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Lincoln County Farmer’s Market Booming
By Gregory Orear
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Ask Rusty: I Use only VA healthcare; Can I get back Medicare taxes paid?
Dear Rusty: I’m 72 years old with 20 years of military service. I am retired collecting Social Security, my military pension, and State retirement benefits. According to my SSA statement, over my working lifetime I paid $14,302 into Medicare, but I never used that medical plan. I only bring in $33,000 in annual income. Can…
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Hartley receives Post-Dispatch scholar athlete award
By Kim Jones Democrat ReporterST. LOUIS – An Elsberry High School senior has been named a 2026 St. Louis Post Dispatch scholar athlete. On Tuesday, May 5, Ellie Hartley and other honorees will be featured in that day’s edition of the Post-Dispatch. Later that evening, Hartley and her family will be attending the St. Louis…



