January 2024

Dorothy M. Pilz

A funeral will be held Monday, January 22, 2024 for 95-year-old Dorothy M. Pilz of Frohna, Missouri who passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born January 20, 1928 in New Wells, MO a daughter of Eugene and Clara (Gerler) Starzinger, who both preceded her in death. Dorothy […]

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Ann-Marie Simpson of Perryville named to Lincoln University Dean’s List

JEFFERSON CITY – Ann-Marie Simpson of Perryville, Mo., was recently named to the Dean’s List of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri for the fall 2023 semester.    The Lincoln University Dean’s List comprises full-time undergraduate students earning a minimum term GPA of 3.00, excluding grades in courses that do not carry credit toward graduation. 

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Bipartisan, bicameral Illinois Manufacturing Caucus formed

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) proudly partnered with members of the General Assembly to form a new bipartisan and bicameral Illinois Manufacturing Caucus, which will highlight the critical role manufacturing plays in the state’s economy and advance issues important to the industry, ranging from education and workforce development to energy and tax policies.  

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Braun makes Dean’s List at Monmouth College

MONMOUTH, Ill. — Kayla Braun, a business administration major from Evansville, has made the Dean’s List at Monmouth College for the Fall 2023 semester. She is the daughter of Amanda Braun of Evansville, Ill.   Founded in 1853 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Monmouth College provides a transformative educational experience within a caring community of

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Fitness with no age limit

COLUMBIA — For nearly 20 years, Stephen Ball has been a man on a mission: helping older Missourians stay healthy and get stronger through physical activity.   In 2005, the professor in the University of Missouri College of Health Sciences and Extension helped created a program called Stay Strong Stay Healthy (SSSH). Since then, the

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Gov. Pritzker announces additional funding to municipalities to support asylum seekers

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced $17 million in additional funding for municipalities to support asylum seekers. This is in response to the more than 38,000 new arrivals sent to Illinois by Texas since 2022. These funds will be utilized to build capacity in municipalities outside of

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Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology welcomes first IT trainee program cohort

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort for the highly anticipated IT Trainee program.   “IT professionals with a strong background in cybersecurity, coding, and database work are absolutely essential to the continued functioning of state government in the 21st century, and these trainees will form

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Illinois man accused of seeking to arrange Florida murder

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Illinois appeared in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau Tuesday to face a criminal complaint that accuses him of trying to hire someone to kill a business associate in Florida.   Ben Patrick Mullavey, 64, of Mechanicsburg, in Sangamon County, was charged with one felony count of use of interstate

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