PERRYVILLE – Representatives from Dollar General presented a $20,000 Beyond Words Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to the Perryville High School library Thursday, Oct. 30. The grant will help the PHS library purchase new books after it lost 90 percent of its collection during the March 14 tornado. The storm blew out […]
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WASHINGTON, DC – As a lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds approaches, Americans are turning to Community Action Agencies, trusted, locally‑led organizations tasked with combating poverty, for help. Yet, hundreds of Community Action organizations across the country, responsible for critical services that often include food banks and meal-delivery services for seniors, are
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is committing $50 million to fund zero-interest and low-interest loans to unpaid federal workers during the government shutdown. The loans will be issued through participating banks and credit unions across Illinois with money made available through the Treasurer’s linked-deposit program. An estimated 153,000 federal employees live and
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation, along with the Illinois State Police and law enforcement agencies across the state, is reminding the public that becoming an impaired driving monster this Halloween – whether due to alcohol, cannabis or other drugs – can result in needless horrors. The message is clear: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The ‘Agenda’ for this morning’s meeting of the Ste. Geneveve County Commission has been released. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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STE. GENEVIEVE – As Halloween approaches, the City of Ste. Genevieve would like to remind everyone of our community’s trick-or-treating guidelines to help ensure a safe and enjoyable evening for all. Trick-or-Treating HoursTrick-or-treating will be permitted on Halloween evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. within city limits. Age GuidelinesTrick-or-treating is especially intended for children
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eighth District Missouri Congressman Jason Smith, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined Congressman Greg Steube (FL-17) and other Republican Members of the Committee in writing to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer expressing concern over a recently announced plan to expand
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, in partnership with the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, will host a panel discussion Tuesday, Nov. 4, looking at the future of higher education in the state. “The Future of Higher Education in Illinois: Dollars, Demographics, and Technology” is from 5:30-7 p.m. in the
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Law school students from around the country will compete this weekend as the Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School hosts the National Health Law Moot Court competition, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, to argue a fictitious case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Twenty-two teams from 15 schools across the country will participate in
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PCSD 32 PERRYVILLE – The Perryville High School Silver Dagger Players invite everyone to their performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Nov. 6-8 at the Perry Park Center. All performances begin at 7 p.m. and tickets will be sold at the door for $7, general seating. According to the
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