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Chester City Council and Cemetery and Finance Committee to meet tonight

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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA August 17, 2026   CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE   READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING    CORRESPONDENCE REPORTS Mayor City Treasurer City Clerk Approve raffle licenses –     Approve Business Licenses and/or Incentive Applications –     Approve Excavation permits City Attorney City Engineer COMMITTEE REPORTS Finance Committee (Alderman Wagner) –  […]

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Special meeting set for Aug. 19 for Chester City Council and Library

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CITY OF CHESTER CITY COUNCIL & LIBRARY Notice is hereby given that the Personnel & Insurance Committee of the City of Chester, Illinois, will hold a special meeting at the hour of 1:30 p.m. on August 19, 2026, at the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois.  Agenda is as follows: AGENDA Call to

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Governor Kehoe Announces Eight Gubernatorial Appointments

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced eight gubernatorial appointments to various boards and commissions. Dr. Elizabeth Bowman, of Farmington, was appointed to the Drug Utilization Review Board. Dr. Bowman is a family medicine and addiction medicine physician at Missouri Highland Health Center. She is very involved in the medical community, holding memberships in

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Leadwood wastewater facility makes progress toward repairing failing system

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO, AUG. 14, 2026 – According to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Leadwood’s wastewater facility is beginning to make progress toward repairing its failing treatment system. Recent sampling in the Big River upstream, at the facility’s outfall and downstream, show E. coli levels are slightly improving. However, those levels are still high,

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Missouri landowners can improve forest and woodlands for birds

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Missouri landowners can improve forest and woodlands for birds New publication details practices that can offset declining bird populations. COLUMBIA, Mo. – Even small steps by forest and woodland owners can make a big difference in improving habitat for bird species. “Birds need our help, and private landowners can make important contributions to their conservation,”

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Illinois Lottery Player wins $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot

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CHICAGO, August 13, 2026 — An Illinois Lottery player is waking up a billionaire after winning the $1.04 billion Powerball® jackpot in last night’s drawing — this is the second-largest lottery prize ever won in Illinois. The winning ticket was purchased at Hy-Vee Gas, located at 310 N. 36th St. in Quincy, Illinois.   The jackpot

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State Rep. Murphy Calls for Investigation, Audit of St. Louis County Proposition P Spending

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Jim Murphy is calling on Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway and State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick to investigate St. Louis County’s use of revenue generated by Proposition P amid the possibility that more than 200 county police officers could be laid off because of a funding shortfall.   In a

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