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Illini Girls State delegates report to unit

CHESTER – Delegates to the 2022 Illini Girls State reported to members of Alva Courier Unit No. 487 at a recent meeting.  Illini Girls State Delegates Chelsea August and Kerrington Malley of Chester High School.   The Auxiliary Unit sponsored Chelsea August, Kerrington Malley and Julia Venus from Chester High School to attend the event

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Jefferson College chosen first for Webster University ‘Heartland’ Scholarship Program

HILLSBORO, Mo. — Webster University recently launched the Heartland Promise Initiative, a program at Jefferson College that will encourage students to pursue four-year college degrees. Scholarships will be awarded to offset the costs of tuition, books, and room and board.   The program is designed to address a troubling statistic that is often overlooked when

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Jeremy Tanz named a 2023 Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy Fellow

CLARKSDALE, Miss. – Jeremy Tanz, the executive director of the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission, based in Perryville, has been named by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) as one of 40 community leaders from all eight DRA states as fellows of the 2023 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy.    DLI is

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Josef Edward Flieg is Valle Rotary Student of the Month

STE. GENEVIEVE – Josef Edward Flieg is the Valle Rotary Student of the Month for November. Josef is the son of Scott and Julie Flieg of Bloomsdale. His academic achievements include Academic all-state for three years, honors student for four years. He received the Love of Learning award for two years, and received the Forever

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Missouri Republicans have historic night

Missouri Republican PartyJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Tuesday, come January 2023, for the first time in state history, Republicans will have supermajorities in the Missouri House and Senate while also occupying all state-wide elected offices. A supermajority in the Missouri House and Senate requires that two-thirds of the members of either chamber are of the same

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Missouri Right to Life congratulates pro-life Missourians and pro-life candidates

JEFFERSON CITY — November General election results gives pro-life Missourians and Americans some good news, some bad news and much to pray about in the weeks ahead.   Pro-life Missourians have much to celebrate and be thankful for! We maintained our pro-life majorities in the Missouri House, Senate and U.S. Congress. We also kept our

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MU prepares for winter weather

COLUMBIA, Mo. — It’s that time of year to begin preparing for winter weather that will be arriving soon in mid-Missouri. For the University of Missouri, that means faculty, staff and students will once again shift to remote working and learning during inclement weather events to reduce interruptions.   Faculty members who have scheduled classes

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MU study – Monkeypox mutations cause virus to spread rapidly, evade drugs and vaccines

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Monkeypox has infected more than 77,000 people in more than 100 countries worldwide, and — similar to COVID-19 — mutations have enabled the virus to grow stronger and smarter, evading antiviral drugs and vaccines in its mission to infect more people.   Now, a team of researchers at the University of Missouri

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