FARMINGTON – The January 14 Women’s Connection Brunch will be held at the Farmington Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at 403 W. Columbia St. from 9:15-11 a.m. Debra Carter, Manager of the Uplift Shelter in Farmington will be our Special Feature and will share how breakfast items such as granola bars, pop tarts, coffee,tea, sugar, […]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A circuit court judge struck down Missouri’s total abortion ban and most medically unnecessary restrictions including bans based on gestational time, the use of telemedicine for medication abortion, and burdensome State-mandated waiting periods and biased counseling requirements. These anti-abortion restrictions were enjoined because a majority of Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 in
STE. GENEVIEVE — There has been another filing for the board of aldermen in Ste. Genevieve. Sam Hughey has filed for the Ward 2 seat. Filing ends December 31st. The election is April 8th.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that nonfarm payrolls were down -3,400 while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.3 percent in November, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and released by IDES. The October monthly change in payrolls was revised from the preliminary
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Grades 1-4 entertain and fill hearts with Christmas spirit By Jim Beers CHESTER – Students in grades 1-4 at Chester Grade School entertained a very large crowd Thursday December 12 at the 2024 CGS Elementary Christmas Program. The event was hosted at Chester High School’s Colbert Memorial Gymnasium on Rocky Bridges Court. Sue Colonel, CGS
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced Jenn Edginton will serve as director of the Illinois State Museum, a division of IDNR. Edginton has been the interim director of the Illinois State Museum since February 2023. She joined the museum in January 2021 as director of interpretation. Prior to that, she
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STE. GENEVIEVE — This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s Dec. 17, 2024, Regular Meeting. A district official stated. “This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website and are located on BoardDocs, linked here. The video of the meeting can be found
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RED BUD, Ill. – State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) applauds Vistra Corp.’s recent announcement to extend the operations of the Baldwin Power Plant through 2027. This decision addresses critical energy reliability concerns in the region, creates jobs, supports the local economy, and furthers Illinois’ commitment to a sustainable energy future. “The Baldwin Power
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) released the following statement after a judge ruled that credit card networks must comply with the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, which limits swipe fees from being charged on the tax and tip portion of transactions: “We’re heartened by today’s ruling, as the judge clearly states credit card
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the award of $225 million in competitive grant funding for 17 awardees with proposed projects across 26 states through the Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) program. PRICE is an innovative grant program – providing funding to preserve and
