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Route NN in Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties closed for culvert replacements

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SIKESTON―Route NN in Ste. Genevieve and Perry counties will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace several culverts under the roadway.   This section of roadway is located from Route N in Ste. Genevieve County to Peaceful Valley Drive in Perry County. While work is underway, this road will be open to local traffic only.   Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, March 10 through Friday, March 13 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.   The work zone will be marked with signs. […]

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Rock icons Night Ranger to perform at the Du Quoin State Fair

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DU QUOIN, IL – Heavy-hitting rock legends Night Ranger will bring their powerhouse sound to the Du Quoin State Fair on Friday, September 4, 2026, delivering a night of classic hits and high-energy rock that spans four decades of music history.   Fresh off the release of their acclaimed live album 40 Years and a Night with Contemporary Youth Orchestra, Night

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Rhodes Convenience Stores announces leadership transition

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — Rhodes Convenience Stores has announced that Robert Cisneros will assume the role of President of PAJCO Holdings, Inc., PAJCO DBA as Rhodes Convenience Stores, Imo’s Pizza restaurants, and Riverbend Fuels effective April 1, 2026.   Robert will succeed Brent Anderson who will transition to a Board Member–only role, where he will

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Return of daylight saving time is opportunity to test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, review home fire escape plans

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JEFFERSON CITY – As Missourians prepare to “spring forward” for the return to daylight saving time on Sunday, March 8, State Fire Marshal Tim Bean reminds them to use the time change as a reminder to check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and home fire safety plans.   Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m.

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Plan to attend SIU’s popular Maple Syrup Festival at Touch of Nature March 21-22

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The 2026 Maple Syrup Festival, a popular springtime tradition for the whole family, is happening March 21-22 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center. The Maple Syrup Festival features demonstrations of the process to make the syrup from tap, lumberjack games, a breakfast featuring homemade maple syrup

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MSHP arrest reports

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of 47-year-old Robert W. Kloeppel of Glen Carbon, Illinois in Perry County, Mo. at 12:08 p.m. Monday, March 2 on a Macon County charge of failure to appear on an exceeding the speed limit by 16 charge.   He was being held in the

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Mo joins 14 other states in filing brief to support uniform labeling requirements for herbicides used in farming

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a 15-state coalition that filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support uniform labeling requirements for herbicides used in farming. This action supports farmer access to glyphosate, one of the most environmentally sound and widely used herbicides on the market.  “For decades, Missouri’s farmers

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Living in Ste. Genevieve House Tour scheduled for March 21

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve will hold its fourth annual Living in Ste. Genevieve House Tour on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The tour is generously sponsored by YPR Agency. Photos of the 2025 tour courtesy of Niamh Johnson This year’s Living in Ste. Genevieve House Tour is focused on transformation

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