SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) announced her support for House Bill 50, legislation sponsored by State Representative David Friess (Red Bud) to put Department of Corrections (DOC) worker safety first by tightening control of inmate mail. HB50 requires the Illinois Department of Corrections to electronically scan and process all incoming mail, using […]
SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker today issued a state disaster proclamation after severe weather and flooding caused extensive damage across Boone, Cook, Kane, McHenry, and Will Counties from August 16-19, 2025. The proclamation ensures that state resources can be directed to support local response and long-term recovery efforts. “To support those impacted by the devastating
By Robert Beckman Over eighty years ago, the U.S. made what some would call a Faustian bargain: help us get to the atomic bomb before Germany and we’ll live with the consequences. Well, the Japanese were forced to swallow the medicine we brewed for the Germans, but the world is living with the consequences.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The 2025 Ste. Genevieve High School Homecoming Parade will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, October 17, in the SGHS student parking lot. The high school states: Participating vehicles must be registered in advance. Registered vehicles should only be on the lot by 4 p.m. Riders in the parade should be
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STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve County has purchased three used trucks from the city of Jefferson City for road and bridge department use. The three trucks consist of (2) 2006 Chevrolet Silverados and a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado. All are three-quarter ton trucks with four wheel drive. The purchase was through the auction website Purplewave, Inc.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance Board of Trustees will meet in regular session today at 5:15 p.m. in the ambulance district house at 3 Basler Drive, Ste. Genevieve. Most of the meeting will be open to the public. The tentative agenda: Regular Meeting Tentative Agenda Date: Monday, September 15,
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen met Thursday, September 11th. Aldermen Amie Dobbs was absent. The Consent agenda was approved. It included: A liquor license for The Old Brick Restaurant, LLC., 90 S. Third Street. A street closure for the SEMO F100 event April 24th and 25th 2026.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Following today’s passage of new congressional maps in the Missouri Legislature, State Representative Ray Reed released the following statement: “Today, the Missouri Legislature approved new congressional maps in a process that left little room for debate, deliberation, or the voices of the people. But this moment is about more than a
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ST. MARY – The St. Mary Board of Aldermen will meet in a work session Tuesday at 6 p.m. at city hall. The public notice and tentative agenda for the meeting: ST. MARY BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING Posted September 12, 2025 Notice is hereby given that the St. Mary Board of Aldermen will have a
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that Springfield’s Jefferson and Madison Street underpasses are in the running for the grand prize in the America’s Transportation Awards, the top honor for state departments of transportation. The project was recognized for improving safety, mobility and quality of life in the heart of the capital city. “We are
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