SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Baseball cards featuring the late Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg and Yankees great Mickey Mantle, basketball cards of Wilt Chamberlain and Walt Frazier, and an 18-karat yellow gold Hermes man’s chain bracelet are just some of the 250 unclaimed property lots on display for the public to preview on Tuesday, August 5. “We […]
SPRINGFIELD – As students close out summer break and begin shopping for school supplies, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced that applications are now being accepted for the Safe Routes to School program. The program provides funding for projects that make walking, biking and rolling to school a safer option for students, encouraging a healthy and
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Two Randolph County, Illinois residents were among 23 students presented healthcare scholarships by the Saint Francis Foundation and Saint Francis Auxiliary during a scholarship recognition luncheon on Friday, July 25. The two local students are: Jada Long of Evansville who will receive a Mamie Hall Memorial Scholarship and Madison Kribs of
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SEDALIA – Missouri State Fair advance adult admission and carnival tickets are still on sale, but not for long! These tickets are valid on any day of the 2025 State Fair and offer great savings. All advance tickets must be purchased by Wednesday, Aug. 6. Tickets available for advance purchase include: $12 Advance
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SIKESTON– Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be making driving surface improvements on Route J in Ste. Genevieve County. This section of roadway is located from Route M to Route 61 near St. Mary, Missouri. Weather permitting, work will take place Wednesday, Aug. 6 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Seal coats are a pavement repair process
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By State Senator Terri Bryant SPRINGFIELD – Senate Republicans have again urged Governor J.B. Pritzker to veto Senate Bill 328, a controversial proposal that would cement Illinois’ status as a judicial hellhole, increasing the burden on job creators and working families. Senate Bill 328 would allow out-of-state plaintiffs to sue out-of-state businesses in Illinois
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – Seven southeast Missouri residents have been arrested on federal indictments accusing them of drug crimes. All seven were indicted on July 1, 2025, and were arrested in a coordinated operation in recent weeks involving the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
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by Caleb Hale CARBONDALE, Ill. — The SIU Alumni Association will award a total of $79,140 in student support for the 2025-26 academic year, including $45,500 in scholarships and $33,640 in textbook awards to deserving students attending Southern Illinois University Carbondale. This year’s awards, as always, are made possible through the generous support of
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. – Some Southern Illinoisans are smiling a little bigger and brighter, thanks to a group of Southern Illinois University Carbondale fourth-year dental hygiene students, faculty, and local hygienists and dentists. Fourth-year dental hygiene student Hadley Wyatt provides a patient with dental care during Give Adults a Smile Day recently
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill- The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is reminding Illinoisans to make sure they are following proper safety practices when using their grills throughout the rest of the summer. July is the peak month for grill fires followed by June, May and August. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), reports around
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