June 2023

Missouri S&T awards Chancellor’s Scholarship to Collin Fritsch

ROLLA, Mo. — Missouri University of Science and Technology has awarded a Chancellor’s Scholarship for the 2023-24 academic year to a Ste. Genevieve resident.   Collin Fritsch is a graduate of Ste. Genevieve High School.   To qualify for the scholarship, a student must be a Missouri resident, have a cumulative grade point average of […]

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Missouri State Fair Flag Retreat nominations sought

SEDALIA, MO. – Help honor the men and women who have served or are serving our amazing country.   The Missouri State Fair team is accepting nominations for our Veteran/Active Duty Military Honoree of the Day, sponsored by Capital Materials, Retrieving Freedom, Inc. and Starline Brass.   Eleven veterans/active duty service members from Missouri will

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Pritzker signs unbalanced FY24 Illinois State Budget: Rep. Friess comments

From a news release SPRINGFIELD – Earlier this month, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Democrat-crafted budget into law. The more than $50 billion budget is one of the largest spending packages in Illinois history. It includes a 5% pay increase for lawmakers, on top of the 16% hike they received in January. It also includes

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SIU Carbondale earns national honors for assisting transfer students

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale is being honored for its commitment as one of the nation’s top transfer-friendly institutions by an academic honors society for associate-degree granting colleges and universities.   SIU Carbondale is among 208 public and private colleges and universities listed on Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s 2023

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SIU’s archaeology summer field school continues to unearth Fort Kaskaskia’s past

CARBONDALE, Ill. — You can read about how to use a trowel and how to measure and document a site. But until you are in the dirt, with stiff muscles and the sweat running down your back, until you have the excitement of uncovering some real history, you don’t really know archaeology.   That’s what

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Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (SGCMH) congratulates Alison Griffith on achieving dietitian certification

STE GENEVIEVE — After completing her master’s degree, a 1200-hour internship and passing her board exam recently, it is official. Alison Griffith is now a MA, RDN (registered dietitian nutritionist), LD (licensed dietitian).     Alison said the board exam was pretty challenging, so after months of studying, she’s ready to set the books aside

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