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Ste. Genevieve High School places third in MoDOT Bridge Building Contest

SIKESTON—After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students put their bridges to the test Thursday at the completion of MoDOT’s 19th Annual Bridge Building Competition. The competition challenges high school juniors and seniors to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials—balsa wood, thread

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Ste. Genevieve R-II Board Briefs released

Produced by the Ste. Genevieve R-II School District STE. GENEVIEVE — This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s Nov. 15, 2022, Regular Meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website and are located on BoardDocs, linked here (https://go.boarddocs.com/mo/stegen/Board.nsf/Public). The video of

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Ste. Genevieve School District R-II outlines requirement for school board candidates

STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District will accept declarations of candidacy from any person interested in running for a position on the school board in the April 4, 2023 election. There are three positions available, each with a three-year term as director on the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education.

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Blunt backs Respect for Marriage Act with religious liberty Amendment

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement Wednesday on the bipartisan religious liberty amendment to the Respect for Marriage Act: “This bill is now designed to accomplish two things. People who are legally married in one state have the same protections and responsibilities in any other state that are offered to

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Center for Rural Affairs’ farm bill recommendations seek to protect, ease enrollment for USDA programs

Center for Rural Affairs’ farm bill recommendations seek to protect, ease enrollment for USDA programs LYONS, NEBRASKA – After months of gathering feedback from farm and rural leaders across the Midwest, the Center for Rural Affairs has released its 2023 farm bill platform. The platform outlines opportunities for improvement within working lands conservation, access to

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Commentary: Cost of Thanksgiving Meal Skyrockets in Annual Survey

By Garrett Hawkins As we approach the holiday season, everyone knows how much damage inflation has done to Americans’ pocketbooks and retirement accounts. We have all been fretting about higher costs at both Thanksgiving and Christmas over the next five weeks. From pie crusts to presents, costs are skyrocketing.   The first round of data

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EPA fines Missouri home renovators for lead-based paint violations

LENEXA, Kan. – Two home renovation companies in Missouri have agreed to pay penalties to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act.   According to EPA, the following companies failed to comply with regulations intended to reduce the hazards of lead-based paint exposure during renovations:

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