June 2026

DHSS recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

JEFFERSON CITY – June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), an event that seeks to unite communities worldwide to raise awareness of elder abuse. In Missouri, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) receives and investigates reports of abuse, neglect, bullying and exploitation of some of the state’s most vulnerable individuals –

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Ranken Technical College invites high schoolers to ‘Restore a rusted tractor’ in new summer camp offering

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — In 1934, a John Deere tractor was put to work on the Eckenfels Farm in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. It stayed on that land for generations, a piece of working family history — until Ranken Technical College instructor Brien Dover purchased it in recent years. This July, that very same John Deere becomes a

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SIU CESL students connect with community through volunteerism

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Eighteen international students with Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Center for English as a Second Language engaged in an immersive language-and-culture experience combining volunteerism and community involvement with 12 area organizations.   During their three-week experiential learning course through SIU Carbondale’s Center for English as a Second Language program, 18

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Truman State University announces academic honor rolls

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Truman State University has released its academic honor rolls for the spring 2026 semester.    Students who received a grade point average of 3.5 or better during the spring semester can now find their honor roll information posted online.   The President’s List, for students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average,

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Charlene (Basler) Fick

Charlene M. (Basler) Fick, 88, Parkville, MO passed away Saturday, June 6, 2026, at NorthCare Hospice.  Charlene was born July 4, 1937, to Leo C. “Pumpkin” and Agnes M. (Eisenbeis) Basler in St. Louis, MO.   Charlene spent the majority of her working career as a wife, mother and grandmother; she was an Administrative Assistant

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Attorney General Hanaway announces partnership with it’s a penalty to combat human trafficking

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –  Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her office has partnered with It’s a Penalty to combat human trafficking ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026™. This campaign brings together leading cities, multinational corporations, non-governmental organizations, local and state governments, and sport ambassadors across three host nations. “As we host a

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