November 2024

SGHS American History classes tour SG National Park

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve High School junior class and our French foreign exchange students recently took all-day walking tour of historic downtown Ste. Genevieve and the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park.     Each year, the high school history department is proud to share our community’s unique history and spark relevant connections to […]

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SIU celebrates 50th anniversary for Counseling and Psychological services

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale has long been a frontrunner in its commitment to student health – both physical and mental – and its  Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) program is celebrating its 50th anniversary as one of the first doctoral level training sites in the country. CAPS interns provide information and

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$400,000 available for local government collection and disposal

SPRINGFIELD —Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today announced an additional $400,000 in funding available to units of local government to conduct collection and disposal of household sharps for their residents. With this funding, Illinois EPA has made $1 million available to units of local government for this program in calendar

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Another I-55 rest area will be closed

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for the Southeast District during its regular meeting on Nov. 8.   Contracts include the conversion of the Fruitland Rest Area into parking for trucks.   Lappe Cement Finishing, Inc. was awarded a $2,049,848 contract for the conversion of the southbound Fruitland Rest Area

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Attorney General Bailey obtains court win throwing out Biden-Harris illegal ‘parole in place’ rule

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey obtained a court order throwing out the Biden-Harris Administration’s “parole in place” (PIP) rule that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to circumvent the law and obtain permanent residency. He joined sixteen other states in the lawsuit. “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris created a crisis at the

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General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) National Day Of Service combats food insecurity and hunger across the U.S. and Internationally

WASHINGTON, DC — The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) National Day of Service (NDS) proved impactful in combatting food insecurity while raising awareness of the problem in communities across the United States and internationally.   The NDS campaign spotlighted this crisis for the second consecutive year.   The GFWC Woman’s Club of Ste. Genevieve

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