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NRCS Missouri announces funding opportunities for farmers and landowners

COLUMBIA — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Missouri invites qualifying farmers and landowners to apply to receive technical and financial assistance through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Funding is available for seven regional partnership projects. There is one project available in Perry County and two projects available in the counties of Ste […]

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SGHS students participate in Job Olympics

STE. GENEVIEVE – Area students participated recently in the Southeast Missouri Job Olympics held in Farmington and co-hosted by Ste. Genevieve High School. This was the first year that students from  Ste. Genevieve R-II competed in the event. Entire group Job Olympics is a competition developed to promote transition and employability skills for a broad

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SIU freshman wins free tuition after 2,000 students attend the men’s basketball home opener

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Annabel Carr, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale freshman from Edwardsville, Illinois, has won free tuition for the spring semester. She was chosen at random Nov. 7 when 2,000+ SIU students attended the first home men’s basketball game. The crowd was the largest attended home-opening game for SIU since 2014, with 5,199 fans

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Students win library’s Spooky Story Contest

STE. GENEVIEVE — We are excited to share that two student writers were recently recognized by the Ste. Genevieve County Library through its Spooky Story Contest! The Ste. Genevieve County Library strives to support local talent and young authors. This year, the library sponsored a spooky story contest for four age rangers: Grades 2-4, Grades

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Treasurer Fitzpatrick encourages Missourians to help return unclaimed military medals

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As Veterans Day approaches, Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick is asking Missourians to help return unclaimed military medals and insignia held as Unclaimed Property. The Treasurer’s Office currently holds 288 military medals and insignia including six purple hearts, four bronze stars, and more than 110 other service medals.   “As we

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University of Missouri is helping the aviation industry go ‘green’

COLUMBIA, Mo. — While biodiesel and ethanol are two forms of biofuel used to power today’s cars and trucks, one area of the transportation sector that’s still developing a viable biofuel solution is the aviation industry. Now, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from across the United States, including the University of Missouri, is working to

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Chris Cairns will be today’s featured speaker at Veterans Day celebration

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District 32 will welcome local veterans to campus this morning for our annual Veterans Day celebration.   The National Junior Honor Society and the PHS Cafeteria staff will serve breakfast to the veterans from 8-8:45 a.m., and the program begins at 9 a.m. on the football field.   The

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Conservation Stewardship Program applications now available

COLUMBIA — The Missouri Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced November 18, 2022, as the cut-off date to apply for the next available opportunity in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Classic.   CSP is the nation’s largest conservation program in terms of participating land and is designed to help agricultural producers

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Driver Examination Stations to close statewide for upcoming holidays

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following dates: Friday, November 11, 2022, in observance of Veterans Day. Normal operations will resume on Monday, November 14, 2022. Thursday, November 24, 2022, and Friday, November 25, 2022,

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