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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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Informational video updates for state parks and historic sites posted online in September

JEFFERSON CITY – Team members from Missouri State Parks invite the public to visit mostateparks.com and view informational videos for Johnson’s Shut-Ins, Katy Trail, Knob Noster, Pershing, Pomme de Terre, Rock Island Trail, Stockton, Taum Sauk Mountain, Harry S Truman and Wallace state parks, and Osage Village State Historic Site.   After watching the videos, the public is

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Hopkins and McDonough earn prestigious academic honors

College Board of National Recognition bestows honors for strong academic performance BY JIM BEERS CHESTER – Two Chester High School seniors, Garret Hopkins and Rylie McDonough, have been recognized by the Collage Board National Recognition Program for their excellent academic accomplishments throughout their high school careers to date. Chester High School’s Garret Hopkins and Rylie

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First major African-American film director and female millionaire are honored with historical markers in Metropolis

METROPOLIS, Ill. — The legacy of two influential Americans, Oscar Micheaux and Annie Turnbo Malone, were recognized last month with historical markers from the Illinois State Historical Society in front of the Chamber of Commerce Building on Market Street in Metropolis, Illinois,     Oscar Micheaux was America’s first major African American filmmaker and is

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