February 2023

Maple Syrup Festival 2023 is March 25-26 at SIU’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Homemade maple syrup, one of nature’s original comfort foods, is the star of the show at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s popular annual Maple Syrup Festival, set for March 25-26. The festival is happening at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center and features a weekend full of special activities – many of

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Mo Attorney General says FBI memo is an attack on Catholics

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In an effort to protect Missourians’ religious freedoms, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and 19 other attorneys general directed a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland condemning an anti-Catholic internal memorandum created by the Richmond, Virginia, FBI field office. The memo, which became

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Mothers with depression take longer to respond to their child, MU study finds

COLUMBIA Mo. — A recent study at the University of Missouri found mothers who are struggling with depression tend to take longer to respond to their child during back-and-forth dialogue. The findings provide the basis for further research to determine if the slower response time has any long-term impacts on the children’s language development, vocabulary

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Kathleen Ann Weinrich

Kathleen Ann Weinrich, 84, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023 at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Festus, MO She was born September 1, 1938 in St. Louis, MO to Albert and Opal (Wirth) Herschbach. Kathleen and Vernon O. Weinrich were married May 27, 1956 at Zion Lutheran Church in Longtown, MO. He preceded

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