January 2026

National School Choice Week to feature 28,000 events across America; 210 schools in the St. Louis Area set to participate

ST. LOUIS – Tens of millions of parents across America are expected to search for new schools for their children in 2026—including moms and dads right here in the St. Louis area. Beginning Sunday, January 25, National School Choice Week will give families in Missouri and across the country new opportunities to begin their school searches. The Week […]

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Prevent a winter blood shortage: Give blood or platelets now

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — The American Red Cross is teetering on a blood shortage this winter, which could lead to a disruption in lifesaving care. Donors are urged to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now.    The Red Cross blood supply is under pressure following a busy holiday season, when winter weather and packed schedules

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Route 51 on the Chester Bridge reduced for maintenance

SIKESTON—Route 51 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance on the Chester Bridge over the Mississippi River.     This section of roadway is located from County Road 946 near Claryville, Missouri to E Kaskaskia Street in Chester, Illinois.     Weather permitting, work will take

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SIU’s 2026 Winter Weeks of Welcome help students start the semester off right

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — When Southern Illinois University Carbondale throws out the welcome mat, it does so in style as evidenced by Winter Weeks of Welcome, a special time to greet new and returning students as they come to campus for the spring semester and get them acquainted and connected with SIU and one

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Sparta Community Hospital welcomes Dr. Umar Daud

SPARTA, IL – Sparta Community Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Umar Daud, a board-certified rheumatology specialist, to the Specialty Clinic at North Campus Healthcare—expanding access to expert rheumatology care for patients in the region.      Dr. Daud will begin seeing patients two days per month mid-January, with plans to increase his time in April, helping meet

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State releases December 2025 General Revenue Report

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for December 2025 decreased 0.5 percent compared to those for December 2024, from $1.30 billion last year to $1.29 billion this year.   Net general revenue collections for 2026 fiscal year-to-date increased 3.3 percent compared to December 2024, from $6.14 billion

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