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Gov. Pritzker signs legislation to address food deserts across Illinois

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METRO EAST – Governor JB Pritzker has signed Senate Bill 850, which establishes the Illinois Grocery Initiative – a multi-pronged policy designed to address food deserts across the state. It will support existing grocers and encourage new grocery stores to open through incentive opportunities. The legislation also allows grocery stores receiving grants as part of the […]

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As the school year begins, Mo Department of Public Safety programs are working to make schools safer

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JEFFERSON CITY – As students return to school this month, Missouri Department of Public Safety team members and funding are helping to strengthen school safety through technology, information sharing and training in order prevent violence from arising and to support quick and effective responses when safety is threatened.   “Missouri school children should have the

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The Builders Home & Remodeling Show is the one stop for your next home project!

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ST. LOUIS –The 43rd Annual Builders Home & Remodeling Show, presented by LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding, returns to St. Charles Convention Center September 22-24. The Show, produced by the Home Builders Association of St. Louis, gives area residents the opportunity to see more than 150 companies in 300 booths on both levels of the Convention Center. Show

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Ste. Genevievieve Board of Aldermen meets in work session in new location

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STE. GENEVIEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen met in a work session last night to discuss the city budget.   The meeting was held in the city hall’s temporary location at 44 Plaza Drive in the Plaza Ste. Genevieve.   The meeting was shown on the SteGenTV You Tube Channel. https://youtube.com/live/bDLm_uLUtGI?feature=share   The

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Ste. Genevieve man receives minor injuries in truck crash

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JEFFERSON CITY — A 28-year-old Ste. Genevieve man sustained minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 61 in Ste. Genevieve County Thursday morning.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Kyle I. Sample was taken to Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital by ambulance.   The patrol says Sample was the driver of a northbound

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SHARP MUSEUM At SIU – Carbondale named after generous 1956 alumnus who donated $1,000,000; Professor James Franklin Sharp

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He Will Be Grand Marshal Of SIU Homecoming Parade   CARBONDALE — SHARP MUSEUM will be the new name of the University Museum at SIU in Carbondale. Professor James Franklin Sharp has donated $1,000,000 to the Museum.     Professor Sharp will be honored with several events at SIU during Homecoming week. On Thursday, October

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Retired teachers welcome all as Chester schools open

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CHESTER – A long-time tradition was continued this 2023-34 school year when Retired District # 139 Teachers and Staff took part in their Annual 1st Day of School Wave Day”.   This activity started decades ago when Linda Saunders and Eleanor Miller, retired teachers, wanted to “rub-it-in” to current teachers on the first day of

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Perryville sales tax receipts are down for the month, up for the year to date

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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville City Treasurer has released the latest sales tax receipts.   According to the information received from the Missouri Department of Revenue July general sales tax receipts totaled $177,737.00, which is down nealry $19,000 from the same month last year.   Despite that, the receipts for the first seven months of 2023

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