SPRINGFIELD, IL – Krista Phillips of Effingham County was selected from a field of 75 contestants Sunday evening as the 68th Miss Illinois County Fair Queen and will reign over the 2026 Illinois State Fair and DuQuoin State Fair. Phillips was chosen during the final day of the 115th Annual Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs (IAAF) convention at […]
STE. GENEVIEVE — A 4-H Youth Program Associate from Ste. Genevieve was among those who put on a Space Camp in Gasconade County recently. Alyssa Bowyer was one of several Youth Porgram Associates from the East Central Region assisting with the camp. She hopes to eventually have a similar Space Camp in Ste.
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital is pleased to share a midyear update on the 2025–2026 Medical Explorers Program, now in its seventh year of inspiring local students to explore careers in healthcare. Since its launch, the program has welcomed more than 140 students, with 42% choosing to participate for two to three years, demonstrating strong interest
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MURFREESBORO, TN — Middle Tennessee State University is congratulating 6,647 students who appear on the dean’s list for the Fall 2025 semester, including Nolan Mudd of Evansville, IL. To qualify for this distinction, an undergraduate student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours.
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PERRYVILLE – Perry County Sheriff Jason Klaus has released the following statement regarding Sunday morning’s incident on I-55: “On Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 1:23 a.m., Perry County Sheriff’s Deputies were notified of a vehicle traveling southbound on Interstate 55 and wanted in connection with a homicide investigation from Belleville, Illinois. “Deputies located
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LINN, MO – A big State Tech congrats to the students listed below for making the Dean’s List for the fall of 2025. To be placed on the Dean’s List, a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4-point scale. HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME Bloomsdale,
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The tentative agenda for this week’s Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen work session has been released. BOA WORK SESSION 012026
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Robert Paul ‘Bob” Ray, 89, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Friday, January 16, 2026, at his residence. He was born December 24, 1936, in St. Louis, MO, to Paul and Zoe Anna (Clark) Ray. He and Francine Hurst were married April 27, 1957, in Overland,MO. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Parish,
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June Marie Leuckel, 91, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, January 17, 2026 at her residence. She was born September 23, 1934 in Perry County, MO to Valle and Elva (Rabold) Huber. June and Carl “Corky” R. Leuckel were married May 12, 1951 in Perryville, MO. He preceded her in death on September 15, 2015.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle Catholic High School is proud to announce that Ava Kathryn Bauman has been named the January Elk’s Student of the Month. Ava is the daughter of Patrick and Karyn Hoog ’96 Bauman. She will attend the University of Missouri-Columbia. Ava plans to major in the field of health care
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