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$58 million grant will reduce lead in schools, childcare facilities

LENEXA, Kan. – At an event in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox and EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash, along with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark, announced $58 million in grant funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s report

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports through   July 21st   Arrested Person: 6  (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 4 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 3 Animal Control: 13 Bomb Threat: Brush Fire: Burglary: Careless and

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State lines are danger zones for gas prices, GasBuddy finds

DALLAS, Tex. — Motorists traveling between Illinois and Missouri can save 57 cents a gallon if they wait until Missouri to gas up.   That’s among the finding in a GasBuddy study of stateline gas price differentials.   As summer travel hits its peak, road trippers be warned: pay attention to state lines before filling

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St. Louis County man admits stealing Veterans Administration disability benefits

ST. LOUIS – A man from St. Louis County, Missouri on Tuesday admitted stealing $106,245 in Veterans Administration disability benefits by fraudulently claiming various medical conditions.  Charles Adams, 50, of Berkeley, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey to theft of government funds.   Adams underwent multiple medical evaluations after he

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SIU’s McLeod Theater is the place to lose your blues and get ‘Footloose’ Aug. 3-6

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — It’s time to get with Ren and his classmates as the All Southern High School Theater Project (ASHSTP) visits Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s McLeod Theater stage next month and gets “Footloose.”   The ‘Footloose’ cast rehearses a dance for the first act.   The McLeod Summer Playhouse (MSP) musical  is co-sponsored by Artspace

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Senator Schmitt again demands answers from State Department on passport backlog

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Missouri U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding answers on the backlog of passports, particularly relating to certain amounts of money and manpower being used for Biden Administration pet projects in foreign countries rather than passport processing:   “Unnecessary expenditures by the State Department

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