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Ste. Genevieve man escapes injury in I-55 crash in St. Louis County

JEFFERSON CITY — A 50-year-old Ste. Genevieve man escaped injury in a traffic crash which sent a New Madrid man to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 83-year-old Ben Wesley of New Madrid was taken to Mercy Hospital South by ambulance following the crash on I-55 in […]

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Author visits Ste. Genevieve Middle School students

STE GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve Middle School hosted children’s author Ryan Dalton at the Performing Arts Center.     Ryan toured schools, libraries, and bookstores with his latest young adult novel, This Last Adventure, which was recognized as a School Library Journal Best Book of 2022.   In This Last Adventure, 13-year-old Archie uses storytelling

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Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge donates books to elementary schools

STE. GENEVIEVE – The students at Ste. Genevieve and Bloomsdale Elementary Schools now have 100 more books to read thanks to the Ste. Genevieve Elks Lodge No. 2674.   A school district official said, “These books will be used in literary programs at both elementary schools, including the book vending machine at Bloomsdale Elementary, and

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Attorney General Bailey obtains consent judgment in Dallas County dog breeder case

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In an effort to enforce the laws as written, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that his office obtained a consent judgment in a case against the business owner of Puppy Love Kennel, Corey Mincey, for violating Missouri’s standards for licensed commercial dog breeders. “As Attorney General, I will enforce the law as

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50 percent of Missourians have earned a credential or diploma beyond high school

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) is making progress in its goal of 60 percent of Missourians gaining an education beyond high school by 2030, based on the latest information from the Lumina Foundation. The goal is for 60 percent of Missourians between the ages of 25 and

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SIU Carbondale inks agreement to improve access for IECC students

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale strengthened its commitment to students in eastern Illinois on March 13 with an agreement to bring the expertise of a doctoral research university to qualified community college students by providing the option to earn their bachelor’s degrees remotely and at a lower cost in 10 academic programs.  

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