GLEN CARBON, Illinois – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois alum KayLee Melton from Wood River, Illinois recently attended the Juliette Low Seminar (JLS) at the Sangam World Centre in Pune, India. She was one of only two Americans chosen to participate in the 2024 JLS at Sangam, which included selection criteria of being “willing to […]
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Lottery is encouraging responsible gifting this holiday season and reminding players that lottery tickets are for grown-ups – not kids. The Illinois Lottery is once again joining forces with the Illinois Council on Problem Gambling (ICPG) to reintroduce its Gift Responsibly campaign, an effort to remind the public that lottery games
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CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is reminding consumers that Illinois’ winter weather rule will take effect from December 1 – March 31. The winter weather rule prohibits utilities from disconnecting eligible customers who use electric or gas as their primary source of home heating. “Frigid winters are a given in Illinois.
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ST. LOUIS – Maryville University’s Kids Rock Cancer program is pleased to announce their new collaboration with the Mayo Clinic, marking the first time Maryville University and Mayo Clinic have worked together. Crystal Weaver, KRC’s Director of Music Therapy, reports that the innovative research collaboration between the two organizations will explore the benefits of therapeutic
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation invites Missouri students in grades K-12 to help fight litter in Missouri – and to have creative and educational fun – by participating in the 2025 “Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter-Free” trash-can-decorating contest. The contest is part of MoDOT’s annual “No MOre Trash!” statewide litter campaign,
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports four people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2024. There were no boating crashes or drownings. During the Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers report the following traffic statistics for
CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests for the period ending December 1. Brent A. Lee 44, Chester, arrested November 26, 2024 by Chester Police for unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, armed violence, forgery, resisting a peace officer & littering. Is incarcerated. Richard J. Torres-Caceres 31, Chester, arrested November 29,
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WASHINGTON – Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 34 million small businesses, ushered in the SBA’s second-ever Season of Small Business campaign with the following statement: “In the last four years, America has seen unprecedented entrepreneurialism with a record 20 million
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Mrs. Angie Viox’s second grade students at Ste. Genevieve Elementary have been diving into the world of robotics and coding during their recent POWER Hour sessions. The students began with an online Bee-Bot simulation activity to learn coding basics. They then applied their skills by programming real Bee-Bots to navigate a path
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve High School has announced that two SGHS esports players: Bennett Walls and Ryder Keyser have qualified for the Fall Brawl State Competition. The top 16 players of the team’s class were chosen to compete at the Fall Brawl Friday. Bennett finished second, and Ryder came in fourth. The
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