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MU institute releases new baseline food and agricultural outlook report

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Farm commodity prices have tumbled from the peak levels they rose to during spring 2022 — and new projections suggest that downward pressure on prices could continue throughout 2024 and beyond.   The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri (FAPRI) recently released its annual agricultural market baseline outlook, […]

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MSHP arrest reports

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrests reports.   Among those persons listed as arrested:   27-year-old Markeisha L. Brown of St. Louis was arrested Monday, March 18 on a charge of driving while revoked out of Arnold. She was being held in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail pending

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Wine Trail celebrates Missouri Food and Farmers

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.–The first Saturday of April, food and wine lovers will have the opportunity to learn more about today’s farmers while visiting six wine trail locations. Celebrating the best of what Missouri has to offer, tickets are selling fast for the sixth annual The Farmers’ Table Wine Trail event, taking place April 6 and made possible

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Miranda Lambert to headline the Illinois State Fair Grandstand

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Three-time GRAMMY winner and the most-awarded artist in Academy of Country Music history Miranda Lambert will perform at the Illinois State Fair on Sat., Aug. 17.   Lambert’s eighth solo album, Palomino, arrived in 2022 as the largest female country album debut of the year and earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album. Named among the best

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Voters narrow field to Top 16 Coolest Products Made in Illinois

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – With more than 122,000 votes cast, the field of contenders competing in the fourth annual “Makers Madness” contest has been narrowed to the Top 16. Hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, “Makers Madness” is a bracket-style tournament in which voters across the state will decide which product is The Coolest Thing Made in

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MDC offers tips for safely viewing April 8 solar eclipse in SEMO region

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – If your plans for viewing the celestial alignment on April 8 include visiting the southeast region of the state, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is reminding you to respect nature’s natural beauty, and to always practice safe habits while traveling. Suitable viewing locations include:   Seventy-Six Conservation Area Perry County Community

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Three area high schools participate in County Government Day

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PERRYVILLE – Perry County office holders welcomed students from St Vincent, Saxony and Perryville High School to the Perry County Courthouse for County Government Day on March 18. The annual event is organized by the American Legion Post 133 Women’s Auxiliary. Forty-three students – two or three for each office holder, spent the morning touring

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House Republicans present legislative solutions

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Minority Leader Tony McCombie held a capitol press conference recently to discuss the ongoing issues at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and to present their legislative package to provide solutions.   The House Republican solutions include Leader McCombie’s License Convenience Act (House Bill 4855), which would require the department to accept electronic payments

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office releases arrest reports

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports.   Arrested Person: 8  (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 4 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 1 Animal Control: 23 Bomb Threat: Brush Fire: Burglary: 1 Careless and Imprudent: 2

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Gov. Pritzker announces retirement of Major General Rich Neely

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CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker announced today that Major General Rich Neely, The Adjutant General for Illinois, Commander of the Illinois National Guard, and Director of the Illinois Department of Military Affairs will retire from the military in May after 40 years of service.   Governor Pritzker has selected Major General Rodney Boyd, the Assistant Adjutant

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