SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Fair Box Office opens for in-person ticket purchases Monday, June 2. Regular box office hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For one day only, June 2, all in-person buyers will receive one free adult admission ticket for every concert and/or event ticket purchased, making entrance to the fair […]
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – In an effort to expand the availability of fresh, locally-grown produce and strengthen the competitiveness of the state’s specialty crop industry, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) plans to distribute more than $679,000 over a three-year period thanks to funding allocated in the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant program. An application for grant
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STE. GENEVIEVE — 2025 Ste. Genevieve High School graduate Ainsley McClard, has been chosen a recipient of the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s FutureBuilders Scholarship for Region 13. This year, more than 200 districts submitted nominations for the scholarship and regional winners had one of the most competitive scholarship fields MSBA has ever judged.
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CHESTER, Ill. – The Chester City Council will meet Monday at 6 p.m. in the city’s municipal building at 1330 Swanwick Street. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is open to the public. The tentative agenda: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA June 2, 2025 I. CALL TO
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CHESTER – The Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee will meet Monday at 5:30 p.m. for a special meeting. The meeting will be held in the Municipal Building at 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF CHESTER CEMETERY AND
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Supreme Court has vacated a lower court’s preliminary injunction that had blocked enforcement of key health and safety regulations at abortion facilities. The action comes in the case styled: Comprehensive Health v. State of Missouri. “Unqualified medical practitioners, moldy equipment, and a lack of approved complication plans are just some
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PERRYVILLE – Perry County School District No. 32 Superintendent Dr. Fara Jones will soon apply for federal disaster recovery assistance to help Perry County School District 32 recover from the March 14 tornado that damaged the campus. Perryville High School and the Old Senior High School sustained the most severe damage in the storm, and
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Chester VFW Post 3553 and American Legion Post 487 host wonderful event to “Remember and Honor” those who died to keep America Safe and Free By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester’s Memorial Day Service took place Monday May 26. This year’s event was hosted at the VFW Post 3553 in Chester. The weather was perfect
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By Jackie Dover At a recent meeting there was a discussion about total health and the importance of each aspect including physical, mental and social. Physical health is probably the easiest to take care of and most of us do this regularly; eating healthy, regular exercise, going to the doctor when needed and taking medication.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve’s 28th annual French Heritage Festival marks an important point in the procession of the French Heritage Calendar of Events in Ste. Genevieve. This year marks a turning point in the tradition as the Foundation for Restoration and the City of Ste. Gen, as well
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