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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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Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education meets tonight

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education will meet in special session tonight. PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32 Board of Education Special Meeting Open Session  Agenda Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Old Senior High School, Room 105 6:00 p.m.   Open Session called to order   Pledge of Allegiance  

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Find Black Vulture resources

JEFFERSON CITY – Black vultures are increasing in population and their aggressive nature can cause problems for livestock producers in Missouri. Unlike the less-aggressive turkey vulture, black vultures are known to gang up and prey on newborn livestock. They sometimes attack cows that are ill or giving birth. While they feed on dead animals, they

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Farmington man arrested for possession of child pornography

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of 31-year-old Stephen Earl Raymond Marez of Farmington, Mo.   Marez was arrested July 19, 2023, for one count of promoting child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography, following an investigation by the Division of

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Chester Ordinance and Public Property Committee meets in special session

CHESTER – The Chester Ordinance and Public Property Committee meets in special session at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 2 in the municipal building 1330 Swanwick Street.   NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING   CITY OF CHESTER ORDINANCE & PUBLIC PROPERTY COMMITTEE     Notice is hereby given that the Ordinance & Public Property Committee of the

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Cannabis microbusiness license application process opens Thursday

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – With the passing of Amendment 3 in November 2022, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) was tasked with creating a lottery process to grant a limited number of new small business licenses called “microbusinesses.” Electronic applications will be accepted beginning this Thursday.      More information defining this license type is

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Accreditation Assessment Team invites public comment on patrol

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announced today an assessor from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc., will arrive on August 7, 2023, to examine all aspects of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. Verification by the

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