February 2025

MDC to host pond management workshop March 11 at Park Hills Public Library

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.— If you’re a landowner with questions about building a new pond, or enhancing an existing pond on your property, you’re invited to attend Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) free pond management workshop from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on March 11 at Park Hills Public Library. Advance registration is required and can be completed […]

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Mercy’s Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences to host spring preview day

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Prospective students interested in a career in health care are invited to the Spring Preview Day at Mercy’s Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences.     The annual event slated for 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 15, provides high school students and anyone looking for a new

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Nurse educators, students to join national guests at region’s first nursing educators conference

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The inaugural Southern Illinois Nursing Educators Conference (SINEC) is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale on March 21 and registration is now underway for the event featuring Tim Bristol, founder of the nationally acclaimed nurse education leader of tomorrow, NurseTim.   Nurse educators and nursing students will find valuable

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Public comment sought on proposed Illinois 4/15 improvements over Kaskaskia River

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COLLINSVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss plans to replace the bridge that carries Illinois 4/15 over the Kaskaskia River near Fayetteville in St. Clair County. The meeting will be held:   Wednesday, March 19 4-7 p.m. St. Liborius Parish Center 911 Sparta St., St. Libory   The project

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Smith applauds Trump Administration’s quick action to ensure seniors receive Social Security benefits they are owed

MO State News, News /

WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s seniors are getting the Social Security benefits they are owed quickly thanks to efforts by the Trump administration and the Ways and Means Committee to implement the Social Security Fairness Act. Less than four months after Congress repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), the Trump administration

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Social Security dissolves duplicative office

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration has announced the closing of a component within the agency, the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity. Employees in this office will be put on administrative leave effective today. “Our focus is supporting President Trump’s priorities, which include streamlining functions and prioritizing essential work,” said Lee Dudek,

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Wait! There is Alcohol in This!

Ill State News, News /

SPRINGFIELD – The alcohol marketplace has changed and so have the laws. Effective January 1, 2025 bill SB 2625 went into effect. Alcohol-infused products such as alcoholic ice cream, whipped cream, popsicles, and other similar products are now considered alcoholic beverages regulated by the Illinois Liquor Control Act and the ILCC. This law requires product separation for

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