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MoDOT names new Southeast District leader

SIKESTON – Donnie Brown has been named the district engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Southeast District. Brown will take over leadership of the 25-county region from Mark Croarkin, who took on the assistant chief engineer role with the department earlier this year.   A registered professional engineer and lifelong resident of southeast Missouri, […]

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New law exempts child and adult diapers, feminine hygiene, incontinence products from local and state sales taxes

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Department of Revenue is informing taxpayers, businesses, and consumers that effective August 28, 2025, sales of the following products will be exempt from both state and local sales and use taxes: Child and Adult Diapers Qualifying Feminine Hygiene Products Incontinence Products Businesses that sell any of the qualifying items

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New solar panels to power IDOT facility in St. Clair County

LEBANON – Illinois Transportation Secretary Gia Biagi joined the Illinois Capital Development Board and state and local officials recently to celebrate the start of construction on a new solar energy site that will supply power to an adjacent Illinois Department of Transportation storage facility along Interstate 64. The $617,700 project is part of a pilot effort

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Tomato Festival celebrates 20 years of flavor and fun

By Sydney Winn COLUMBIA, Mo. – The annual Tomato Festival in Columbia will celebrate 20 years when the free event returns to the University of Missouri’s Jefferson Farm and Garden 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4. Since its first harvest in 2005, the festival has grown from a modest tomato tasting into a signature event showcasing

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office report

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its report of arrests and incidents for the week ending August 15, 2025.   Arrested Person: 4  (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 6 Assault: Assist Other Agency: Animal Control: 12

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