SIKESTON—Route T in Perry County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews replace the bridge over South Fork Saline Creek. This section of roadway is located between Route CC and Woodridge Lane near Perryville, Missouri. Weather permitting, work is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Monday, […]
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SIKESTON― Route NN in Perry County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as construction crews perform roadside work in preparation for an upcoming bridge replacement. This section of roadway is located from Peaceful Valley Drive to County Road 840. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, March 23 through Tuesday, March 31 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department made two arrests on fugitive warrants last month. 35-year-old Frieda Ivy of St. Louis was arrested at 8:26 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2026 on a warrant out of St. Charles Department of Corrections and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office following a traffic stop on the I-55 on ramp from
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SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Stewardship Alliance is encouraging farmers, food businesses, cooperatives, and community organizations across the state to apply now for the Fiscal Year 2026 Local Food Infrastructure Grant (LFIG) program, with the enrollment period open through March 27. Applications opened February 18, marking another important opportunity for Illinois producers and food system
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri soybean farmers will soon see expanded market opportunities as GROWMARK announced it will begin commercializing SOYLEIC high-oleic soybeans, strengthening demand for value-added production and reinforcing Missouri’s leadership in agricultural innovation. SOYLEIC soybeans are a high-oleic, low-linolenic soybean developed through decades of research at the University of Missouri to deliver improved oil
ST. LOUIS – A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) is set to expand its impact on oral healthcare in the region. Following approval from the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), the School will increase its class size from 63 to 84 students beginning in July 2027. This expansion is
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs has announced that an estimated 250,000 Illinoisans with a disability are now eligible to open ABLE accounts that allow them to save and invest money to improve quality of life without risking federal benefits. The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act Congress passed in 2014 required that people had to have
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the March 5 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission have been released. SG COUNTY MINUTES 030526
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The longstanding Big Muddy Film Festival returns to Southern Illinois University Carbondale to showcase some of the finest works of independent filmmakers and students. Big Muddy Film Festival organizers, from left, Juno Heidbreder, Dajonea Robinson and Bipin Banjara, are finalizing plans for this year’s event, which runs March 19-21. (Photo by Russell Bailey) In its
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale String Orchestra will present a free, public concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in Pulliam Hall’s Furr Auditorium. The SIU String Orchestra will perform March 17 in Pulliam Hall’s Furr Auditorium. (Photo provided) Under the direction of Rossana Cauti, assistant professor of practice in the SIU School of Music and SIU String Orchestra music director, the program
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