March 2023

Mellon Foundation grant allows SIU students to address environmental, racial injustices

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale students can learn about the intersections of environmental and social justice in a regional context through creative field research and engagement with community organizations as part of a 2-½ -year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.   At SIU, the grant will support courses […]

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Missouri Conservation Commission Action – March 2023

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission met March 13 for a workshop and closed executive session and March 14 for its regular open meeting. All were held at Conservation Department Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson City. Commissioners attending the open meeting in person or online were: Mark L. McHenry, Chair Steven D. Harrison, Vice

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Office of Advocacy appoints Darcella Craven Regional Advocate for Region 7

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WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Office of Advocacy in the U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce Darcella Craven has been appointed Region 7 Advocate. Representing Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, Craven will help Advocacy reach the midwestern states and ensure that small business in the heartland have their concerns heard.   Before joining Advocacy, Craven

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PCHS offers new program to expand mental health services

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PERRYVILLE, MO – Perry County Health System (PCHS) and Perry County Health Department (PCHD) recently completed a Community Health Needs Assessment. One need identified as an area of high concern was the community’s mental health. PCHS and PCHD understand the importance of this concern. PCHS has in turn developed a program to expand mental health

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Pitch in and pick up during MoDOT’s No MOre Trash! Bash

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JEFFERSON CITY – The clocks have sprung forward and that means it’s time to spring into seasonal cleaning on Missouri’s roadways. In this transition between winter and spring, the Missouri Department of Transportation turns its attention to the trash on Missouri’s roadsides. No MOre Trash! Bash is an annual outreach of MoDOT’s year-round litter control efforts

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SGMS Band attends MAC Kicks Concert & Clinic, and performs again at MAC

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Middle School second- and third-year band students participated in the MAC Kicks Jazz Band Concert and Educational Clinic at Mineral Area College last month.   This event is sponsored by the Mineral Area Fine Arts Academy in an effort to encourage and inspire instrumental music students to explore jazz.

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SGMS students place in Art of Conservation 2022 Songbird Art State Contest

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STE. GENEVIEVE – Three Ste. Genevieve Middle School students have been recognized at the state level for their outstanding artwork in the Art of Conservation 2022 Songbird Art Contest, hosted by Wildlife Forever. Eighth grader Jake Parker won first place,     seventh grader Lily Saupe came in second, and     eighth grader Anna

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Simon Wiesenthal Center, IARSS partner to promote intolerance education through essay contest

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SPRINGFIELD — Basic human rights are threatened every day by hatred and intolerance. The internet, social media and constant connectivity through smartphones and similar devices make us more vulnerable than we realize to these threats, especially children. These are two powerful reasons why the Simon Wiesenthal Center, through its innovative Mobile Museum of Tolerance, and the Illinois

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SIU’s Outside the Box new music festival opens March 24

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Music lovers throughout the region will have a bevy of musical interests and influences to enjoy later this month as Southern Illinois University Carbondale hosts the Outside the Box 2023 new music festival, continuing the rich history of bringing internationally known musicians and performers to campus.   The  festival, now in

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