GLEN CARBON – When Girl Scout Cadettes focus on an issue they care about, learn the facts, and take action to make a difference, they gain the confidence and skills that will catapult them to lifelong success. It all adds up to the Girl Scout Silver Award – the highest honor a Cadette in grades […]
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Sixteen high achieving community college students from Illinois, Arkansas and Kansas have received Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2023 Provost’s Scholarships, which cover tuition and mandatory fees for two years. “These remarkable students — several of them in our own backyard — have imagined a better future and have
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — The following students have been named to the spring 2023 Dean’s List at Southeast Missouri State University. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.75 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit, achieved no grade below a B and
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LENEXA, KAN. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect a $49,953 penalty from TransChemical Inc., which owns and operates a chemical distribution facility in St. Louis, Missouri, to resolve alleged violations of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). According to EPA, the company failed to submit required annual reports listing
ST. LOUIS – June is dairy month – the perfect time to thank the farmers who produce delicious and nutritious dairy foods. Originally known as National Milk Month, June Dairy Month highlights the health benefits of dairy foods and the importance of the dairy industry. Today, dairy farmers are not only making strides on the
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STE. GENEVIEVE – This week’s offerings at the Ste. Genevieve Farmers Market includes spring veggies, cakes, pies, cookies, lemonade, tamales, pickles, beets, soup, sauerkraut, honey, maple syrup, eggs, goat soap. The Farmers Market is open 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays from May through October in a pavilion on the grounds of the Knights of
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LEHI, Utah – A worldwide effort to mark gravestones called Rescuing Our Roots will attempt to set an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (TM) title on Sunday, June 25th for the most photos of headstones uploaded to a bespoke platform in 24 hours! (Take photos now and upload on June 25th.) You can learn more about the project by
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Valle Catholic High School honors student athletes From Valle Catholic High School STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle Catholic High School honored athletes at the Annual Sports Ceremony held May 24, 2023. Head Football Coach Judd Naeger presented the following special awards to members of the 2022 football team: Front (L to R ): Sam Drury,
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Monica Mae Gibbar, 95, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born October 20, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan to Robert and Mary M. (Layton) McDowell. Monica and Charles W. Gibbar were married January 26, 1952. He preceded her in death on December 8, 2022. Monica was
