May 2023

Social Security delivers the most popular baby names in Missouri and Illinois for 2022

National News, News /

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration has announced the most popular baby names in Missouri and Illinois for 2022.  Oliver and Charlotte topped the list in the Show Me State, Noah and Olivia topped the Land of Lincoln.   The top five boys’ and girls’ names for 2022 in Missouri were:   Missouri Boys:                                                […]

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Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II Board Briefs

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The board briefs of the May 16 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District have been released. Board Briefs from May 16, 2023, Regular Meeting This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s May 16, 2023, Regular meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official

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UM Board of Curators approves 2023-24 tuition rates for all four universities

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COLUMBIA, Mo.— The University of Missouri Board of Curators today approved tuition and required fees for the 2023-24 academic year at all four UM universities (see rate table below). The rates reflect a new tuition structure approved by the board last year, which was designed to enhance predictability, improve completion rates and shorten the time

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Glenda M. McMillan

Obituaries, Randolph County Obits /

Glenda M. McMillan, 64, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:05 pm, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois.   She was born to the late Glenn and Thelma (nee Bernice) McMillan on March 25, 1959 in Long Beach, California.   Glenda had bar tended and owned The Jammer

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Emil Gerald Schaaf

Obituaries, Perryville Obits /

A funeral will be held Monday, May 22, 2023 for 92-year-old Emil Gerald Schaaf of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at his residence. He was born July 23, 1930 in Kimmswick, Mo. to Herman and Lelia Frances (Butler) Schaaf. Emil and Leontine “Lee” Schaaf were married March 31, 1951 in Ste.

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‘Singing with the Stars’ kicks off SIU’s McLeod Summer Playhouse 2023 season

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The long-celebrated McLeod Summer Playhouse (MSP) will gear up for the 2023 season at Southern Illinois University Carbondale early next month with performances from some of the region’s finest amateur singers and dancers. The McLeod Summer Playhouse returns to SIU Carbondale in 2023 with a variety of performances. Previous

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