by Caleb Jones | cjones@amec.coopThere’s nothing better than a good county fair. Corn dogs, funnel cakes, the 4-H cake decorating contest, every kind of critter you can imagine – and usually a pretty good tractor pull to top it off. Up until last week, my favorite county fair memory was watching my brother, Clayton, show […]
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SPRINGFIELD — A new report found Illinois manufacturers exported nearly $69 billion in goods to countries around the globe last year, generating strong economic investment and creating jobs in communities throughout the state. The study, conducted by the Midwest Manufacturing Association and released in partnership with the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, demonstrates the vital role international trade
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has reported the arrest of a 21-year-old Ste. Genevieve man on child porn charges Wednesday afternoon. The patrol says Skyler M. Brown faces patrol charges of promoting child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography. He was being held in the Ste. Genevieve
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JEFFERSON CITY – Football season is coming, but construction season is well underway, and the Missouri Department of Transportation is working to improve and add a third lane in each direction to Interstate 70. MoDOT is urging motorists and sports fans traveling via I-70 to get their game plan ready when traveling on game days.
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PERRYVILLE, Mo. – Mercy Hospital Perry has received the American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines® – Stroke Rural Silver quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger, Chair of the 2026 Missouri State Employees Charitable Campaign (MSECC), has officially launched this year’s campaign by meeting with the Governor’s Cabinet to rally agency participation and addressing hundreds of state employees at a kickoff event in Jefferson City. For nearly four decades, the MSECC has been
DU QUOIN – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 7 Major Crimes Special Agents have arrested 36-year-old Christopher B. Davis of Du Quoin, IL for Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse (Class 2 Felony). In December of 2024, ISP Special Agents were requested by the Du Quoin Police Department and Perry Jackson County Child Advocacy
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and law enforcement agencies throughout the state are reminding the public that if you drive under the influence of alcohol, cannabis or any other impairing substance, you’ll get pulled over as part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” safety campaign. “Driving impaired
SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. == Illinois State Fire Marshal Michele Pankow visited the Shawneetown Fire Department on Friday, August 22, to present checks totaling $350,000 each to Shawneetown and Carrier Mills Fire Departments and $300,000 to the Equality Fire Department through OSFM’s Fire Station Construction and Rehabilitation Grant Program. Shawneetown Fire Chief Terry Golden Video: https://youtu.be/OkgN4MlvKcg
DU QUOIN, IL – Governor JB Pritzker announces a $16.4 million investment in road repairs on the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, bringing much needed upgrades to one of southern Illinois’ most beloved venues. With over $30 million in Rebuild Illinois funds allocated by Governor JB Pritzker and his administration—alongside support from the Illinois General Assembly—the
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