June 2024

Arts and Foreign Language Education Grant Program Fiscal Year 2024 Recipients

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Arts Council (IAC), in cooperation with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), is pleased to announce that it has awarded grants to 22 school districts across the state for arts and foreign language education. A joint project of the IAC and ISBE, the Arts and Foreign Language Education Grant Program

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Congressman Smith Capitol Report: Passing the buck

Over the last three years, Americans have grown increasingly frustrated over the Biden administration’s disastrous open-border agenda. The American people know that President Joe Biden inherited the most secure border in American history thanks to the tough immigration policies of former President Donald Trump. They also know that Biden is directly responsible for creating the

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Free summer food programs begin tomorrow in Perryville

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Summer Food Service Program begins tomorrow in Perryville.   In Perryville the program provides breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday to children living in eligible areas during the summer months and during times of public emergencies, when children do not have access to

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Greenville University enters into formal partnership with Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois

GREENVILLE, IL. – Greenville University of Greenville, Illinois has entered into a formal partnership with Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSOFSI) for the purpose of guaranteeing Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois high school participants who meet admissions requirements acceptance into the University’s highest merit scholarship valued at $20,000 for the 2024-2025 academic year in combination

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Heroes for Kids will hold 5th Annual Comic Com in Perryville

Submitted article PERRYVILLE — On July 20-21, 2024-Heroes for Kids will be hosting the fifth annual Comic Con in Perryville, Missouri at the Perry Park Center (800 City Park Lane).   Our show booth fees and silent auction proceeds will be benefiting the Kenny Rogers Children’s Center and the Perry County Senior Center.   Marti

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High Ridge woman seriously injured in I-55 crash in Perry County

JEFFERSON CITY – A 63-year-old High Ridge woman suffered serious injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County Thursday night.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Karen E. Hawkes was taken to Mercy Hospital Perry by a Perry County ambulance.   The patrol says the crash happened when the southbound 2008

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