March 2024

MO Eating Disorders Council announces two Eating Disorders Centers for Excellence

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Eating Disorders Council (MOEDC), founded in 2010, is pleased to announce that two Missouri community mental health centers have earned the designation of Eating Disorders Center of Excellence for providing integrated, evidence-based treatment to better serve their communities.  The Ozark Center Reconnect program and the Burrell Behavioral Health’s RecoverED program […]

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Partnerships and preparation allow for successful response during wild weather week

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ROLLA—The adage of “if you don’t like the weather in Missouri, wait ten minutes” really captures the past week. Across Mark Twain National Forest, what should have been a long window for prescribed burning was cut short by wind events as first a warm front and then a cold front moved through the area.  

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Poplar Bluff Man sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison on drug and firearm related charges

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CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that 27-year-old Samuel D. Moore of Poplar Bluff has been sentenced to serve 120 months (10 years) in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug-trafficking and firearm related charges.   Moore appeared for his sentencing hearing Thursday before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.

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SIU alumna, global public health expert to speak about equality at Ryan Bioethicist Lecture

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Dr. Senait Fisseha, a renowned figure in global public health, health equity and gender equality, will deliver the 2024 John and Marsha Ryan Bioethicist in Residence lecture at the SIU School of Law on Monday, March 4.   Fisseha, vice president of global programs at the Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation, will

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SIU community members can apply now for Green Fund grants

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Although Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s official school color is maroon, the university has been “green” for decades, and that commitment remains strong as it accepts applications for the 21st round of Green Fund grants. Workshops to assist applicants will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Rooms 150/160 at

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Teamsters reach major new agreement with Anheuser-Busch, boosting wages, protecting jobs

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WASHINGTON – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has reached a five-year tentative agreement significantly raising pay, improving health care and retirement benefits, and providing critical job security for all 5,000 Teamsters at Anheuser-Busch breweries nationwide.   The tentative agreement was unanimously recommended by the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee after reconvening at the bargaining table with

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U.S. Forest Service reports Mark Twain Forest fires were contained Thursday morning

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ROLLA – As of Thursday morning, the Beason Hollow Fire and the Barn Log fires have been contained and are now being monitored by firefighters on the ground. Some smoke from the interior of the fires’ footprint may be visible today, but conditions are favorable to maintain containment and reinforce the lines around the fires.

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