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Ste. Genevieve aldermen consider how to take street improvement plan to voters

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen discussed financing/street repairs and extensions when it met for a work session following the regular meeting last Thursday evening.   More discussion is expected on which plan to go with: the one with no tax increase or the one that will increase property taxes. Either one […]

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Missouri House passes HB 2320 designating Branson as ‘Live Entertainment Capital’ of Missouri

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House of Representatives is recognizing Branson, Mo., as the “Live Entertainment Capital” of the Show-Me State. HB 2320, championed by State Representative Brian Seitz, garnered widespread bipartisan support as legislators recognized the significant cultural and economic contributions of Branson to the state.   Branson, nestled in the picturesque Ozark

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SIU Paul Simon Institute talk to focus on American democracy, human rights and Ukraine

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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Evelyn Farkas, executive director of the McCain Institute, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Monday, April 1, for a virtual conversation about the urgent need to bolster American democracy, advance human rights and support Ukraine as it responds to Russia’s invasion.   Farkas will join John Shaw, the

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Ranken Technical College will receive a grant to develop a program involving Perryville Airport

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CLARKSDALE, Miss. – The Delta Regional Authority has announced a series of grants in its Delta Workforce Grant Program and one of those will be coming to a Perryville institution.   Ranken Technical College has been awarded $450,000 to develop the Ranken Airframe and Power Aviation Maintenance Education Program to strengthen industry and to expand

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Sean McNamara’s ‘On Fire’ film is the first to use the new Show MO Motion Media Tax Credit

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Jefferson City, Mo. — The inspirational story of a St. Louis native who overcomes near-fatal burn injuries was the first feature film to receive funding through Missouri’s Show MO Motion Media Tax Credit, also known as the Show MO Act.   In-Missouri spending for the production of “On Fire” totaled nearly $6.9 million over 19 days

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Drought Assessment Committee will meet April 17

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Drought Assessment Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in Jefferson City to continue coordinating a comprehensive state and federal response to drought conditions affecting portions of the state. This will be the Drought Assessment Committee’s second meeting of 2024. Governor Mike Parson’s Executive Order

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