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Ste. Genevieve to host painting competition 

STE. GENEVIEVE – The 18th Annual Sainte Genevieve Plein Air Painting Competition is scheduled for September 21-25, 2022.   Headquartered at the Sainte Genevieve Art Center and & Museum at 310 Merchant Street, artists may register Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday morning for a chance to win $3,000 in awards and prizes. Visitors to the exhibit

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Astronomy Telescope Show slated for the Jeffco Observatory

HILLSBORO – An Astronomy Telescope Show, “Dobson-Fest” will be held at the Jefferson College Observatory on the campus of Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri on Saturday September 17, 2022 from 4-10 p.m. This will be an outdoor event with demonstrations and tips from local amateur astronomers on how get the maximum enjoyment out of your

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Beverage Manufacturers Are Polluting Our Parks With Plastic

by Matt Ankney  The Missouri State Parks’s latest communication about plastic trash clogging and littering our popular public areas blames the individual visitor; not the actual problem: the beverage companies selling single-use plastic bottles by the ton in areas where recycling access is limited and a large portion of collected recyclable refuse ends up in local landfills.

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Governor’s cost-share program to generate economic development through transportation projects

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri General Assembly in the last legislative session appropriated $75 million to the departments of transportation and economic development for the Governor’s Transportation Cost-Share Program, aiming to build partnerships with local entities to deliver road and bridge projects. Guidelines and applications for the cost-share program are now available at modot.org/governors-transportation-cost-share-program. The

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Perryville man among this year’s Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame inductees

PERRYVILLE — A Perryville man is among the inductees in the 2022 Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame. Curt Vogel is listed among those who will be inducted into the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame later this year.   The Class of 2022 was announced Sunday, August 14th, 2022 at the Missouri State Fair – Military

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Perryville Police report

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   24-year-old Amanda M. Krull and 30-year-old Landon M. Torres, both of Perryville were charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police say the arrests came after a traffic stop in the 500 block of Morning Star Circle at 3:55 p.m.

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