SPRINGFIELD – Scholarship funding for hundreds of low income private school students throughout the state will come to an end at the end of the year after the Democrat majority in the Illinois House failed to act on the Invest In Kids program during the final day on the fall veto session. Invest in […]
Welge Family joins Missouri and Illinois Departments of Transportation to commemorate the official start of construction By Jim Beers, contributing writer MISSISSIPPI RIVER BANK, Mo. – It was a cold, brisk, windy day Tuesday October 31 at 11 a.m. when Missouri and Illinois Departments of Transportation held an “official” groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Thursday, Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 24-09 closing state offices on Friday, November 24, 2022, the day after the Thanksgiving Day holiday. “The First Lady and I are looking forward to spending the holidays with our family back home on our farm in Bolivar, especially as we recently welcomed
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BELVIDERE—Governor JB Pritzker joined President Joe Biden, Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su, United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain, and local leaders to celebrate the tentative agreement between UAW and Stellantis and announce the reopening of the Belvidere assembly plant, which was placed on “idle” in February. “For almost two years, we’ve
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SEDALIA – The Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture Committee are accepting applications for Youth in Agriculture scholarships for Missouri high school seniors graduating in 2024. The application form can be found on the Fair’s website. Applications should be submitted to the Missouri State Fair and must be postmarked by January 16, 2024.
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) hosted its annual Equity in Higher Education Summit on Tuesday with the theme, “Advancing Innovation in Rural Education.” The virtual event featured education research, policy experts, and higher education professionals who presented on topics such as the barriers rural students face
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STE GENEVIEVE — The Ste Genevieve County Sheriff’s reports arrests and incidents for week ending Nov. 3. Arrested Person: 4 (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 3 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 3 Animal Control: 19 Bomb Threat: Brush Fire: Burglary: 2
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ROLLA, Mo. – Sigma Pi’s Alpha Iota Education Foundation (AIEF) is announcing two freshmen are its scholarship program recipients for 2023. These scholarships are available to those who have graduated from high school or its equivalent and are enrolled to attend the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). Charlie Dickman was awarded the
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. Police took a report of an assault in the 300 block of North Main Street October 27th. A stolen or forged check was reported October 25th in the 2400 block of Waters Lane. A burglary, theft and property damage were reported
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NEW OFFENBURG – Shoebox drop-offs for Operation Christmas Child may be made Nov. 13-20 at the New Offenburg First Baptist Church in Ste. Genevieve County. The church is located at 14050 New Offenburg Road. Empty shoe boxes are available at the church. The church has taken over as the county drop-off site.
