November 2023

Secure your festive finances: DoIT and IEMA-OHS offer tips for a cyber-safe holiday

SPRINGFIELD – It may be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but one hack on your bank account or credit card could ruin it very quickly.   The holidays often bring spurts of online shopping and charitable donations that give cyber criminals lots of opportunity to cause havoc in your life. The Illinois Department of […]

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SOMO inducts 2023 Hall of Fame Class and recognizes annual award winners at 2023 Awards Banquet

JEFFERSON CITY – Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) inducted its 2023 Hall of Fame Class and honored several of its most outstanding athletes, coaches, volunteers and financial partners at the 2023 Awards Banquet on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 at the Training for Life Campus.   Special Olympics USA standout Charlie Phillips and Joe Peart with Missouri

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State to honor Dementia Friendly Decatur Task Force, local resident during Nov. 28 award ceremony

DECATUR, Ill. – Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) Director Paula Basta will visit Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. 28 to present top honors to both an organization and individual who promote a positive image of aging. In partnership with local senior care agency CHELP and the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging (ECIAAA), IDoA is hosting an

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Christina Marie Williams

A funeral will be held Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 for 61-year-old Christina Marie Williams of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Saturday, November 18, 2023 at her residence in Perryville, Mo.   She was born February 25, 1962 in Bradenton, Fla. to James R. and Ottolene M. (Emmendorfer) Piller who both preceed her in death.  

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Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve announces holiday events

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve welcomes residents and visitors to Ste. Genevieve to participate in their upcoming events.     Volunteers will create wreaths, swags and other decorations from natural materials at the Guibourd-Valle House on Sunday, November 26th starting at Noon.   We invite all to help make decorations

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Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois recognizes fall product top sellers

GLEN CARBON, Ill. – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) has wrapped up the annual Fall Product Program for 2023. Girls in Southern Illinois crushed it this fall, selling over $525,000 in tasty treats, magazines, and other fun products. Let’s give a shout out to the following girls for being Fall Product Top Sellers for

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