CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Jammie Renfro, age 35, of Kennett, Missouri, was sentenced to serve 130 monthsin federal prison for the offenses of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Distribution of Methamphetamine. Renfro appeared for his sentencing hearing today before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. at the […]
PERRYVILLE – The tentative agenda for Monday’s Special Meeting of the Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education Special Meeting set for Monday, August 7th at 7 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Old Senior High School Room 105. The tentative agenda:
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CHESTER – The tentative agenda for Monday’s meeting of the Chester City Council has been released. CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Aug 7, 2023 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING CORRESPONDENCE REPORTS Mayor City Treasurer City Clerk – Approve
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PERRYVILLE – Storms played havoc with Citizens Electric Corporation installations Wednesday in both Perry and Ste. Genevieve Counties with 1,686 members still out of power Thursday morning; mainly in Perry and Ste Genevieve Counties. Three contract crews assisted CEC crews with two contract crews working in Ste Gen county and one in Perry
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation has unveiled an independent report with recommendations to address passive rail crossings in Missouri, specifically on the three rail lines that carry passenger rail. Following the June 27, 2022, tragic Amtrak crash near Mendon, Mo., that took the lives of four people, Missouri has responded with
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LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $115 million in grant funding for projects that cut harmful pollution from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant funding competition, EPA anticipates making 4-10 awards in each of EPA’s ten regions to
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PERRYVILLLE – August 10th is set aside every year to observe Agent Orange Awareness Day. This date marks the day in 1961 when the substance was first used in Vietnam and is meant to pay tribute to those who were exposed to this deadly compound. Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial will “go orange” to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has published A Multi Year Look at Maternal Mortality in Missouri: 2018-2020 Annual Report on behalf of the state’s Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (PAMR) Board. The report is an aggregate of three years’ worth of work of the PAMR and is based upon the most recent
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that 2024 fiscal year-to-date net general revenue collections decreased 7.4 percent compared to July 2022, from $970.3 million last year to $898.7 million this year. GROSS COLLECTIONS BY TAX TYPE Individual income tax collections Decreased 19.5 percent for the year, from $684.0 million
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SPRINGFIELD – A 14-karat white gold woman’s double halo-style ring, a $500 bill from 1934 and collectible basketball cards featuring seven Hall of Famers are some of the unclaimed property items to be auctioned live August 19 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. State Treasurer Michael Frerichs oversees the auction, which will take place
