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United Way launches Bollinger County Recovery Fund for tornado victims

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BOLLINGER, Co. Mo. – The United Way of Southeast Missouri (UWSEMO) has created a Bollinger County Recovery Fund in response to the devastating tornado that swept through the region early Wednesday morning. The organization created a similar fund immediately following the Perryville tornado in 2017, which distributed over $73,000 back to the community.   Both […]

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A little more than one-tenth of Ste. Genevieve voters cast ballots yesterday

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STE. GENEVIEVE – Only 10.7 percent of Ste. Genevieve County voters went to the polls yesterday, that’s 1,403 of 13,105   Among the contested items on the ballot:   A 3/8s percent sales tax to cover the cost of 911 service in the county passed 67-33 percent.   A three percent sales tax on the

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An environmental study can help Ste. Genevieve in the fracking sand mine fight

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by Matt Ankney, outdoor photographer, Ozark wilderness guide, and founder of SAVE HAWN! The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the main regulator of the environment on the state level. The DNR’s original intent and mission statement is to “protect the air, land, (and) water…”, determining whether or not something you and your loved

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Attorney General Bailey joins 19-state coalition opposing EPA’s excessive regulation of air quality standards

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In an effort to enforce the laws as written, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a 19-state coalition in a letter opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule imposing substantial new environmental regulations on power plants and vehicles. The attorneys general argue the EPA’s plan will harm our economies, increase

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Illinois State Police arrest Pinckneyville parents for infant son’s death

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PINCKNEYVILLE – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) announce the arrests of 21-year-old Logan Hutchings and 21-year-old Sophia Kelly, both of Pinckneyville, for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony). On June 12, 2022, ISP DCI was requested by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the Pinckneyville Police Department to investigate

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Kaelyn Rubach inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

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BATON ROUGE, Louis. — Kaelyn Rubach of Steeleville, Illinois, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Rubach was initiated at Southeast Missouri State University.   Rubach is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi

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Leaders of tomorrow represent their co-op on Youth Day

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SPRINGFIELD – For the first time since 2019, the Illinois Electric and Telephone Cooperatives Youth Day returned following a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 200 students representing 22 Illinois electric and telephone cooperatives had the opportunity to visit the State Capitol, view state government in action and question their legislators on key

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