March 2024

Senator Elaine Gannon’s Capitol Report for March 7, 2024

Daylight Overtakes Darkness   March is such a welcome month after the long and dreary winter. Daylight savings begins, colorful perennials dot the barren landscape and we finally get to enjoy more hours of sunlight than darkness. March also signals the halfway point of the legislative session, and when lawmakers return from spring break on […]

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SIU Carbondale advertising student earns prestigious internship

CARBONDALE, Ill. – She might have started her journey into advertising shy and without much experience, but Southern Illinois University Carbondale journalism major Mea Roedell is quickly advancing in her burgeoning career.     Roedell, a junior from Germantown Hills, Illinois, was selected to participate in the 2024 Vance and Betty Lee Stickell Student Internship Program.

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Robert C Schweiss

A funeral will be held Friday, March 15, 2024 for 73-year-old Robert C Schweiss of New Offenburg, Mo. who passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at home on the farm.   He was born December 29, 1950 in New Offenburg, Mo. a son of Thomas Schweiss and Martha (Schwent) Schweiss who preceded him in death.

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Bobbi Jean Huber

Visitation will be Thursday, March 14, 2024 for 69-year-old Bobbi Jean Huber of Perryville, Mo. who passed away Monday, March 4, 2024 at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born October 1, 1954 in St. Louis, Mo. to Robert and Donna (Sprutte) Grable who preceded her in death. Bobbi and Gary Huber were married February

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American Red Cross asks you to TEST your smoke alarms as you TURN your clocks forward this weekend

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.  — Daylight saving time begins on March 10 and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks forward to make sure the devices are working.   “Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half as you only have about two

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