PERRYVILLE – The city of Perryville has released the following information regarding fireworks in the city. Firework season is here! Please review these important safety tips and ordinance reminders before celebrating. No person under the age of seventeen (17) years of age shall possess, discharge, ignite, or explode any article of fireworks […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) will accept the third round of microbusiness license applications electronically, through the online registry portal from July 13-27, 2026. License issuance is expected to occur in December of this year. A current list of licensed microbusiness facilities can be found on the department’s website. Microbusinesses are marijuana facility
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Registration is now open for Camp Beta, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s free overnight camp at Southern Illinois for youths ages 10-16 who have Type 1 diabetes. Counselors-in-training are also being sought. Camp BETA participants enjoy a host of special adventures and activities. Photo provided. The camp is happening Sept. 19-20 at Touch
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Ste. Genevieve Fire District STE. GENEVIEVE – The time of the year has come. Fireworks are now being sold and used. Last night we had our first fireworks related call. We were dispatched for smoke coming from the rear of a building, dispatched as a structure fire. Luckily it was just someone using fireworks
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The following information is taken from the Ste. Genevieve County Clerk’s website. During the two weeks prior to the election, you may vote a no-excuse absentee ballot in person at the Ste. Genevieve County Clerk’s Office. When voting an absentee ballot in person, you must show an acceptable form of photo
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The Sainte Genevieve Museum learning center welcomes back Chad McCain to its speaker series Wednesday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the orris Theater in Ste. Genevieve. Go deep underground as McCain tells us about the discovery and exploration of the Gegg Cave System.It’s the largest significant cave discovery in Missouri of the last decade.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the June 18 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission have been approved. Ste. Genevieve County Commission Minutes THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026 21st Day of the April Term. The Commission Met Pursuant to Adjournment. Present were Associate Commissioners Cory Ford and Mark Marberry along with Deputy County Clerk,
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U.S. SENATE — Last week, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) took to the Senate Floor to reaffirm America’s Declaration of Independence ahead of our country’s 250th birthday. Senator Schmitt explained how the United States’ Founding Fathers penned the Declaration of Independence—risking everything to defy an empire, affirming their inalienable rights and establishing a new nation
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s office has released its latest report of arrests. Among those listed arrested: Tabitha R. Clifton 54, Pinckneyville, arrested June 15, 2026, by Sparta Police for assault. Pretrial release. John L. Gage 37, East St. Louis, arrested June 17, 2026, by Sparta Police for driving suspended, no
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension’s Plant Diagnostic Clinic, in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), continues to offer free testing for all common oak tree diseases. “We had a great season in 2025, as we received over 100 oak samples and diagnosed diseases including tubakia leaf spot, bacterial leaf scorch, oak wilt, anthracnose, leaf
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