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Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge expansion to benefit people, birds and important wildlife habitat

STE. GENEVIEVE — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a newly expanded acquisition boundary for the Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri and Illinois. Authorization of this expansion will allow the Service to acquire up to 90,000 acres of land purchases from interested landowners who are willing sellers within the expanded […]

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Gas prices to spike 50¢ to $1 per gallon in the Corn Belt

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. DALLAS – Drivers in Oklahoma, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and Kansas: be ready. GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform saving North American drivers the most money on gas, today predicts that gas prices in these

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Chester Area Christian Food Pantry distribution held at Cohen

CHESTER – Chester Area Christian Food Pantry volunteer Bill Gross (right) watches as the St. Louis Area Food Bank truck driver unloads pallets of food to distribute at the August 23 Mobile Market. Jim Beers Photo     Carl Nitsche, a regular Chester Area Christian Food Pantry volunteer, takes a brief water break during the

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Chester Personnel and Insurance Committee meets Wednesday

CHESTER – The Chester Personnel and Insurance Committee will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 13 in the Chester Muncipal Building.   NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING   CITY OF CHESTER PERSONNEL & INSURANCE COMMITTEE     Notice is hereby given that the Personnel & Insurance Committee of the City of Chester, Illinois, will hold a

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U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announces call for nominations for 2024 National Small Business Week Awards

WASHINGTON– On Thursday, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America’s 33 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, announced the call for nominations for the 2024 National Small Business Week (NSBW) Awards. The NSBW Awards recognize the outstanding achievements, triumphs, contributions, and resilience of SBA-assisted small businesses that help to drive the American

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office reports arrests and incidents

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests and incidents for the week ending September 1st.   Arrested Persons: 10 (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 1 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 5 Animal Control:

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State Rep. Jim Murphy announces first meeting of House Special Committee on the earnings tax

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Jim Murphy, Chairman of the Special Interim Committee on the Earnings Tax, is announcing the first of three public hearings with the aim of evaluating the policies of municipalities that utilize an earnings tax.   The first hearing will be held at the Missouri State Capitol on Tuesday, September

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SGHS invites local businesses to participate in annual college and career information event

STE. GENEVIEVE – Local businesses are invited to participate in the 2023-2024 College & Career Information Event at the Ste. Genevieve High School Peggy J. Johnson Gymnasium on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. New this year, freshmen and sophomores will also have the opportunity to participate in the event. Each high school student will be able

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