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Rep. Friess addresses looming levee devastation in rural Monroe County

RED BUD, Illinois – A scour hole discovered in 2010 has grown in size and now poses an immediate threat to the Stringtown Levee system in Monroe County’s Bottoms region. Representative David Friess is urging Governor JB Pritzker to intervene directly by directing the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) to immediately deploy resources and secure […]

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Sen. Terri Bryant Column

Illinois State Senator – 58th District   Audit Exposes Continued Failures at DCFS   A new report from the Illinois Auditor General has once again revealed ongoing failures at the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). According to the audit, 29 of 34 findings were repeated issues from prior years, a sign of

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Social Security adds 13 conditions to compassionate allowances list

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced the addition of 13 new conditions to the agency’s Compassionate Allowances (CAL) list. The CAL initiative accelerates the disability application process for individuals with the most serious diseases and medical conditions that, by definition, meet Social Security’s statutory standard for disability benefits.   The newly

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Ste. Gen Co. sales tax receipts down for month, up so far this year

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Missouri Department of Revenue transffered the receipts from Ste. Genevieve County’s five sales taxes August 7th.   Each of the five taxes brought in around $81,135 during the month. That amount was down $7,233 from July of last year.   So far this calendar year, each of the taxes has brought

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office releases arrest, incident reports

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released arrest and incident reports for the week ending August 8th.    Arrested Person: 5  (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 2 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 2 Animal Control: 19 Bomb Threat:

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Youth exhibitors donate hogs to fight hunger in Missouri

SEDALIA – 4-H and FFA members from across the state have joined with Missouri Farmers Care to make a difference far beyond the showring this year. After competing at the Missouri State Fair, they chose to donate their market hogs through Hogs for Hunger, a program that turns livestock projects into high quality protein for

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