By Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek I am deeply disappointed by the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System Board’s recent rejection of my motion to get our state employees’ pension investments out of China. Not only is the Communist nation an active adversary of America – China is just a bad investment. As the State Treasurer […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve County School District No. 32 officials are congratulating Jeremy Mueller for being named the Ste. Genevieve High School November Teacher of the Month. According to a posting on the high school Facebook page Mueller was nominated by students at SGHS and was chosen based on those nominations by the
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Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland At Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland, we believe in every girl’s power to change the world. They are tomorrow’s leaders and today’s problem-solvers. That’s why we are committed to keeping girls at the center of everything we do. Girls are living through a transformative time, which is
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LAGRANGE – On November 21, 2023, at approximately 4:11 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash involving an ISP officer’s squad car that was hit by a motorist who failed to move over on Interstate 294 northbound near Deerfield Road in Lake County. On the above date and time, an ISP
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ENERGY – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 10 officers helped celebrate retired ISP Sergeant Sam Garnati’s 100th birthday last week. The officers fulfilled a last-minute request by Sergeant Garnati’s family members to share his special day. “ISP as an agency is only one-and-a-half years older than Sergeant Garnati,” said ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly. “Our century long
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Winter is on its way, but there is still a lot to do in Missouri’s state parks and historic sites. Friday, Dec. 1 – Downtown Living Windows at Jefferson Landing State Historic Site. Are you visiting downtown Jefferson City for the Living Windows event? Stop inside Jefferson Landing State Historic Site for
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SPRINGFIELD – A new partnership between the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Illinois Certification Board (ICB) is removing barriers for individuals who want to become certified to help people struggling with substance use disorders. This partnership will address the ongoing behavioral health workforce shortage and continue to sustain a recovery-oriented system
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ST. LOUIS – A former Potosi, Missouri police officer on Thursday admitted providing cash, vape cartridges and other items to three male minors for nude pictures or after performing sex acts on the victims. Matthew N. Skaggs, 40, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp to three felony charges: sex
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By Jackie Dover There are many misconceptions about Hospice; what it does and whom it is for. Some people see hospice as what someone does when they have given up on life or what you do at the last minute as someone is dying. Hospice care is an underutilized program that is paid for by
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report. 39-year-old Katie M. Froelich of Bloomsdale was arrested at 4:36 p.m. Monday in Jefferson County on Jefferson County charges of failing to register a vehicle and two counts of expired vehicle license. She was being held in the Jefferson County
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