COLUMBIA, Mo. — It’s that time of year to begin preparing for the winter weather that can be experienced in mid-Missouri. For the University of Missouri, that means faculty, staff and students will once again shift to remote working and learning during inclement weather events to reduce interruptions. Faculty members who have scheduled classes […]
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By Kate Martin, PCSD 32 PERRYVILLE – Perryville High School’s Student Council will host its annual Senior Citizens Holiday Dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The event begins at 4:30 pm at the PHS Central Cafeteria, and is open to the first 150 senior citizens to RSVP. PHS Student Council member Wesley Pfaff (right) serves dessert
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) Director Anne Precythe has announced that her last day with the state of Missouri will be December 5, 2023. She has served as director of Missouri DOC since January 2017, following a 30-year career in the North Carolina Division of Community Corrections, where she retired as director in
SIKESTON – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for the Southeast District during its regular meeting in Perryville on Nov. 1. Contracts included pavement resurfacing and tree clearing. Contracts included the following: An $831,000 contract was awarded to Pace Construction Company for pavement resurfacing Route 60 from five miles west of Route 60/67
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JEFFERSON CITY — A 50-year-old Biehle woman received minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 32 in Ste. Genevieve County Tuesday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Kelly Hotop was taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance. The patrol says Hotop was the driver of a westbound
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft vowed to keep fighting for fair and accurate ballot language after the Western District Court of Appeals blocked his ballot summary language and for all practical purposes upheld a ruling by the lower court. “Once again Missouri courts refused to allow the truth to be known.
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JEFFERSON CITY – Elementary students around the state are learning about the role of agriculture in their lives this fall with Agriculture Education on the Move™ (AEOTM™). Through AEOTM™, an educational program of Missouri Farmers Care, passionate educators spend time in classrooms across Missouri helping elementary students build agricultural literacy. This semester, elementary
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CHICAGO – It’s the second day of Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace, and Illinoisans once again have an additional month to enroll in a health plan through January 15, 2024. The Illinois Department of Insurance also released health insurance rates for the 2024 Plan Year, announcing that there
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is raising awareness of resources available to unpaid family caregivers during National Family Caregivers Month, a nationwide observance led by the Caregiver Action Network (CAN) and celebrated every November. “Most everyone has been, or will be, a caregiver at some point in their life,” said IDoA Director Paula Basta. “Caregiving is
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JEFFERSON CITY – The 2023 Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) State Outdoor Games brought out the best in more than 1,000 athletes, coaches, volunteers and Unified partners from across the state, Oct. 13-15. The Games not also sparked great competition, but they also provided a life-changing opportunity for SOMO athletes. We’ll get to that
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