Jacket fans say goodbye to Max Blechle, Evan Dunning and Noah Homan By Jim Beers CHESTER – On a cool breezy, mostly overcast day, the Chester High School Boys’ Golf Team hosted the Trico Pioneers Golf Team in a dual match. The game was supposed to take place on Monday September 23, but rain caused […]
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On a beautiful yet unpredictable evening, the Ste. Genevieve Chamber Foundation made history with the inaugural Farmer’s Table Community Dinner, an event that was as heartwarming as it was inspiring. Despite a last-minute change in venue due to unexpected rain, the committee, volunteers, and community members pulled off an unforgettable night that celebrated local agriculture,
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – For the third time in just over a year, the American Red Cross is rapidly mobilizing volunteers and relief supplies to respond as Helene bears down on communities in the Florida Panhandle. The Red Cross has assigned some 360 trained disaster workers, stocked truckloads of supplies and is ready to open dozens
PERRYVILLE – Students in Kersten Fulmer’s class at Perryville High School recently conducted a study to determine if they could outrun a dinosaur. The activity involved measuring their own legs to find which dinosaur had similar leg lengths and then competed against the Velociraptor (about 20-inch legs), Sanjauansaurus (25 inches), Deinonychus (30 inches), or Coelophysis (35
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GLEN CARBON, Illinois – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) held their annual United We Lead Gala on Friday, September 6 in Edwardsville, Illinois. The event was a great success, raising over $115,000 for the organization. The United We Lead Gala, themed “Envision Greatness” in 2024, brings together a wide range of people
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GLEN CARBON, Illinois – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) held their annual United We Lead Gala on Friday, September 6 in Edwardsville, Illinois. The event was a great success, raising over $115,000 for the organization. The United We Lead Gala, themed “Envision Greatness” in 2024, brings together a wide range of people
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released a new report on infant mortality that shows the statewide rate decreased to 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021, the most recent full year of data, compared to 6.5 per 1,000 in 2018. However, the report released during Infant Mortality Awareness Month also documents the historic
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Director James Jennings announced today the expansion of two energy efficiency grant opportunities. The Energy Efficiency Assessment Program and the Energy Efficiency Trust Fund Program provide funding for energy efficiency assessments and upgrade projects at eligible properties serving residents receiving housing assistance. These grant programs will now
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SPRINGFIELD – The 2024 Illinois fall trout season will open Saturday, Oct. 19 at 60 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state. The early catch-and-release season is scheduled to open Oct. 5 this year. No trout may be taken from any of the stocked sites until the regular fall season opens at 5 a.m. Oct.
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HILLSBORO – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous reports of a scam targeting the residents of our county. It’s likely the same thing is happening around the region. This is essentially an old scam with a new twist at the end. The setup: Scammers are calling Jefferson County (and likely others)
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