October 2022

R-II Board Briefs and Minutes from Oct. 18, 2022, regular meeting

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Board Briefs includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s Oct. 18, 2022, Regular Meeting. The minutes of the meeting are attached below the board briefs. This is an unofficial record. The video of the meeting can be found on the district’s Youtube Channel, SGDragonsTV. MSBA MONTHLY REPORT […]

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Social Security implements self-attestation of sex marker in Social Security number records

WASHINGTON, D. C. – Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency now offers people the choice to self-select their sex on their Social Security number (SSN) record. The agency has implemented this policy change and the new option is now available.   “The Social Security Administration’s Equity Action Plan includes a

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Ste. Genevieve Preschool visits a pumpkin patch

STE. GENEVIEVE – Students in Mrs. Rose Kreitler’s Ste. Genevieve Preschool class recently visited their on-campus Preschool Pumpkin Patch to pick their own special pumpkin to bring back to school! Back row, left to right: Quaid Lurk, Esme Gegg, Remi Davis, Paige Clayton, Maylen Lurk, Russell Barr, Jonah Kertz, Lorie Drury, Kate Fallert, Sawyer Meyer;

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United Airlines-SIU Aviation Career Day on Oct. 22: Helping dreams take flight

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — United Airlines Captain Julie Savage was “the average kid with a big dream” in 1994 when her dad drove the then-Cary-Grove High School student to Chicago O’Hare International Airport to embark on the inaugural United Airlines-SIU Aviation Career Day at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Members of the 2019 United

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Apply now for Cops and Kids at Christmas Program

CHESTER – The Chester Police Department, Steeleville Police Department and the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office welcomes the opportunity to work with families in our community, especially those with underprivileged children who may not have the same opportunities as others their age. Cops and Kids at Christmas is one of the ways we strive to strengthen

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CPSC approves new federal safety standard for dressers and other clothing storage units

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new federal mandatory safety standard for clothing storage units (CSUs) that will significantly change the way clothing storage units are tested and labeled. Young children are most at risk of injury or death from tip over incidents with this type of furniture, which

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Local United Nations Day event will focus on food insecurity

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — An event next week commemorating ratification of the United Nations charter will focus on the intersection of food security and peace around the world. “Nourishing Peace” is at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, at the Carbondale Public Library, 405 W. Main St. The hybrid meeting will also be available

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