November 2024

Sensing animal intuition

By Mary Dillon COLUMBIA, Mo. — While talking to horses and other animals seems like a far-fetched fantasy, University of Missouri engineers are developing technology that puts us one step closer to that reality. Doctoral student Morgan Miller and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Jian “Javen” Lin are developing non-invasive sensors that monitor the vital […]

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SIU assists rural veterans with transition to civilian life through training, research

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. – As the country prepares to commemorate Veterans Day on Nov. 11, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty member who is passionate about helping veterans is recruiting rural vets for a study about adjusting to civilian life, and they will be rewarded with an SIU artificial intelligence coding certificate and

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Young hunters harvest 13,923 deer during early youth portion of firearms deer season

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 13,923 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2024 deer hunting season, Nov. 2 and 3. Top counties were Franklin with 285 deer harvested, Howell with 273, and Texas with 265. Of the

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Dorothy L. Welge

A funeral will be held Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 for 92-year-old Dorothy L. Welge of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 9:27 am, Sunday, November 3, 2024, at Addington Place of Sparta.    She was born December 1, 1931 in Eldorado, Illinois to the late James Joy and Mary Edith (nee Collins) Sympson.   She

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Attorney General Bailey challenges California’s proposed amendment which he says will decimate Missouri farms

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Friday, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to California’s Chair of California Air Resources Board (CARB) demanding it rescind its proposed amendment that would irreversibly harm Missouri’s farmers and biofuels industry. “Missouri’s agriculture and biofuels industries are vital to the success of our state, so I will do everything in

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CGS presents ‘HIVE’ awards

CHESTER – Chester Grade School presented 28 “HIVE” Character Awards Friday October 25 during the bi-monthly morning school-wide assemble. “HIVE” Awards are earned by demonstrating the character traits of Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and/or Empathy. For this round of “HIVE! Awards there were 12 for Respect, 11 for Responsibility, and 5 for Empathy. Each award winner

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