COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine — In 2018, Wreaths Across America (WAA) rolled out its Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE). This museum on wheels was designed to share the mission to Remember, Honor and Teach in local communities across the country. Since that time the program and reach has travelled so much further than WAA could have anticipated – in […]
by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will equip, coordinate and train teams of student eclipse observers across North America, playing a vital role in NASA’s plans to study the rare celestial event in April. SIU faculty and staff leaders of a project that will equip, coordinate and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey today warned consumers to be alert for possible “storm-chasers” following the heavy rains and flooding across Missouri over the weekend. “I want to educate Missourians on potential scams that arise in the wake of serious storms like the ones that ripped through the Kansas City area a few
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, and runs through midnight on Sunday, Aug. 6. During this time, certain back-to-school purchases such as school supplies, computers, clothing and other qualifying items as defined by statute are exempt from all state and local sales tax.
Springfield, IL – State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) issued the following statement in response to the Illinois Supreme Court’s 5-2 decision to uphold the controversial no-cash bail provisions of SAFE-T Act: “I am extremely disappointed by the Court’s ruling. Throughout the past few years, we have seen Democratic lawmakers prioritize the needs and wants
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CHESTER – The Chester Ordnance and Public Property Committee will meet in special session Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF CHESTER ORDINANCE & PUBLIC PROPERTY COMMITTEE Notice is hereby given that the Ordinance & Public Property Committee of the City
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The draft minutes of the Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District Board of Education meeting held Tuesday, July 18. The open session began at 6:30 p.m. following a 5:30 p.m. closed session. A district official said this would be the pattern for future meetings. Closed session at 5:30 p.m. and
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CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois delegation continued their mission to the United Kingdom yesterday and announced the intent to pursue a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK to advance trade and economic development goals. The Governor and Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch met with Nigel Huddleston, Minister of State at
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased by 10,000 jobs in June 2023, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.6 percent. Private industry employment increased by 9,200 jobs and government employment increased by 800 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.6 percent in June
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, total manufacturing employment has grown 5.7% in Missouri, outpacing national growth of 1.6%, according to the Missouri Chamber’s latest quarterly economic report. Ted Abernathy, managing partner of Economic Leadership LLC, said Missouri has added over 30,000 net new jobs in manufacturing between 2010 and 2022.
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