May 13, 2025

Guardians of Liberty in Southeast Missouri will hear from Aaron Dorr

CAPE GIRARDEAU == The Guardians of Liberty in Southeast Missouri to hear from Second Amendment advocate Aaron Dorr when it gathers for its May meeting this month.   Aaron Dorr has almost twenty years of experience fighting for the Second Amendment in state legislatures including Missouri, Iowa, New York, Georgia, Wyoming, Indiana, Illinois and more. […]

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Illinois Manufacturers’ Association welcomes new board members

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) has named three new members to its Board of Directors as the association continues to build on its strong record of leadership on behalf of manufacturers across the state.   “These new members bring valuable leadership and industry expertise that will strengthen our advocacy efforts on behalf of manufacturers

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MDC reports hunters took 46,562 birds during regular spring turkey season

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows turkey hunters checked 46,562 birds during Missouri’s 2025 regular spring turkey season, April 21 through May 11. The top harvest counties for the regular season were Franklin with 956 birds harvested, Callaway with 873, and Texas with 860. Perry County hunters harvested

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PHS announces honors graduates

PERRYVILLE – Perryville High School will graduate 208 seniors during commencement on Friday, May 16, 2025, with 30 students receiving academic honors. PHS Commencement begins at 7 pm at Perry Park Center.     The students graduating Summa Cum Laude are Kathryn Broeking, Josephine Lohmann, Savannah Young, Jake Cissell, Gwynivere Newbrough, Sofia Buerck, Aaron Weber,

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SIU researchers study ways to improve how all students learn chemistry

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher Senetta Bancroft’s study into whether a differently structured chemistry class will benefit all students was inspired by a spring 2017 semester that left her disillusioned.   “The course didn’t go well,” said Bancroft, who has cross appointments as an associate professor in the School

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Three Illinois high school students win 2025 SIU Creative Futures art awards

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The talents of Illinois high school juniors and seniors were evident at the second Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Art and Design statewide online art competition. A short digital animation (above) by Rebekah Neussl of Washington Community High School was the top winner in the design/digital art category of the

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