CARBONDALE, Ill. — John Shaw, director of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, will discuss the presidencies of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy on Tuesday, June 30, as part of a special program at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas. Shaw will speak about the two […]
by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — There’s a legend in the Missouri Ozarks that a train from the Wild West carrying the now rare McCloud River redband trout derailed. To save the fish, the railroad workers released them into the nearby rivers. These fish were supposedly the ancestors of today’s rainbow trout. Now nearly 150
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Registration is open for the University of Missouri Extension Master Gardener fall 2026 online course. The 15-week class runs Aug. 23 to Dec. 24. The online core training course is designed to provide in-depth horticultural knowledge, says MU Extension Master Gardener state coordinator Debi Kelly. The course includes presentations and weekly
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports. Justin C. Rettig 34, Sparta, arrested June 8, 2026 by Steeleville Police on a Perry County IL warrant for failure to appear on an operating uninsured motor vehicle. Is incarcerated. Bryan K. Houk 42, Chester, arrested June 8, 2026 by Randolph County
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JEFFERSON CITY — A 45-year-old Perryville man was taken to St. Francis Medical Center by ambulance after receiving minor injuries in a traffic crash Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the man was the driver of a 2001 F-150 which ran off Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County and overturned. The
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PERRYVLLE – Perry County School District No. 32 haa released this summary of the June 10, 2026 Board of Education Meeting. Special board meetings were called on May 26, and June 3, 2026 with no information to report. The June 10 open session was called to order at 7:00 p.m. and the pledge
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CHESTER – The Mississippi Valley Art Guild is hosting a patriotic party on June 20, noon to 3 pm, in honor of our nation’s 250th birthday. There will be a chance to paint a canvas with a patriotic design. Guests will also have a chance to make things such as an Uncle Sam wall hanging,
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is now accepting public comments on the draft 2028 Listing Methodology Document (LMD). The 2028 LMD outlines the procedures the department will follow to assess surface water quality and develop the 2028 Missouri 303(d) List of Impaired Waters. The working LMD is typically revised from the LMD
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BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 10.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.76/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 44.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 92.5 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.
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JEFFERSON CITY – On Monday, the Missouri Right to Life State and Federal Political Action Committees released their list of endorsed candidates for Missouri’s August 4, 2026, primary election. “As the political arm of Missouri Right to Life, MRL PACs take seriously our responsibility to members, as well as Missouri voters, to identify and
