Regional News

Southeast Missouri Food Bank receives BBB TORCH Award

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Food Bank is a 2022 Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) TORCH Award winner for BBB Serving Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois.   The TORCH Awards honor businesses and charities exemplifying high ethics in their treatment of customers, employees and suppliers. Three businesses and one nonprofit were recognized in […]

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Midwest Sterilization donates $35,000 to SEMO Food Bank expansion project

SIKESTON, Mo. – Midwest Sterilization Corporation has contributed $35,000 to Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s Feed More campaign, supporting the food bank’s expansion with a second location in Jackson.   “Midwest Sterilization Corporation is proud to support the Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s expansion in Jackson in order to increase their much-needed services in our area,” said

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Man charged with starting fires in Mark Twain National Forest, assaulting Forest Service employee

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Iron County, Missouri has been indicted on charges that accuse him of starting fires in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri and assaulting a law enforcement officer.   Lucas G. Henson, 36, appeared in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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Casting announced for Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables

ST. LOUIS, Mo.– Casting for Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, has been announced for the touring production coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre January 17-22.   Celebrated tour alums Nick Cartell and Preston Truman Boyd return to the barricades to portray the fugitive ‘Jean

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Chick-fil-A Supply to open new distribution center in Maryland Heights

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Chick-fil-A Supply, LLC, a subsidiary and distribution service provider of Chick-fil-A, Inc., announced today it will open a new distribution center in Maryland Heights, investing $16 million and creating more than 60 new jobs. The 100,000-square-foot facility will be used to serve more than 40 Chick-fil-A restaurants across the St. Louis

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Katherine Benkendorf from Uniontown participates in A Capella Nebraska Music Education Association conference in Lincoln, Nebraska

SEWARD, Neb. — Katherine Benkendorf from Uniontown, Mo. participated in the A Capella Nebraska Music Education Association conference on Nov. 18, at St. Paul Methodist Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.   The choir performed a half-hour set, “The Emerald Isle: Inspirations of Ireland” to music educators and attendees of the conference.   About Concordia University, Nebraska

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St. Louis earns ‘Judicial Hellhole’ ranking again

NFIB Report JEFFERSON CITY — NFIB State Director Brad Jones issued the following statement after St. Louis landed on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s annual list of “Judicial Hellholes.” In addition to ongoing lawsuit abuse, St. Louis courtrooms are also turning a blind eye to “both state law and U.S. Supreme Court precedent” on expert and evidence standards,

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Cheers to Charcuterie!

St. Louis District Dairy Council ST. LOUIS — Over the past few years, the popularity of charcuterie boards has expanded from restaurant appetizers to holiday get-togethers and everything in between. The infinitely customizable assortment of meats, cheeses, fruits, breads and spreads can add a pop of color and flavor to your table and provide many

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