PERRYVILLE – Citizens Electric Corporation (CEC) linemen, engineers, and contractors have been working since late Sunday evening to repair storm damage in Ste. Genevieve and Perry County. Severe weather passing through Southeast Missouri caused widespread damage within CEC’s territory causing 1,700 members to be without power. Crews are working to replace more than 30 poles, […]
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BOSTON, Mass — Missouri gas prices have risen 6.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.05/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Gas prices in Missouri are 20.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.26/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price
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JEFFERSON CITY– The Senate and House Bipartisan Redistricting Commissions held their first set of public hearings in St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield this week. Missourians were able to attend in person to show support, testify or submit written testimony though the Redistricting Office website. A common theme throughout testimony was to count everyone. Republicans are
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – Autumn color will be in full splendor soon in southeast Missouri according to Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Community Forester, Jennifer Behnken. Sassafras, blackgum, flowering dogwood, sugar maple, hickories, and oaks are all in the process of exhibiting more noticeable spectacles of auburn. Behnken said the region’s fall colors are in patches
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Conservation Commission met Oct. 21 for a commission workshop and closed executive session at the MDC Central Regional Office and Conservation Research Center, 3500 E. Gans Road in Columbia. The Missouri Conservation Commission met Oct. 22 for its regular open meeting at MDC Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson
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JEFFERSON CITY — Following federal guidance issued from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has amended the state’s standing orders for Moderna and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine administration for those who are eligible for a booster shot. For individuals who received a
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A landmark plan to protect pregnant mothers by setting standards for the qualifications and education of midwives in Illinois sponsored by State Senator Cristina Castro (D- Elgin) passed the Senate Wednesday. “Midwives play a huge role in many women’s pregnancies, from providing care and guidance before pregnancy all the way to postpartum
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JEFFERSON CITY – Staff members at Missouri State Museum invite the public to attend their virtual program about Missouri surveying presented by surveyor Matt Thomas at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3 on the Missouri State Museum Facebook page: facebook.com/MissouriStateMuseum. Thomas comes from a long line of surveyors in central Missouri. With the purchase of the Louisiana
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick Thursday joined Missouri bankers across the state to voice concerns about an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposal requiring financial institutions to turn over financial account information for accounts with inflows or outflows totaling more than $10,000. At stops in St. Charles, Jefferson City, and Springfield, the Treasurer
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JEFFERSON CITY – On Thursday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced that more than three million Missourians have completed their COVID-19 vaccine series. Missouri reaches this milestone upon the successful conclusion of the COVID-19 vaccine incentive program, MO VIP, that Governor Mike Parson announced on July 21, 2021. In total, more than 66,500 adults and minors were
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