October 2024

MSHP plans upcoming graduations

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that nine troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Accelerated Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, October 11, 2024.   The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at the Patrol Academy’s gymnasium. The graduation ceremony will be live streamed on the […]

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Red Cross: Urgent need for disaster shelter volunteers

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO  — The American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas is issuing an urgent appeal for volunteers who are willing to travel this fall to support emergency shelters for major national disaster relief efforts.   Interested volunteers are urged to sign up today at redcross.org/volunteer. All candidates must complete necessary training and be

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SIU Carbondale and SIU Edwardsville receive 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—The SIU System is pleased to announce that both SIU Carbondale and SIU Edwardsville (SIUE) are the recipients of the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.   “The SIU System is very committed to making progress with our work in

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SIU Carbondale hosts Great Glass Pumpkin Patch sale Oct. 12

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. – The talents of students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s glass program will be on display with the annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch on Saturday, Oct. 12. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on the lawn in front of the breezeway between Pulliam Hall and the

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SIU’s School of Theater and Dance 2024-25 season offers variety

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s McLeod Theater stage will showcase the theatrical and musical talents of students while offering a wide spectrum of entertainment and emotion during the School of Theater and Dance’s 2024-2025 season. Rehearsal is underway for the season opening SIU School of Theater and Dance production “The

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State releases September 2024 General Revenue Report

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for September 2024 increased 2.9 percent compared to those for September 2023, from $1.21 billion last year to $1.24 billion this year.  Net general revenue collections for 2025 fiscal year-to-date declined 4.0 percent compared to September 2023, from $3.14 billion last

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Third annual State of Illinois Vendor Summit offers resources, education, and networking opportunities for businesses

SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) will host the 2024 State of Illinois Vendor Summit on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The Summit, now in its third year, will take place at the CMS Regional Complex in Springfield, Illinois from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.   This event offers an opportunity for

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Chester Boys Golf Team wins 2024 IHSA 1A Regional Championship

YellowJackets advance to 2024 IHSA Sectional Tournament for the first time in school history; Trevin Eggemeyer finishes 4th overall to earn Top-5 Medal By Jim Beers CHESTER – On Wednesday October 2 the Chester High School Boys Golf Team traveled to the IHSA Class 1A Regional Golf Tournament at the Union County Country Club Golf

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