PERRYVILLE – Several members of the Perryville High School volleyball team have been named Academic All-State. They are Paige Berkbigler, Ana Moll, Jewel Riney, Elise Lauck, Allyson Burns, Ellie Gerler Players had to have a minimum 3.6 GPA and play in 75 percent of varsity matches to meet the requirements.
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Museum announces its newest exhibition, Presidential Illinois, is now on view at its Springfield museum on the Capitol Complex. The exhibition displays significant artifacts highlighting the four U.S. presidents who have called Illinois home: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama. For the first time, the public
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STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital will have quilting on the following days in February: Tuesday, February 20; Wednesday, February 21 and Thursday, February 22 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day All quilters are urged to help quilt baby quilts to be sold in the hospital gift shop.
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Recreational Sports and Services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association on Feb. 22 with a host of special activities, including a Free Friend Day. That day, any recreation center member or SIU student can bring a friend with
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ROLLA, Mo. —As weather becomes warmer and drier in the coming days and weeks, Mark Twain National Forest personnel expect ideal conditions for conducting prescribed burning operations. A prescribed fire is a fire ignited by highly trained wildland firefighting personnel, when conditions are right, to promote healthy ecological conditions and improve wildlife habitat. To minimize
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Monday, Feb. 5 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission have been released. SG COUNTY MINUTES
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Volunteers from Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association (OPCMIA) Local 527 completed Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) Work Boots on the Ground conservation projects in two Missouri state parks in February. The projects took students from the classroom into the field, helping improve state parks while learning a trade. At
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — In his annual State of the State address, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson released his budget recommendations for fiscal year 2025, which include a 3% increase to the core budget of higher education. The governor also proposed a third round of capital funding, which will support projects at all four University of Missouri
STE. GENEVIEVE – The Felix Vallé House State Historic Site in Ste. Genevieve will celebrate the traditional holiday of love this Valentine’s Day with a choice of sour or sweet. According to a news release, Valentine’s Day has been celebrated many different ways throughout its history. One of the most iconic styles of
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A funeral will be held Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 for 97-year-old Vernetta “Nettie” Mae Miller of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. who passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at The Arbors at Parkwood Meadows in Sainte Genevieve, Mo. surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 11, 1926 in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., a daughter of
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