PERRYVILLE – Incumbent member Terry Wichern has filed for the Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education election April 7th. Wichern was selected by the Board to fill a vacancy following the resignation of Melissa Carroll in October 2025. He will serve until the April 2026 election at which time he will […]
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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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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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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Ste. Genevieve School District R-II meeting have been released. The minutes of the meeting: 121625 SG SCHOOL BOARD
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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
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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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Tricia Byrnes has filed HB 2512, the Care Before Predictable Harm Act, legislation intended to strengthen Missouri’s approach to severe mental illness by encouraging earlier, more effective intervention before tragedy strikes. The proposed legislation responds to a difficult reality facing Missouri and the nation: systems too often intervene
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Mark Matthiesen has filed House Bill 2507, legislation aimed at protecting new employees by ensuring greater transparency and fairness regarding labor union dues. HB 2507 would prohibit labor organizations from collecting payment for union dues from a newly hired employee until that employee has worked at least 250 hours.
KANSAS CITY — The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region increased 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.8 percent over the year, and energy prices advanced 6.4
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A new analysis reveals that Delaware is experiencing the highest rate of holiday-season theft-from-building incidents per capita across the U.S., a trend largely attributed to increased porch-piracy activity during the Christmas package-delivery surge. The research, conducted by personal injury law firm Simmrin Law Group, analyzed theft-from-building reports from 2020 to 2024
