STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (SGCMH) Medical Staff is proud to welcome Kristina Assaf, DO, to its esteemed medical team. A pediatrician with a deep passion for children’s health, Dr. Assaf will begin seeing patients at the Family Health Care office at Bloomsdale Medical Centre. Dr. Assaf has long known […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation has announced another extension of an allowance for heavier-than-normal truckloads of rock, sand and gravel on Missouri highways for flood relief, levees and other public infrastructure flood repair. The waiver allows private and for-hire motor carriers to haul up to 10% more than their licensed weight, axle weight,
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has congratulated two attorneys from his Office, Andrew Crane and Renee Suddy, on receiving the Missouri Bar Foundation’s David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award. This honor recognizes exceptional achievement in appellate practice by young lawyers whose work strengthens Missouri’s legal system. “Andrew Crane’s and Renee Suddy’s dedication
STE. GENEVIEVE – The Lt. Col J. Felix St. James Camp #326 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will present “Stepping over the line: Ulysses S. Grant and the art of political cartooning”. The speaker will be Dan Martin; award-winning illustrator, cartoonist, and designer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. (Dan also
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DWIGHT – Illinois State Police (ISP) officers investigated a traffic crash that occurred on I-55 southbound at milepost 217 in Livingston County involving an ISP Trooper. The Trooper was handling a previous crash when their squad car was struck by a driver who failed to move over. On September 2, 2025, at approximately 2:45 a.m.,
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SPRINGFIELD – The Republican primary for Governor of Illinois in 2026 is wide open, according to the latest edition of The Illinois Poll, with ‘undecided receiving a wide majority from respondents to the poll. The poll, taken before 2022 GOP Governor nominee Aaron Bailey publicly stated his potential interest in running again, shows plenty
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) strongly condemns actions by the Trump administration to roll back federal minimum wage and overtime protections for millions of home health care workers. “These reckless rollbacks undermine the economic security of working families across the country,” said IDOL Director Jane Flanagan. “While Illinois has robust minimum wage and
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SPRINGFIELD – With Newborn Screening Awareness Month underway in September, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is celebrating 60 years of the program in Illinois. Beginning in 1965 with testing for a single condition, Illinois’s newborn screening program now checks for more than 50 conditions, offering the hope of early diagnosis and intervention when needed.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois First Assistant Deputy Governor Ryan Croke was presented the 2025 IARF Champion Award by Josh Evans, President & CEO during the Association’s 2025 IARF Educational Conference & Expo at the Bloomington Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The IARF Champion Award recognizes individuals, groups, and/or organizations that put forth significant effort(s) to support, advance,
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CHESTER – The Methodist Men Group at the First United Methodist Church in Cheser met Tuesday September 2 at the FUMC Fellowship Hall. The Men meet the first Tuesday of every month September through May. They take the summer months of June, July, and August off for vacations and summer activities. The
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