Regional News

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Gold Award Girl Scout honored with national scholarship

ST. LOUIS, MO ─ Locally, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri is proud to recognize the 25 members of the 2023 Girl Scout Gold Award class who make a sustainable impact, addressing causes they care about in our communities.   Nationally, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is recognizing the 3,500 members of the Gold Award

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Show Me Center solar panels producing results for Cape Girardeau, Ameren Missouri

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.  – Southeast Missouri State University and Ameren Missouri are celebrating a bright anniversary. It has been just over one year since a 3,500-panel solar array at the Show Me Center began sending clean energy to the homes and businesses in the community. In the past 12 months, enough energy has been produced to power

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Rowdy St. Louis visitors prompt closure of Rockford Beach Park in Jefferson County

HILLSBORO – The Jefferson Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Jefferson County Parks Department and in agreement with local first responders, has closed Rockford Beach Park and its river access for the weekend.   The closure started at 3 a.m. today, July 7th, and the park will reopen on Monday, July 10th.   This unfortunate

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MAC career and tech students earn gold, silver at national competition

PARK HILLS – Two teams of Mineral Area College students recently earned national accolades at this year’s SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 19 – 23 in Atlanta, Georgia. Both MAC teams competed in the College and Post-Secondary Engineering and Technology events for robotics, bringing home gold and silver medals in the competition,

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Mastodon State Historic Site hosts Mondays at Mastodon program

JEFFERSON CITY – Learn and have fun with Mastodon State Park’s Mondays at Mastodon program. This free summer program series is designed for families with elementary-aged children, but all ages are welcome. Each program will focus on a different topic and includes fun activities and demonstrations. Registration is strongly encouraged.   All programs will start at 2

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Missouri woman admits fraudulently applying for $168,000 pandemic loan

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A Willow Springs woman pleaded guilty to federal charges Thursday and admitted fraudulently applying for a $167,999 Payroll Protection Program loan during the coronavirus pandemic for a Poplar Bluff, Missouri business that she did not run or own.   44-year-old Maxine Michelle Burns of Willow Springs in Howell County, pleaded guilty in U.S.

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Carlisle Construction Materials opens new manufacturing facility in Sikeston

SIKESTON, Mo. — Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM), a manufacturer and supplier of premium building products and related technologies, has officially opened its newest facility in Sikeston. Local, regional, and state leaders joined company executives in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility Thursday.   “We’re proud that Carlisle Construction Materials chose to expand its business here in

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Missouri man sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison for National Forest arsons, assault of Forest Service employee

CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Wednesday sentenced a man who committed arsons in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri and assaulted a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer to 12 and one-half years in prison.   Judge Limbaugh also ordered Lucas G. Henson, 37, of Iron County, Missouri,

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