Chester Downstate Police Pension Fund meets Tuesday
CHESTER – A meeting of the Chester Downstate Police Pension Fund will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. The tentative agenda for the meeting:
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Chester CUSD 139 School Board meets tonight
CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the Chester Early Childhood Center located at 2319 Old Plank Road, Chester, IL. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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Board Briefs from July 21, 2026, R-II Regular Meeting
Note: This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s July 21, 2026, Regular Meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website and are located on Simbli, linked here. The video of the meeting can be found on the district’s Youtube Channel, SGDragonsTV.
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Attorney General Hanaway announces guilty verdict in Taney County double murder case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Friday, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that, following a jury trial, Miguel Melendez Torres was found guilty of two counts of murder in the second degree, two counts of armed criminal action, and two counts of attempted robbery in the first degree. The verdict follows a multi‑agency investigation and prosecution effort
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Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II Board of Education meeting minutes released
STE. GENEVIEVE – The draft minutes of the July 21st meeting of the Ste. Genevieve School District R-II have been released.
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Ste. Genevieve County Library expands access through Little Free Library Loop
STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Library is finding new and creative ways to bring library services beyond its walls by connecting communities throughout Ste. Genevieve County through partnerships, collaboration, and innovation. O Road Little Free Library Providing library services across a rural county comes with unique challenges. Ste. Genevieve County
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Speaker Patterson appoints Rep. Ed Lewis to Statewide Council Against Adult Trafficking and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Speaker Jon Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, has appointed State Rep. Ed Lewis, R-Moberly, to serve on the Statewide Council Against Adult Trafficking and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, pursuant to Section 210.1505, RSMo. HB 2275 being signed The council, established by legislation approved during the 2026 legislative session,
SIU Carbondale continues to earn national honors for assisting transfer students
by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale is once again earning national recognition for its commitment as one of the nation’s top transfer-friendly institutions by an academic honors society for associate-degree granting colleges and universities. This marks the fourth consecutive year that SIU Carbondale is listed on Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
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Senators Schmitt, Klobuchar celebrate committee passage of bipartisan Epilepsy Care Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) praised passage of their bipartisan National Plan for Epilepsy Act, through the Committee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create the National Plan for Epilepsy; a national framework geared to
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Schmitt helps secure $38 Million Tech Hubs Award for Missouri S&T to strengthen Southeast
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) announced that the Critical Minerals and Materials for Advanced Energy Tech Hub supported by Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) has been selected to receive $38 million through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) Tech Hubs Program. The investment will