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Perryville Elks will hold Veterans’ breakfast and awards ceremony

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Elks Lodge 2701 will be hosting a Veterans breakfast in conjunction with the Missouri National Veterans Memorial Wall (MNVM).    All Veterans and their significant other(s) are invited and encouraged to attend.   The breakfast will start at 0700 and go until 0900 on December 6, 2022 at Perryville Elks, 921 […]

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SGHS students’ bridges will be put to the test Thursday

SIKESTON—After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students, including members of a class at Ste. Genevieve High School, are now gearing-up to put their bridges to the test.   The Missouri Department of Transportation will test bridges entered into its 19th Annual Bridge Building Competition on Thursday,

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Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District board meets Thursday

STE. GENEVIEVE — The board of directors of the Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District will meet in regular session Thursday.   The meeting will begin at 5:15 p.m.   The meeting is open to the public:   Regular Meeting Tentative Agenda   Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 5:15 p.m.   Place: Ste. Genevieve County

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Chester celebrates Veteran’s Day at VFW Post 3553

Crowd enjoys ceremony and FREE lunch on Veteran’s Day BY JIM BEERS Contributing Writer CHESTER – An annual Veteran’s Day tradition returned to the Chester Kaskaskia VFW Post 3553 Friday November 11 when it hosted the community Veteran’s Day Ceremony.  This year’s program was titled, “Honoring ALL Who Served.” Anthony West, Commander of the Chester

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Chester Grade School presents Character Awards

CHESTER — Several students at Chester Grade School were recognized Friday November 4 for demonstrating the character trait of having good “Social Awareness”. They are: (Front row, left to right) Presley Braun, Sophia Sumpter, Braelyn Rains, and Brooklyn Eggemeyer. (Back row, left to right): Brenna Hammel, Kiara Mathis, and Carter Davitz. Not pictured: Mila Lopez.

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MDC reports 93,355 deer harvested during firearms opening weekend

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 93,355 deer during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season Nov. 12 and 13. Of the 93,355 deer harvested, 55,267 were antlered bucks, 7,250 were button bucks, and 30,838 were does. Top harvest

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