January 2025

SIU’s inaugural Southern Illinois Outdoor Summit welcomes participants, presenters

News, Randolph County News /

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois is a haven for outdoor activities, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center will host the inaugural Southern Illinois Outdoor Summit, a March 28 event to foster growth in the region’s outdoor industry. The free event, which kicks off with registration and coffee at 8 a.m., […]

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Truman State University announces academic honor rolls

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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Truman State University has released its academic honor rolls for the fall 2024 semester.    Students who received a grade point average of 3.5 or better during the fall semester can now find their honor roll information posted online.   The President’s List, for students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average,

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Emma Louise Grott

Obituaries, Perryville Obits /

Emma Louise Grott, 97, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 5:20 am, Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri.  She was born to the late Clarence and Lorraine (nee King) Lang on May 4, 1927 in Kellog, Illinois. Emma married Rayburn Grott on August 14 in Huntsville, Alabama; he preceded her

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Luella I. Salger

Obituaries, Randolph County Obits /

Luella I. Salger, 93, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 3:57 a.m. on Monday, January 13, 2025, at Three Springs Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Chester, Illinois.   She was born to the late Albert and Louise (nee Nehrt) Salger on September 2, 1931, in Evansville, Illinois.   She was never married.   Luella had

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Winter Grace Faulkner

Obituaries, Perryville Obits /

Winter Grace Faulkner, 9 months old of Perryville, Mo. passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.   She was born April 8, 2024 in Saint Louis, Mo.   Survived by her mother, Jessica Wilkey of Perryville, Mo.; father: Ricky Faulkner III of Perryville, Mo.; a sister: Savanna Lofton; brother:

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Agency issues first report on sickle cell gene and cell therapy treatments

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CHICAGO — As required by Executive Order 2024-01, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly its first report from the Advisory Council on Financing and Access to Sickle Cell Disease Treatment and other High-Cost Drugs and Treatment. The report evaluates the success and challenges of various value and outcome-based

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Citizens Electric experiences more outages Sunday

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PERRYVILLE – After announcing that most of the service interruptions had been resolved Citizens Electric Crews were back at work Sunday afternoon when new outages occurred. “We are aware of new outages and expect interruptions to continue as ice melts from trees and power lines. Rest assured, our team is fully engaged today with 124

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Driver examination stations to close statewide in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that all driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following date: Monday, January 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. The Missouri State Highway Patrol

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