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Central Illinois mother-daughter pair end year with Dec. 11 joint book launch party

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LINCOLN, Ill.– A year to remember has taken on a special meaning for one central Illinois family, with a mother-daughter joint release of new books they have authored to end 2022. E.G. Keith is out with her second book of the year, after her first successful young-adult novel Havoc was released in March. The sequel is Serenity, and in it […]

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Chester Christmas on the River is huge success

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Great weather encouraged good crowds and convenient shopping BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The 2022 Christmas on the River in Chester event was deemed a huge success by organizers, shoppers and visitors to the three-day event. Shoppers came from around the surrounding area to take advantage of the great weather, excellent shopping opportunities

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Feline genetics help pinpoint first-ever domestication of cats, MU study finds

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Nearly 10,000 years ago, humans settling in the Fertile Crescent, the areas of the Middle East surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, made the first switch from hunter-gatherers to farmers. They developed close bonds with the rodent-eating cats that conveniently served as ancient pest-control in society’s first civilizations.   A new study

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IL Freedom Caucus calls on legislative colleagues to remember their oath to protect not attack the Constitution

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Freedom Caucus is issuing the following statement on the recently filed House Bill 5855, which is perhaps the most hostile attack on the 2nd Amendment to date.   “There is universal agreement mass shootings are evil and wrong. The disagreement comes in how to deal with the problem. For some, the path

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MSHP report

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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released the following arrest report(s): 28-year-old Frank S. Krause of Ste. Genevieve was arrested at 11:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 on a charge out of Crystal City for failure to appear on a charge of expired plates. He was being held in the Crystal City

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Office of Broadband encourages participation in FCC challenge process

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JEFFERSON CITY – Missourians have until January 13 to file challenges to newly released maps of broadband coverage to be considered when determining Missouri’s share of federal broadband funding. The Office of Broadband Development encourages Missourians to make sure their homes, businesses, and communities are correctly represented on the maps to ensure locations are eligible for funding

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Perryville Police reports

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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report of incidents. Property damage was reported at the Elks Lodge at 921 N. Perryville Boulevard at 4:50 p.m. November 14. Police say a door locked was damaged. A hit and run traffic crash was reported at 11 a.m. December 1 in the 1400 block

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