BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the alligator snapping turtle as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposal follows a review of the best available science that indicates decades of overharvesting for domestic and international meat consumption, impacts from nest predation, recreational and illegal harvest and […]
STE. GENEVIEVE—On November 4th, Nicole Moonier and Greg Gettinger from Citizen’s Electric presented a workshop for Ste. Genevieve 4-H members. The workshop focused on safety around electricity, what to do when there are downed power lines and employment descriptions. They provided a life-like model to demonstrate the dangers of electricity and how to remain safe.
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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — The American Legion Post 487 in Chester will host the Annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony on Veteran’s Day Thursday November 11 at 10 a.m. Last year’s ceremony had to be cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions. It is encouraging that an annual tradition in Chester will return this year!
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JEFFERSON CITY — A 55-year-old Chester man received minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 51 in Perry County Monday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Michael D. Herschbach was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital by ambulance. The patrol says the crash happened when the 2007 Dodge 2500 Herschbach was driving came
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services continues to report a higher number of COVID-19 cases in Perry County than in Ste. Genevieve County. The department reports Perry County had 55 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 during the seven day period ending November 5th for a daily average of
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PERRYVILLE – Perry County School District No. 32 has issued a statement regarding incorrect information circulating in the community. “This statement is being issued in response to incorrect information being circulated this morning in our community regarding public schools, students and vaccinations: Perry County School District 32 will never vaccinate your child; we’re a school,
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By Liz Ahlberg,Touchstone SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The availability of a COVID-19 vaccine for school-aged children offers protection for children as well as eases challenges faced by their families and their schools, says Rebecca Lee Smith, an epidemiologist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Children ages 5 to 11 now can receive a COVID-19 vaccine
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By Rachel Hopkins, Ag Business Specialist STE. GENEVIEVE—As the year winds down, tax season starts up. University of Missouri Extension is hosting Farmer Tax Workshops again this year. The workshop will be Thursday, December 2 from 6:15 – 8:30 p.m. in Ste. Genevieve. There will be an online option for each night. Topics will include:
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WOODSTOCK, Ill. – Gary Rabine, Republican candidate for Illinois Governor, is issuing the following statement on the Governor signing legislation to shield employers from litigation stemming from vaccine mandates. “The Right of Conscience has long been a part of our nation’s heritage. Going all of the way back to the American Revolution, the Colonial Army
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds deer hunters that it will be holding mandatory CWD sampling during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms season, Nov. 13 and 14, for hunters who harvest deer in MDC CWD Management Zone counties. CWD is a deadly, infectious disease in deer and
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