,131 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 183 additional deaths since reporting last Friday, October 15, 2021.   Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,680,908 cases, including 25,590 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.   The age

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