March 2023

Sikeston man sentenced to 125 months in federal prison

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Cameron Melton Malone, age 30, of Sikeston, Missouri, was sentenced to serve a total aggregate sentence of 125 months in federal prison for the offenses of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession With Intent to Distribute Marijuana.   Malone appeared for his sentencing

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SIU’s $5.8M special ed project aims to help keep students with disabilities in Illinois schools

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — A Southern Illinois University Carbondale team has launched a 2-year project to help educators around the state find effective ways to help students with disabilities and behavioral concerns stay in school rather than face disciplinary action such as suspension or expulsion, thanks to a $5.841 million Special Education Behavior

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$56 million to advance conservation efforts, protect vulnerable wildlife

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is distributing $56.5 million to state fish and wildlife agencies through the State Wildlife Grant (SWG) Program to support conservation and stewardship efforts for imperiled wildlife and their habitats. These grant funds are allocated to all states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia according to

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Adding Insult to Injury

Over the last two years, working-class Americans have struggled to get by in an economy where the cost of everything from gas to groceries has risen at an alarming rate. You would hope that President Joe Biden would listen to Americans’ pleas and get serious about ending this economic crisis, where price spikes have cost

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