May 2022

Sparta High School senior awarded ISA Scholarship

CHESTER — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has announced that a Sparta High School senior is the recipient of the 2022-2023 Illinois Sheriff’s Association Scholarship worth $500. Randolph County Chief Deputy Jarrod Peters presents Trinity Glodo with her scholarship certificate.  (Photo from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.)   Trinity Glodo is the daughter of […]

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SIU plans family fun for May 15 total lunar eclipse

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale will have a free night of educational family fun on Sunday, May 15, at Saluki Stadium for a rare and awesome celestial event — a total lunar eclipse darkening the moon above North America. Events include movies, hands-on science activities provided by the Southern Illinois

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Rabine wins another New Trier Republican Organization

Woodstock, Ill. – “The Rabine campaign keeps winning endorsements in the voter-rich Northeastern section of Illinois; most recently, New Trier Republican Organization. Rank and file Republicans see Gary Rabine as a common sense conservative who cannot be bought. Republican activists also appreciate a Republican candidate for Governor who has never voted for a Democrat.”  

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NIH grant will help research lack of breastfeeding in rural Mo

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Karry Weston, a nurse and doctoral student at the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing, has worked in maternal child health for almost 20 years, helping to deliver babies and care for newborns. Among her main focuses are educating mothers about their newborns and postpartum care, including their decision to breastfeed

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Missouri Chamber sends letter to Missouri General Assembly

JEFFERSON CITY — Daniel P. Mehan, president and CEO of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has issued the following letter to the Missouri General Assembly. The letter urges Missouri lawmakers to vote down proposals that would forbid Missouri businesses from requiring vaccines. It is the position of the Missouri Chamber that these proposals are

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