by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The 27th annual Celebrate Women: Honoring Inclusive Excellence Benefit for Women’s Scholarships at Southern Illinois University Carbondale was a time to celebrate women and their accomplishments and contributions. The theme of the March 28 event at the SIU Banterra Center was “No Limits: Women in Aviation.” The goal […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning center will unveil an exciting new exhibit on the lives of Ferdinand Rozier and John James Audubon. Visitors can hear and see this fascinating story during Rozier-Audubon Days, April 12 and 13. To commemorate the event, Mayor Brian Keim signed a special proclamation surrounded by members
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House of Representatives has passed legislation extending the authority of the Missouri Emergency Response Commission to collect fees for handling hazardous materials and chemical emergency preparedness in the state. Sponsored by State Representative Tim Taylor, HB 1870 aims to prolong the existing fee collection framework, providing critical funding for
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission has released the tentative agenda for its April 2024 Meeting. Thursday, April 4, at 9 a.m. — Closed Executive Session at 13200 County Road 8510 in Newburg Thursday, April 4, at 1 p.m. – Workshop at Hasselmann House Roller Family Board Room, 1100 N. Pine
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By Holly Thompson Rehder, Mo. State Senator Hi y’all! Several weeks ago, I took time in my weekly column and on the Senate floor to talk about the importance of doing the leg work and having the conversations if legislators want to get their bills approved by the General Assembly and on to the governor’s desk. I am pleased
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Friday, the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS), MO HealthNet Division (MHD), which administers Missouri’s Medicaid program, announced the approval of a 1915(b) waiver amendment from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The waiver amendment allows for the full deployment of the Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH)
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Board of Aldermen will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 in the city hall board room, 120 North Jackson Street, Perryville. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: PV Agenda Apr 2 2024 The most recent meeting minutes available:
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JEFFERSON CITY — A 28-year-old Pevely woman suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Perry County Friday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Shannon K. Storey was taken to Mercy Perry Hospital by ambulance. The patrol reports the crash happened when a southbound 2019 Kia Optima driven by Storey
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CLARKSDALE, Miss. – The Delta Regional Authority has announced a series of grants in its Delta Workforce Grant Program and one of those will be coming to a Perryville institution. Ranken Technical College has been awarded $450,000 to develop the Ranken Airframe and Power Aviation Maintenance Education Program to strengthen industry and to expand
CHICAGO – Illinois’ overall respiratory virus level has dropped to Low in recent weeks and all counties in Illinois are now at Low level for COVID-19 hospitalizations for the first time since October, CDC data indicates as of the week ending March 23. The total number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois declined 20% during the
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