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Library Program 'colors our world'
ELSBERRY - Summer is busy for everyone, but for kids it is important for them to keep interested in reading.
'One hell of a ride': Lincoln County fire chief set to retire after distinguished careerBy Sunni Battin
TROY - Helping others is a deep passion, a calling, and inherently natural for Fire Chief Mike Marlo of Lincoln County Fire Protection District #1. In fact, that service of lending a helping hand will not stop once he retires sometime in the fall but will continue in other to-be-determined ways.“What I'm most proud of isn't the titles or the years, it’s the people I've worked with and the lives we were able to impact along the way,” Marlo said.As a teenager, Marlo says he knew he wanted to be a first responder, it was just a matter of whether he was going to go the police or fire route.
MDC offers guidance as Canada geese nest, raise young
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — As warmer weather returns to Missouri, residents are more likely to encounter Canada geese in neighborhoods, parks, and near bodies of water.
Elsberry honors retiring teachers
ELSBERRY - Elsberry Schools, like many others, said good-bye to those employees ready to retire and start their next chapter at the annual end of the year celebration. Also recognized were 14 staff members for their years of commitment and dedicated years of service to the school.
Updates on the Emergency Livestock Relief Program
Livestock producers eligible for emergency payments as qualified under USDA’s Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) should be receiving a payment in the mail if they have not received it already. “The Farm Service Agency is issuing payments to ranchers with approved applications through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP).
ECGA presents $800 grant
ELSBERRY - The Elsberry Community Growth Association launched a new program early this summer. Small businesses in the community and members of the ECGA were given the opportunity to apply for a booster grant.
Apply online for MDC managed deer hunts starting July 1
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds deer hunters to apply online from July 1–31 for a shot at 145 managed deer hunts throughout the state. There are hunts for archery, muzzleloader, shotgun, and modern firearms from mid-September through mid-January at designated conservation areas, state and other parks, national wildlife refuges, and other public areas.
Old Monroe man charged with rape, incest
OLD MONROE – Sitting in a St. Charles County jail on a weapons charge, Joshua Dejaynes hoped to be getting his $10,000 cash-only bond reduced so he could go home.