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Informational video updates for state parks and historic sites will be posted online

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Team members from Missouri State Parks invite the public to visit mostateparks.com and view the public information videos for Robertsville, Long Branch, Pershing, Grand Gulf and Stockton state parks and Osage Village State Historic Site. After watching the videos, the public is encouraged to submit their input, comments or questions about the park or […]

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. Among the reports: 18-year-old Joshua Christopher Icenhower of Imperial is charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police say the arrest followed a traffic stop at 12:16 a.m. Friday, August 26, 2022 at the 129 mile marker on I-55.

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Perryville, Ste. Genevieve law enforcement agencies receive equipment grants

JEFFERSON CITY—The Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety, which maintains that education, public policy, enforcement, engineering and emergency response are at the core of making Missouri’s roads safer, recently extended grant opportunities to local law enforcement agencies. Regional grant funding is used to cover the cost of equipment and intended to reduce the number of fatalities

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Public meetings scheduled Sept. 17 for six Missouri state parks and historic sites

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Team members from Missouri State Parks invite the public to attend informational meetings throughout the state to provide their input and comments, and to ask questions about the parks and their operations. The meeting locations and times are as follows: Joe State Park: Open house from 3-4 p.m. at Shelter 1, 2800

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$10 million in ARPA funding for Missouri residential care and assisted living facilities

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri residential care and assisted living facilities licensed with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) are now eligible for reimbursement for COVID-19-related expenses through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). $10 million of this federal funding has been allocated for reimbursement. Providers may seek reimbursement for expenses incurred and/or business interruption costs directly related to preparing, preventing and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will compensate

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Benso leaves Chamber to pursue opportunity as corporate counsel

SPRNGFIELD – Today, I make a bittersweet announcement that the Chamber’s Executive Director of the Healthcare Council, Lori Benso will be moving on from the Chamber to her next chapter. While Lori remains dedicated to making Illinois a better place for employers to be successful, Lori has chosen to pursue that goal through her new

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Celebrate Archaeology Day 2022 at Graham Cave State Park

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Celebrate Archaeology Day 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at Graham Cave State Park. Everyone is encouraged to celebrate at Missouri’s most significant early archaeological cave. On Jan. 20, 1961, Graham Cave became the first archaeological site in the United States to be designated a National Historical

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Chester Bridge at full width Saturday – Monday

SIKESTON—Work to rehabilitate the Chester Bridge is underway. The bridge spans the Mississippi River, connecting the cities of Perryville, Missouri and Chester, Illinois via MO Route 51/IL Route 150. The maintenance project includes pavement rehab and some minor structural steel repairs. Currently, Route 51 is reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction in

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