February 2025

MSHP reports arrest

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest reports.   Among those listed as arrested:   38-year-old Nicholas L. Thery of Worden, Illinois at 11:10 a.m. Sunday on a Jefferson County charge of speeding. He was being held in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail. He was being held in the Ste. […]

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Nominate an outstanding Missouri Volunteer for the 23rd Annual Show Me Service Awards

JEFFERSON CITY – ServMO is seeking nominations for the 23rd Annual Show Me Service Awards. The Show Me Service Awards highlight the service and volunteerism that Missourians provide to strengthen communities and improve quality of life. To provide a diverse group of awardees each year, the awards are presented by region and include age-specific awards, national service

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Parks and public spaces across Missouri participate in a campaign to engage kids in free outdoor learning experiences on their phones

SPRINGFIELD – In response to the huge demand for free fun active outdoor experiences, partners including: Wonders of Wildlife, the U.S. Forest Service – Mark Twain National Forest, the Missouri Department of Conservation, Boone County, Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum, Dogwood Canyon, Lost Canyon Cave and Nature Trail, Kansas City, McDonald County Historical Society, and

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Pritzker insults President Trump and fails to take responsibility for Illinois’ budget deficit

By Illinois State Representative Dave Severin SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) says Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s combined State of the State and Budget Address failed to acknowledge that Illinois’ Sanctuary State policies have caused havoc for the state’s finances. “Governor Pritzker has been the head honcho of illegal immigration since taking

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Register now for SIU’s Southern Illinois Drug Awareness Conference

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — A two-day conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will bring together a diverse group of participants to focus on substance use, mental health and homelessness and how these issues correlate. Registration is now underway for the collaborative and educational Southern Illinois Drug Awareness Conference on March 13-14. Educators, law enforcement agents,

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SIU Zero Waste Station at International Food Festival spotlights campus sustainability initiatives

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Office of Sustainability is promoting sustainability and green initiatives of all kinds across campus and its latest promotion, a Zero Waste Station at the university’s International Food Festival, was a huge success. The goal was to adhere to zero-waste principles by reducing landfill waste and maximizing recycling

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SIU’s Morris Library to host March 1 event highlighting Shawnee Forest paintings

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library and the Special Collections Research Center will host a reception Saturday, March 1, to unveil paintings of the Shawnee National Forest by landscape and wildlife artist Abraham Hunter.     This painting of Bell Smith Springs by landscape and wildlife artist Abraham Hunter is one of several that will be

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