October 2023

United Way of Southeast Missouri receives AmeriCorps Grant

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United Way of Southeast Missouri is one of four nonprofits in Missouri receiving an AmeriCorps Planning Grant. This grant, awarded by the Missouri Community Service Commission (MCSC), is given to nonprofits seeking to strengthen communities through innovative programs, while fostering civic engagement through service and volunteering at a local level. “Projects

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Valle students received V-A-L-L-E  honors

STE GENEVIEVE – Valle Catholic Grade School recognized students with VALLE Awards on October 20. 2023.   The VALLE Awards honor those students who consistently lived virtue and exceeded expectations in their character traits, work habits and academics during the first quarter of school. Students were nominated by their teachers in five areas that represent

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West Star Aviation launches in-house academy

EAST ALTON, Illinois – West Star Aviation has announced West Star Aviation Academy (WSAA), our new and innovative solution to addressing the Aircraft Maintenance Technician shortage.  WSAA enables more women, men, and transitioning Military members to enter the aviation workforce by streamlining the old apprenticeship model and removing the financial barrier to obtain necessary skills

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Rita Marie Aunspach

Rita Marie Aunspach, 93, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born June 15, 1930 in Perryville, MO to Thomas J. and Mary Evelyn (Tucker) Elder. Rita worked as a claims representative for Aetna Life & Casualty Insurance Company. She was a member of

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Lloyd B. Allen

A funeral will be held Tuesday, October 31, 2023 for 87-year-old Lloyd B. Allen of Saint Mary, Mo. who passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023 at his home in Saint Mary, Mo. surrounded by his loving family.   He was born May 27, 1936 in Fredericktown, Mo., the son of Brown Adams Allen and Effie

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Daniel J Kertz

A funeral will be held Saturday for 79-year-old Daniel J Kertz of Saint Louis, Mo. who passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at Heritage Care Center in Saint Louis, Mo.   He was born November 18, 1943 in Bloomsdale, Mo., the son of George Kertz and Johanna (Huck) Kertz, who both preceded him in death.

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As Disability Employment Awareness Month winds down, more effort is needed to increase inclusivity for disabled workers

CLEARWATER, Fla. — As the US Department of Labor’s National Disability Employment Awareness month comes to a close, large disparities still divide the workforce, excluding one of the greatest assets to American businesses, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).   According to recent statistics published by the US Department of Labor’s Office of Disability

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Businesses invited to SIU’s supply chain and transportation roundtable

by Christi MathisCARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois Supply Chain and Transportation Roundtable is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Nov. 2, courtesy of the College of Business and Analytics and its management program, in cooperation with the St. Louis chapter of the Association for Supply Chain Management. This is the inaugural gathering of

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