March 2024

Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report of arrests and incidents.   24-year-old Jayda Bouwkamp of Cape Girardeau and 23-year-old Candace Beinlein of Perryville were charged with common assault after police were called to the 1500 block of North Main Street at 8 p.m. March 10th by a report of a […]

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Prairie du Rocher company receives $26,900 from Local Food Infrastructure Program

SPRINGFIELD — A Prairie du Rocher company is one 19 recipients of the first Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. Illinois Country Harvest will receive $26,900, a share of nearly $2 million in state funding.   After a two-month grant application process in December and January, the response was overwhelming: 247

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Rap music artist Ludacris with Dax will perform at the Missouri State Fair Grandstand

SEDALIA – The Missouri State Fair has announced the fourth concert of the 2024 State Fair concert series. Rap music artist Ludacris with Dax will perform on Friday, Aug. 16 as part of the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance, concert series at the 2024 Missouri State Fair. The career of the multitalented CHRIS “LUDACRIS” BRIDGES

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SIU Book/Vinyl and Media sale is April 12-13

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Treasures and hard-to-find items will be discovered when the Friends of Morris Library and WSIU Radio host a massive public sale at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in April.   The book/vinyl and media sale is April 12-13 in the Morris Library basement. The sale will run from 4 to 8 p.m. April 12 and 10

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Valle Catholic Middle, High Schools announce honor roll

STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle Catholic Middle and High Schools have announced its honor rolls for the third quarter.   6th Grade High Honors Jack Wilkerson, Reese Werner, Tye Okenfuss, Kendall Okenfuss, Colton Lipp, Kolten Fallert, Norah Drury, Cora Palmer, Carli Kuehn, Thomas Ellis   6th Grade Honors Charlie Bley, Alec Bertrand   7th Grade High

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Adler Planetarium brings program to Southern Illinois ahead of total eclipse 

CHICAGO – Chicago’s Adler Planetarium is sending its outreach team back on the road to communities across Southern Illinois in preparation for the Monday, April 8, total solar eclipse!   The Adler’s sixth Astro Road Trip will engage guests in a variety of hands-on, eclipse-related activities at locations throughout the region from April 1- April 8, 2024.

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