SIKESTON, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Food Bank served nearly 13 million meals to neighbors facing hunger in 2023, providing food assistance to 80,000 individuals each month. “We saw an increase in people needing help in 2022 that continued into 2023, with a lot of our neighbors struggling with high food costs,” said Joey Keys, chief executive […]
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SIKESTON – The Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety has awarded grant funding for project prom and graduation events at 39 schools across the district – including Perryville and Ste. Genevieve High Schools. The schools were recently awarded $200 for student lock-in events. Funding assists with event expenses such as location rental, food, or entertainment. Schools
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – March is National Nutrition Month®, an annual campaign by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that promotes the importance of making informed food choices and healthy eating habits. Established in 1973, this initiative raises awareness about the significance of proper nutrition for individuals of all ages. As part of
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Daylight saving time begins on March 10 and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks forward to make sure the devices are working. “Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half as you only have about two
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Planning on “going native” with landscaping but not sure where to start? The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is inviting you to attend free events focused on native species March 12 – 16 at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center! “Our annual native plant seminar and plant sale are highly anticipated,” said Cape
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO, – Rhodes Convenience Stores, founded in 1956 by U.S. Army veteran Gene Rhodes, has partnered with the Department of Veteran Affairs’ Cape Girardeau Healthcare Center to assist veterans in need with transportation expenses related to their healthcare visits. Veterans using public transportation will have their rides to appointments paid for. Those using personal
PARK HILLS – The Mineral Area College Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, March 7, 2024, in the VanHerck Board Room on the Park Hills campus. Open session begins at 11:00 a.m. The tentative agenda: MAC AGENDA
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EAST SAINT LOUIS – On March 1, 2024, at approximately 11:53 p.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a traffic crash involving an ISP trooper’s squad car that was hit by a motorist who failed to move over on Interstate 64 eastbound in the area of milepost 1.5, St. Clair County. On the above
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WASHINGTON – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has reached a five-year tentative agreement significantly raising pay, improving health care and retirement benefits, and providing critical job security for all 5,000 Teamsters at Anheuser-Busch breweries nationwide. The tentative agreement was unanimously recommended by the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee after reconvening at the bargaining table with
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that 27-year-old Samuel D. Moore of Poplar Bluff has been sentenced to serve 120 months (10 years) in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug-trafficking and firearm related charges. Moore appeared for his sentencing hearing Thursday before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.
