CEDAR HILL, Mo. – In the hills outside St. Louis, creeks swell fast after hard rains, and fields can pay the price. At Big River Grain and Cattle, Daniel Bonacker recalls, repeated flooding was carrying away topsoil. In 1983, Bonacker’s grandfather switched to no-till farming, which minimizes disturbance of the soil. This reduces erosion by […]
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By Mike Henderson, Third Missouri Senate District Last week, the Missouri Senate passed the bills that make up the state’s operating budget for fiscal year 2027. As is usually the case, the House did not fully agree with the Senate’s position, so conference committees will work through the process of negotiating and coming to a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick recently issued monthly reports detailing the compliance of municipalities and other political subdivisions with financial reporting laws. One report includes cities, towns, and villages while the other lists political subdivisions such as water, fire protection, and other taxing districts. Per state regulation, these entities are
By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous verdict in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Davenport to protect crisis pregnancy centers in New Jersey who had been targeted by the state’s Democrat attorney general with a subpoena demanding donor records and years of internal
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Phorm Energy, the game-changing energy drink brand produced by Anheuser-Busch with the backing of 1st Phorm and Dana White, is continuing their partnership with Folds of Honor, a nonprofit organization that provides families of fallen or disabled U.S. service members and first responders with academic scholarships. Later today a scholarship for the
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective. This settlement caps nearly a decade of work by attorneys general from across the country in pursuing investigations and litigation over Purdue’s and the Sacklers’ role
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By Bryan Gegg STE. GENEVIEVE – I’d like to speak about the County’s agreement with the Gateway Region YMCA and its long-term financial impact. This is not about being for or against the YMCA. This is about whether the structure of this agreement is sustainable for taxpayers. Based on the County’s 2026 budget,
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GLEN CARBON, IL– Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois is pleased to announce that thirteen Gold Award Girl Scouts were celebrated at the annual Recognition of Excellence ceremony on Saturday, April 25. Gold Award Girl Scouts are real-life heroes who make a real, lasting, and sustainable impact on their communities and their world. The Gold
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The Ste. Genevieve County Commission (SGCC) has filed a legal action against the Community Center Foundation of Ste. Genevieve County (CCF) due to the Board of Director’s lack of regard for the county’s requests for funding. After several months of notifying the CCF of the necessity of accessing funds per the Funding Agreement of
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STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Farmers’ Market will open for the season on Saturday, May 2, 7 a.m.-noon. Located at the pavilion of the Knights of Columbus Hall, 600 Market Street the market is held every Saturday until the end of October. Locally grown early spring vegetables will debut and change
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