Note: This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s July 21, 2026, Regular Meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website and are located on Simbli, linked here. The video of the meeting can be found on the district’s Youtube Channel, SGDragonsTV. […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Friday, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that, following a jury trial, Miguel Melendez Torres was found guilty of two counts of murder in the second degree, two counts of armed criminal action, and two counts of attempted robbery in the first degree. The verdict follows a multi‑agency investigation and prosecution effort
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The draft minutes of the July 21st meeting of the Ste. Genevieve School District R-II have been released.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Library is finding new and creative ways to bring library services beyond its walls by connecting communities throughout Ste. Genevieve County through partnerships, collaboration, and innovation. O Road Little Free Library Providing library services across a rural county comes with unique challenges. Ste. Genevieve County
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Speaker Jon Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, has appointed State Rep. Ed Lewis, R-Moberly, to serve on the Statewide Council Against Adult Trafficking and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, pursuant to Section 210.1505, RSMo. HB 2275 being signed The council, established by legislation approved during the 2026 legislative session,
by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale is once again earning national recognition for its commitment as one of the nation’s top transfer-friendly institutions by an academic honors society for associate-degree granting colleges and universities. This marks the fourth consecutive year that SIU Carbondale is listed on Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) praised passage of their bipartisan National Plan for Epilepsy Act, through the Committee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create the National Plan for Epilepsy; a national framework geared to
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) announced that the Critical Minerals and Materials for Advanced Energy Tech Hub supported by Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) has been selected to receive $38 million through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) Tech Hubs Program. The investment will
DENVER, Colo. — Missouri Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger today moderated a national panel discussion at the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) Annual Meeting, bringing together state leaders and nationally recognized experts to examine the opportunities and challenges created by America’s rapidly aging population. Addressing lieutenant governors and other state leaders from across the country, Wasinger
By Curt Wohleber COLUMBIA, Mo. – From a new plot combine in northwestern Missouri to an expanded education center in Columbia and virtual fencing technology in the Ozarks, recent investments at University of Missouri Extension and Education Centers are helping deliver more research, education and practical solutions to Missourians. Supported in part by an
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