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CHS welcomes students to 2023-24 school year

Series of ‘back-to-school’ preparation sessions help prepare students for successful year BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer ​CHESTER – School is back in session for the 2023-24 school year and Chester High School Principal, Jeremy Blechle, and all CHS Staff engaged students in several “back-to-school” preparation activities on the first two days of the new year […]

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

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

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

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

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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Saint Vincent de Paul’s post pandemic challenges for those experiencing homelessness

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Several pandemic-era safety net programs will be ending between now and through this Fall of 2023 and moving forward. This is likely going to create a challenge for many of the families St. Vincent de Paul serves. Areas of concern include childcare, Medicaid, food stamps, student loans, and health care

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Putting Missouri communities back on map through ‘STARS and Stripes’ designation

From the Missourinet JEFFERSON CITY – Third time’s a charm! After failing the first two times, a provision becoming law at the end of this month will establish the Stars and Stripes Historic Region of Missouri.   Rep. Dave Griffith, R-Jefferson City, who sponsored the effort, said it is designed to increase tourism in communities

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