JEFFERSON CITY – With deer hunting under way in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and A.T. Still University in Kirksville are asking deer hunters to save ticks they find on harvested deer and mail them to the University. The ticks will be used for a scientific research study to help better understand the […]
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In late-night floor action Wednesday the Illinois House of Representatives voted and passed SB1169, a bill to change language in the Health Care Right of Conscience Act. The changes were drafted in response to an increased call for vaccine mandates in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) had
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By Garrett Hawkins Indianapolis is the place to be this week as tens of thousands of FFA members descend upon the city. My Facebook feed is filled with photos shared by my hometown FFA chapter and others. I can feel the excitement through my phone! A few years have passed since I attended my
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JEFFERSON CITY – Governor Mike Parson announced yesterday that he has issued Executive Order 21-10 to protect the individual rights of Missourians against overreaching federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Governor Parson released the following statement regarding the Order: “As the Governor of the State of Missouri, I stand with concerned Missourians and will do all I can
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft visited two schools in Nixa, Missouri yesterday to show his support for student learning after the school day is over. Ashcroft exchanged ideas with students at Summit Intermediate and High Pointe Elementary as part of Lights on Afterschool, a national observance where 1 million people participate
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Alderman gave first round approval to a rezoning of the northwestern corner of 175 Coyne Street at its meeting last night. The owner of the property requested the rezoning from single family residential to general commercial district. The rezoning had been previously recommended for approval by the
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that Missouri hunters harvested 12 black bears during the state’s inaugural bear-hunting season, which ran Oct. 18–27. More than 6,330 hunters applied for 400 permits for the season with the maximum total harvest for the season being 40 bears. Kelsie Wikoff of Hume harvested this
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JEFFERSON CITY — A 22-year-old woman from Snellville, Georgia suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County Wednesday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Tamia D. Nelson was taken to Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital by ambulance. The patrol says Nelson was the driver of a northbound 2000 Ford
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri WIC is temporarily increasing the Cash Value Benefit for Fruit and Vegetable Purchases (CVB) during November and December to $24 per month for children, $43 per month for pregnant and postpartum participants and $47 per month for breastfeeding participants. Standard CVB values range from $9-11. WIC is the Department of Health
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STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its reports for the week ending October 22, 2021. Arrested Person: 5 (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 3 Animal Control: 9 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 3 Brush Fire: Burglary:
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