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Missouri Teacher of the year gives classroom perspective on school performance report

By Alisa Nelson, Missourinet JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s public schools are figuring out their game plan to adjust to the latest state report cards. The 2021-2022 Annual Performance Report (APR), which details overall K-12 public school performance, shows 112 school districts could be at risk of losing full accreditation, if they don’t improve over the next […]

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Mo gas prices are unchanged

BOSTON, Mass. — Average gasoline prices in Missouri are unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.05/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 0.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 74.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of

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Perry County wants to be in Missouri’s German Heritage Corridor

Missourinet JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s German Heritage Corridor spans the Missouri River from St. Louis City to western Missouri’s Lafayette County.   State Representative Rick Francis wants to add Perry County to the corridor.   The Perryville Republican said he is sponsoring a bill that looks to Perry County’s historic past.   “Perry County had

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   28-year-old Christopher Daniel Barr of St. Louis was arrested March 17th on a fugitive warrant out of St. Louis County. Barr was arrested at the Perry County Memorial Hospital.   20-year-old Dalton J. Schamburg of Perryville was arrested March 12th on a fugitive

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Sikeston man sentenced to 125 months in federal prison

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Cameron Melton Malone, age 30, of Sikeston, Missouri, was sentenced to serve a total aggregate sentence of 125 months in federal prison for the offenses of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession With Intent to Distribute Marijuana.   Malone appeared for his sentencing

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SIU’s $5.8M special ed project aims to help keep students with disabilities in Illinois schools

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — A Southern Illinois University Carbondale team has launched a 2-year project to help educators around the state find effective ways to help students with disabilities and behavioral concerns stay in school rather than face disciplinary action such as suspension or expulsion, thanks to a $5.841 million Special Education Behavior

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