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Perry County Solid Waste Board announces rate adjustments

PERRYVILLE, MO. — The Perry County Solid Waste Board is announcing an adjustment to service rates at the Perry County Transfer Station, effective January 1, 2026. The rate changes were made necessary after the Board opened bids for waste hauling and disposal services on November 13 and saw  significant cost increases in both areas.   […]

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Ste. Genevieve woman perishes in traffic crash, three others hurt

JEFFERSON CITY – A Ste. Genevieve woman died and three other Ste. Genevieve residents were injured in a traffic crash on Highway 32 east of Joggerst Road.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the 50-year-old woman who died was the driver of one of four vehicles involved in the crash. She was pronounced at

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U.S. Drought Monitor:  Conditions worsen for Sainte Genevieve

STE. GENEVIEVE – Conditions for Sainte Genevieve  worsened from No Drought to Abnormally Dry (D0), according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor.   The Climate Prediction Center’s December Drought Outlook, released on November 30, 2025, predicted that drought conditions would not develop in December.   Drought and its impacts vary from region to region—due to differences

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Tara Johnson files for one-year term on PCSD No. 32 school board

PERRYVILLE – Newcomer Tara Johnson has filed for a one-year term on the Perry County District 32 Board of Educationon.   Previous filers include:   Newcomer Caleb Streiler who filed for a three-year term   Incumbent School Board Member Nancy Voelker who is seeking re-election.   Newcomer Linda Buerck for a three-year term.   There

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State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returns $100,000 in missing money to Illinois food pantries

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is returning $100,000 in missing money to food pantries throughout the state.   Each December, Frerichs’ office focuses on returning money through the ICash program to nonprofit groups that help people in need. This year, Frerichs decided to help food pantries that saw resources stretched and demand spike when

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Search of residence leads to arrest on drug and weapons charges

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Police Department has reported the arrest of 38-year-old Jacob Allen Woolverton of Ste. Genevieve on the following charges:   Trafficking Drugs in the Second Degree Two counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon Two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon     The arrest was the result of

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