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Join MDC March 22 for Wild Webcast on invasive plants and animals

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites anyone interested in learning about invasive animal and plant species in Missouri to join its Wild Webcast on Invasive Plant and Animal Species online on Wednesday, March 22, from noon to 1 p.m. Register in advance for the MDC Wild Webcast on Invasive Plant and […]

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Measures filed to protect Missouri’s natural resources

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Ron Copeland has filed two pieces of legislation that would ensure proper oversight and accountability for state agencies that attempt to sell Missouri’s natural resources. Copeland filed both HJR 61 and HB 1104 to ensure when an agency sells the state’s natural resources that a significant portion of the

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Missouri House Committee sets one-mile buffer zone for landfills

RAYMORE, Mo. — In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Missouri House Local Government Committee voted to advance House Bill 909, to clarify existing statute (Section 260.205, RSMo) as it relates to solid waste disposal area permits in the Kansas City area and places a one-mile buffer between new landfills and their neighboring communities. During Tuesday’s hearing,

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Missouri Technology Corporation awards $2 million of SSBCI-funded equity investments

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) announced today that it will invest more than $2 million in eight high-growth potential startups that are developing technologies and businesses to create high-paying jobs across Missouri. Investments will be made through MTC’s Innovation, Development, and Entrepreneurial Advancement (IDEA) Fund Co-Investment Program, and is the first distribution

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Paul Simon Institute to host state Sen. Dale Fowler next week

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Illinois State Sen. Dale Fowler will discuss this year’s legislative agenda for the state when he participates in a Pizza & Politics session at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on March 2.    Fowler, R-Harrisburg, will discuss his career in politics and his current work in the Illinois

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   40-year-old Chauncy Hilliard of Alto Pass, Illinois was cited for possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance in the county jail and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on Church Street at 3:40 a.m. Feb. 3rd.  

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SIU to offer 10-week course to meet demand for civil engineering technicians

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale will offer a free training program this spring to address the shortage of entry-level civil engineering technicians in construction industries and ultimately improve infrastructure, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Transportation. The 10-week program, Building a Trained Workforce for the State of Illinois Infrastructure Industry

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Speaker calls for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gardner to resign

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Speaker Dean Plocher issued the following statement calling for the immediate resignation of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner:   “The recent events concerning Janae Edmondson illustrate the risk people from my community, this state and those traveling to St. Louis from anywhere in the country face. Today I call

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Ste. Genevieve Co. Sheriff’s Office reports arrests and incidents

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Gencvieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its report for the week ending February 17.   Arrested Person: 9  (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 3 Assault: 1 Assist Other Agency: 1 Bomb Threat: Animal Control: 11 Brush Fire:

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