JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded four WIC local agencies with the 2023 Gold WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence for exemplary efforts in supporting breastfeeding WIC mothers. The four agencies are: Carroll County Health Department WIC, Family Care Health Centers WIC, Stone County Health Department WIC and […]
They say there is safety in numbers. In the case of the General Assembly, you could say there is progress in numbers for certain kinds of bills. Almost every year, a large number of so-called “naming bills” are proposed by Missouri’s senators and representatives. These bills typically honor and memorialize notable people and pieces
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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The Chester Fire Department was called out to a house fire Tuesday at 11:50 a.m. The call was due to a reported residential fire at 753 Swanwick Street. The caller who reported the fire stated that there was a smoking electrical box in the basement of the
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CHESTER – The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois is teaming up with Memorial Hospital and the Randolph County Health Department to provide a free kidney, health screening, and health fair on September 19, 2023 for all community members. The screening will be held at the Chester American Legion from 10:00am-2:00pm, and anyone interested in getting
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ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday sentenced a man from Charleston, Missouri to 100 months in prison for selling methamphetamine four times. Jonathan L. McCatrey, 32, pleaded guilty in April to four counts of distributing methamphetamine. He admitted selling the drug to an undercover Missouri State Highway Patrol sergeant
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SEDALIA, Mo. – Hayden Duncan, son of Kevin and Diana Duncan, is the exhibitor of the 2023 Grand Champion Market Pen of Chickens at the Missouri State Fair. Hayden is from Centertown, and is a member of the Columbia FFA Chapter. Hayden’s prize-winning pen of chickens had an average weight of 6.91 pounds. The
JEFFERSON CITY – The following letter was sent by Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins to Commissioner Danny Werfel of the Internal Revenue Service: “Missouri’s farmers and ranchers are experiencing substantial crop and pasture losses due to continued dry weather that has persisted across our state since 2022. According to the latest drought monitor report, over
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SEDALIA – The 121st Missouri State Fair begins this Thursday, Aug. 10, in Sedalia! Join us on Opening Day, Mizzou Day, presented by the University of Missouri, with $7 gate admission for fairgoers age 13 and older, $2 admission for ages 6-12, and free admission for kids 5 and under. Select concession stands and vendors will
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. A leaving the scene motor vehicle crash was reported at 11 p.m. July 24th at 11 North Main Street. The crash result in damage to a bench owned by the city.
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by Kim Rendfeld CARBONDALE, Ill. – Thirty-four years after leaving the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus two classes short of a bachelor’s, Percy James Timberlake Jr. of Chicago has earned his degree, thanks to SIU’s Project 90 initiative. “I wanted to show my children it’s never too late to get an education or finish what
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