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Chester City Council meets tonight

CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet in regular session tonight at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Ill.   The meeting is open to the public.   The tentative agenda:   CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA July 7, 2025             I.            CALL TO ORDER                                                             II.            […]

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Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee meets this evening in special session

CHESTER – The Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee meets this evening at 5:p.m. in special session.   The meeting will be held in the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Ill   The meeting is open to the public.   The tentative agenda:     NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING   CITY OF CHESTER CEMETERY

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Buy Missouri State Fair tickets in Advance and save

SEDALIA – Missouri State Fair advance adult admission and carnival tickets are on sale now! These tickets are valid on any day of the 2025 State Fair and offer great savings, but don’t wait! All advance tickets must be purchased by Aug. 6. Tickets available for advance purchase include: $12 Advance Adult Fair Admission $15 value Available at comnow through

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Busiest roadside mowing period underway now in Illinois

Schedule timed to protect pollinators; stay alert for workers, equipment SPRINGFIELD – With peak roadside mowing season underway, the Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding the public to slow down, proceed with caution and pay extra attention when encountering equipment and personnel. In keeping with the recent practice of timing operations to preserve and promote pollinator

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Attorney General Bailey secures privacy protections in sale of 23andMe to nonprofit entity

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that as part of a multistate coalition, his office has secured substantial privacy protections for consumers as part of the approved sale of 23andMe to a nonprofit medical research organization. “I am proud Missouri helped lead the charge to prevent 23andMe from auctioning off Missourians’

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Ste. Gen County Farmers Market offers fresh produce and more

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Farmers’ Market, located under the pavilion at the Knights of Columbus Hall, brings the freshest produce you didn’t grow yourself. Each Saturday from 7am-noon, the vendors offer a variety of seasonal, locally grown vegetables. This is the time for tomatoes, potatoes, summer squash, green beans, peppers, onions and

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State leaders showcase commitment to higher education mission with funding increase for UM System

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Leaders from the University of Missouri System thanked Gov. Mike Kehoe and state lawmakers for another historic year of funding support. With the governor’s signature on budget bills passed by the Missouri General Assembly, the UM System will receive $518 million in core funding. This increase marks the sixth straight year of core

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Rep. Martin McLaughlin says Pritzker’s new tax hikes are a direct hit on Illinois families and job creators

BARRINGTON HILLS – State Representative Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) slammed the latest round of tax increases set to take effect July 1st after Governor JB Pritzker signed off on Democrats’ Fiscal Year 2026 state budget last week—the largest spending plan in Illinois history. McLaughlin called the budget a punishing blow to families, job creators, and workers across the

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