JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a 25 state coalition in challenging the Biden Administration’s proposed plan to forcibly phase out gas-powered vehicles and restructure the automobile industry around electric vehicles (EVs) at a breakneck pace. The draconian proposal aims to boost certain EV sales from 8.4 percent of total vehicle sales […]
JONESBORO – A Bloomsdale woman has been named to the Arkansas State University Chancellor’s list. Maci Reynolds was required to maintain a 4.0 grade point average while carrying a class load of 12 credit hours or more in order to qualify for the honor.
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CHESTER – Nineteen percent of Randolph County voters went to the polls in yesterday’s consolidated election. That’s 3,743 out of 19,703. In Chester: Don Berry and Joseph Allison vied for Ward Three Alderperson: Berry won it with 199 or 80 percent of the vote. Allison had 62 votes, or 20 percent. In Chester’s
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Boys’ Basketball STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve’s varsity topped Farmington last night. The varsity Dragons came away with their 15th win of the season, 52-46. The junior varsity lost 30-26 and the freshmen fell 30-28. Ste. Genevieve has the No. 2 seed in the MAAA Conference Tournament. They have a first-round
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs held its 112th annual convention at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Illinois January 20-22, 2023. ((INSERT PHOTO…ILLINOIS MISS ILLINOIS COUNTY FAIR QUEEN…HERE)) One of the highlights of the annual event is the Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant, held Jan. 22. Paige Van Dyke
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CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the city hall board room. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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STE. GENEVIEVE — Peter Roth has been named the Valle Elks Student of the Month for January. Peter is the son of Dave and Sheila Roth of Ste. Genevieve County. Peter is a member of the National Honor Society, and he has achieved high honor roll, top ten of his class, and scholar-athlete awards each
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Mining Commission has slammed the door on a proposed silica sand mine in Ste. Genevieve. The commission voted 4-1 to revoke a mining permit which was issued in June to NexGen Silica, so they could mine silica sand on 249 acres of mostly forested land. Operation Sand the residents’ group
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 30-year-old Jessie M. Wood of Perryville was cited for DWI-alcohol following a traffic stop on West North Street at 8:33 p.m. Dec. 22. 38-Howard E. Thilenius IV was arrested on a Perryville warrant for failing to appear on a traffic charge at the police
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