Elijah McGuire, Arie Lee, Edwin Marquez, and Xander Greene earn top honors By Jim Beers The Chester Grade School Music Program has announced the top music awards for the 2025-26 school year. Sue Colonel, Grade School Band Director, annually presents four awards including Most Improved Musician, Outstanding Instrumentalist, and two Director’s Awards. Most often these […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her office has filed a civil commitment case against Benjamin Walts, alleging he meets Missouri’s criteria as a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP). Walts, who has a long history of sexual abuse and violent offenses against minors and adults, was recently arrested and scheduled for release
Perry County MO Government PERRYVILLE – (On Saturday) Perry County was proud to join state and local leaders, community partners, and thousands of visitors in celebrating the official opening of the Don Welge Memorial Bridge—a once-in-a-generation milestone that will serve our region for decades to come. Perry County Commissioners and other county representatives were
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the July 2nd and July 6th meetings of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission have been released. July 2, 2026: July 6, 2026:
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U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) this week highlighted funds awarded to Missouri as part of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 2026 BUILD Awards, which are providing $61 million in funding to key transportation infrastructure projects across the state. These grants are a result of Schmitt’s push for DOT to deliver critical funds to support
PERRYVILLE – The City of Perryville will close portions of College and Edwards Streets beginning Monday, July 13 for the demolition of the damaged Perryville High School building. The road will be closed from the intersection of College St. and Gator Bowl Drive around the corner to the intersection of Edwards and Rolla St. The
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report. 18-year-old Clayton Bauwens of Perryville was cited for driving while intoxicated on alcohol. According to the report police came upon an address on West St. Joseph Street near Lake Drive where the offense had been reported.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Hanaway and 48 other attorneys general have called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers’ access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers cannot use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force asked the FCC to work on this issue in 2021, and members of this coalition are
SPRINGFIELD, IL – A new Illinois Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) report, produced by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Center, highlights responses from Illinois small business owners on a variety of issues compared to national averages from the NFIB’s monthly SBET surveys throughout the year. “The Small Business Economic Trends survey has provided essential information
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Governor Mike Kehoe has signed House Bill (HB) 2397 and Senate Bills (SB) 913, 938, 953, 1033, and 1629, reflecting his commitment to supporting agriculture and rural communities. “Easing the regulatory burden on our agriculture community and farm families is not only the right thing to do, it’s critical to
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