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Farmington man sentenced to 10 years in prison for supplying fatal fentanyl dose

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CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Thursday sentenced a Farmington, Missouri man to 10 years in prison for supplying fentanyl to a friend shortly before the man’s overdose death.   Judge Limbaugh also ordered James B. Link’s sentence to run consecutive to any sentence he receives for 10 pending cases in […]

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Ellis Grove man hurt when pick up runs off Singer Rd., hits a tree

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CHESTER — A 58-year-old Ellis Grove man was taken by a MedStar Ambulance and an Arch helicopter Wednesday evening following a traffic crash on Singer Road.   The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office reports Jeffrey R Pautler was the driver of an eastbound 2016 Chevrolet Silverado which ran off the roadway just before the curve, struck

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Details on Don Welge Memorial Bridge ceremony released

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SIKESTON, Mo. – The Missouri and Illinois Departments of Transportation will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the Don Welge Memorial Bridge on Saturday, July 11, at 11 a.m. The ceremony will take place on the newly constructed bridge. photo by Charlie Bargman The Don Welge Memorial Bridge spans the Mississippi

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Ameren Missouri donates 100 air conditioners to Southeast Missouri action agencies

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CAPE GIRARDEAU – Ameren Missouri has donated 100 ENERGY STAR certified window air conditioners across several Southeast Missouri agencies, including East Missouri Action Agency (EMAA). On average, energy-efficient air conditioners cost less than a dollar a day to operate, allowing customers to stay cool and safe. “Summers in Missouri can get dangerously hot, so we

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Two persons hurt, one seriously, when Corvette runs off WW

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JEFFERSON CITY — Two persons were hurt, one of them seriously, in a one-vehicle traffic crash on Route WW in Ste. Genevieve County Wednesday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the seriously injured person was flown to Barnes-Jewish Hospital by an Air Evac helicoter. The drive, a 41-year-old Ste. Genevieve woman was listed as

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State legislators from Missouri, Iowa, Montana, Wisconsin and Kansas urge FERC to protect transmission competition

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MISSOURI – Fifty-six state legislators from Iowa [1], Kansas [2], Montana [3], Missouri [4], and Wisconsin [5], including Missouri Senator Tracy McCreery and Representative Ben Keathley, have submitted letters to urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a complaint filed by incumbent utilities seeking a five-year moratorium on transmission competition in the MISO and SPP regions.   These letters make

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NFIB releases Illinois small business legislative voting record

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SPRINGFIELD, IL — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Illinois’ leading small business advocacy organization, released its 2025-2026 small business legislative voting record for Illinois.   Five state senators and 23 state representatives scored a 100% pro-small business voting record during the 2025-2026 legislative session.   “Inflation, uncertainty, and governmental taxes and mandates have hit many small businesses hard,” said NFIB Illinois

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Mott named South Central Illinois AHEC 2026 Healthcare Mentor of the Year

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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital in Chester is proud to announce that Rhonda Mott, Lead Radiologic Technologist, has been named the 2026 Healthcare Mentor of the Year by South Central Illinois Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in recognition of her extraordinary commitment to mentoring and developing future healthcare professionals.   The South Central Illinois AHEC Healthcare

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