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French Canyon access closed at Starved Rock State Park

SPRINGFIELD – Trail access to French Canyon at Starved Rock State Park will be closed beginning this week. The closure will last through June to accommodate the park’s ongoing trail improvement projects.    Closures include the trailhead access to the top of French Canyon, the trails from the Starved Rock Lodge parking lot, and the trail leading into […]

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CHS spring theatre production is met with rave reviews!

Crowds loved “The Play that goes WRONG”! The curtain closed Saturday night March 14th for both the play and Director Steve Colonel’s CHS Theatre career   BY JIM BEERS   CHESTER – The annual Chester High School spring theatre production is in the books! The curtain has closed! The show is over! The lights are

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$21 million to provide fiber-to-the-home to Southern Illinois

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– ProTek Fiber is installing 700 miles of fiber to provide direct fiber-to-the-home service for more than 10,000 households, farms, businesses, and community anchor institutions.   ProTek Fiber secured a $21 million loan through Farmers State Bank of Alto Pass, guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to bring fiber to rural residents in Franklin,

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The Man for the Moment

By Jason Smith, member of Congress   The mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to ensure the safety of the American people, our communities, and our nation. At a time of growing threats both at home and abroad, ensuring continued strong leadership at DHS should not be a partisan issue. I can

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Tentative agenda released for Missouri Conservation Commission March Meeting

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation Commission will meet Thursday, March 26 at 9 a.m. for an Open Workshop and Closed Executive Session and Friday, March 27 at 8:30 a.m. for a Regular Open Meeting.   All activities will be at Commission Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd., Jefferson City   Background documents related to

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Tegan Graves awarded full-tuition theatre scholarship to CMU

STE. GENEVIEVE – A Ste. Genevieve High School senior has been granted a full-tuition scholarship to Central Methodist University for theatre.     Tegan Graves has been actively involved in band, choir and theatre, contributing to each program and building a strong foundation in the performing arts.     While visiting the CMU campus, Graves

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Southeast Missouri landowners urged to look for signs of remnant sand prairie habitat on their property

BENTON, Mo. – Around the state, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and other conservation partners continually work to identify areas of ecological importance. Because of the diversity of Missouri’s natural landscape, there is a broad variety of habitats that MDC and its partners have marked of particular importance.     Southeast Missouri landowners are encouraged

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SIU’s Paul Simon Institute hosts trailblazing Black female pilot

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Theresa Claiborne, the first Black woman to serve as a pilot in the United States Air Force, will discuss her groundbreaking military career during a discussion at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in SIU Student Center Ballroom B. Theresa Claiborne The conversation with John Shaw, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute,

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Report: state agency warns Missouri’s litigation environment is driving up insurance costs

JEFFERSON CITY  – A new report from the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) is urging the General Assembly to take up lawsuit reform, warning that the state’s flawed civil justice system continues to drive up insurance costs.   Calling on lawmakers to advance reforms to restore balance to Missouri’s civil justice system, NFIB State Director Brad

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