CHESTER – The Chester Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards event Friday evening at the Chester Country Club. A large appetizer buffet was served by Kathy Brown, club manager. President Chris Koeneman presided over the event. Chamber Board Director Chris Blechle presented the 2026 Citizen of the Year award to long time Chester […]
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FAYETTEVILLE, AR — Bridgette Steele of Perryville has been named to the University of Arkansas Dean’s List for the 2026 spring semester. Steele joins a distinguished group of students recognized for outstanding academic achievement by earning a grade-point average of 3.75-3.99 during the semester while completing at least 12 credit hours required for graduation. School of Law
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced an update in her office’s efforts to protect Missourians from the devastating impacts of unregulated opioids. Relax Relief Rejuvenate Trading, LLC and owner Dustin Robinson (collectively, “RRR”), have agreed to suspend all in-state sales of 7-hydroxymitragynine (“7-OH”) and other kratom alkaloids, effective immediately. This agreement
PERRYVILLE – On July 18 and 19, 2026 Heroes for Kids and Villainous Grounds will be hosting the seventh annual Comic Con in Perryville at the Perry Park Center (800 City Park Lane). Our show booth fees and silent auction proceeds will benefit the Missouri National Veterans Memorial (Perryville, Mo) and Camp Hope (St.
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Truman State University has released the names of students who graduated at the conclusion of the spring semester. The list includes one student from Ste. Genevieve: James Fredrick Kirkhuff The complete list of names of the graduates can be found online at truman.edu/honors/spring-2026-graduation-list. Students who graduated with honors will have
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Elise Ann Allen, a Rome-based Vatican correspondent and Pope Leo biographer, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Tuesday, June 16, for a virtual discussion on how the new pontiff is reshaping the Catholic Church, global affairs and American political life. Allen is a senior correspondent for Crux,
ST. LOUIS — The American Red Cross has an urgent need for donors and is counting on people to act now and book a time to give blood or platelets. Donors of all blood types and those giving platelets are needed to keep a strong supply of lifesaving blood products on hospital shelves into the summer. As summer heat ramps up, so do
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CHESTER – Chester High School had its 2026 Honors Night on Wednesday evening, May 13. Three Sharp Scholarships, provided by Prof. James Franklin Sharp were presented to graduating seniors in the CHS Class of 2026. At the far left of the photo is Jeremy Blechle, Principal of CHS, who presented the Sharp
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BOONVILLE, Mo. – White flowers in Missouri pastures, fencerows and along roadsides in June look benign. However, they are anything but, says Todd Lorenz, University of Missouri Extension field specialist in agronomy. Poison hemlock is a prolific, highly toxic biennial weed that poses serious threats to people and livestock. Each plant produces up to 38,000
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 0.6 points in May to 95.3, remaining below its 52-year average of 98.0. The Uncertainty Index rose 3 points from April to 91, remaining well above its historical average of 68. As reported in NFIB’s monthly Jobs Report, the NFIB Small Business Employment Index remained essentially flat, registering
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