September 2025

Build-A-Bear Founder Maxine Clark to Speak at McKendree University Sept. 25

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LEBANON, IL — Maxine Clark, founder of the Build-A-Bear Workshop, will be speaking at McKendree University’s Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. Clark is speaking as part of the university’s annual Wayne E. Lanter Lecture Series, which invites influential business leaders and entrepreneurs to share their insights and strategies […]

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Chester Parks and Recreation Committee meets Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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CHESTER – The Chester Parks and Recreation Committee will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street.   The meeting is open to the public.   The tentative agenda:   Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting Agenda 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois 62233 Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 6 P.M.   Call To

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Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice opens Monarch Youth Center in Lincoln to serve youth in central Illinois

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LINCOLN – The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) celebrated the grand opening of a new youth center yesterday that will serve youth from central Illinois who are in state custody.   The Monarch Youth Center has a 30 bed capacity and is located on the site of the former Lincoln Developmental Center. The youth center is a

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Missouri State Parks seeks nominations for two positions on Trails Advisory Board

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Division of State Parks is accepting nominations for a general trail user representative and for an equestrian trail user representative for the Trails Advisory Board.   The two representatives will serve three-year terms from Nov. 1, 2025, through Nov. 30, 2028. Members must be Missouri residents and must participate in the

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New funding available to address emerging contaminants in small or disadvantaged communities

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SPRINGFIELD –Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today announced a new funding opportunity to fund projects addressing emerging contaminants in drinking and/or source water in small or disadvantaged communities. The Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grant Program will provide over $40 million to assist communities in completing construction

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NFIB Jobs Report: Unfilled job openings continue to decline

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JEFFERSON CITY –  NFIB’s August jobs report found that 32 percent (seasonally adjusted) of small business owners reported job openings they could not fill in August, down one point from July. The last time unfilled job openings fell below 32 percent was in July 2020. Twenty-eight percent have openings for skilled workers (down 1 point), and 13%

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Red Cross urges everyone to get ready for emergencies now

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ST. LOUIS  — September is National Preparedness Month and the American Red Cross of Greater St. Louis urges everyone to protect their loved ones by getting their households ready now.   This spring, Missouri experienced a series of destructive tornadoes that serves as a stark reminder of the growing frequency and intensity of natural disasters

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Route NN Bridge Replacement Project slated for Perry County

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SIKESTON—The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to replace the Route NN bridge over South Fork Saline Creek in Perry County, located 1.5 miles south of Route N and northwest of Brewer, Missouri. The new bridge will be wider than the existing structure.   Work to improve the bridge could begin as early as spring 2026.

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SIU honors 2025 ‘Women of Action’

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale recently honored noteworthy women as the winners of the fourth annual Women of Action Awards. The recognition is given in celebration of the “everyday heroes” who make a real difference in the world around them by encouraging, mentoring and advocating for women and for anti-racism,

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