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Randolph County Sheriff releases arrest report

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Arrested were: Ian M. Himes 32, Cutler, arrested November 11, 2025 by Steeleville Police for driving while license suspended.  Pretrial Release.   Michael A. Boyt 30, Sparta, arrested November 13, 2025 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for violating an order of protection.  Is

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Ste. Genevieve County sales tax receipts are down for the month and down so far this year

JEFFERSON CITY – Ste. Genevieve County sales tax receipts were down for the month of October and down so far in 2025 according to the Missouri Department of Revenue.   The D-O-R reported each of the county’s five sales taxes: General, County, County Law Enforcement, Additional County Capital Improvements I and Additional County Capital Improvements

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Ste. Genevieve sales tax receipts are down for the month and down so far this year

JEFFERSON CITY – Ste. Genevieve sales tax receipts were down for the month of October and down so far in 2025 according to the Missouri Department of Revenue.   The D-O-R reports the one percent general sales tax brought in $56,592.87 in October, down nealry $10,000 from October 2024.   So far this calendar year,

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University of Missouri Extension offers farm tax workshop

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – Tax consequences of the previous year are not often thought about until the bill comes due the next year – when nothing can be done. Depending on payment amounts received, livestock sales, and other circumstances, producers could face substantial tax obligations in 2025.   To help farmers navigate these challenges, Rachel

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Two sentenced for ‘pyramid scheme’ that victimized at least 99 Missourians

CAPE GIRARDEAU – Two Missouri men were sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on Friday for operating a long-running Ponzi scheme that cost at least 99 victims $5.7 million.   U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. sentenced James “Jim” Johnson, 78, to 188 months in prison and Darrell Niswonger, 69, to 150

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Three Southeast Missouri men charged for the disappearance and death of Kaniah P. Jennings

CAPE GIRARDEAU –The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces criminal charges against 34-year-old Keenan E. Peoples of Hayti, Mo., 38-year-old Donald F. Peoples Jr. of Caruthersville, Mo., and 19-year-old Blake R. Patrick of East Prairie, Mo. The Pemiscot County charges were filed after the three men were directly connected

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