STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District honors veterans, active military and their guests at both the Ste. Genevieve and Bloomsdale campuses in recognition of Veterans Day. All local veterans were welcome at the schools’ assemblies, and students personally invited veterans as their guests, as well. At both elementary schools, each […]
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Mini-documentaries showcasing the experiences of three Southern Illinois University Carbondale students who recently returned from a cultural exploration program in China will debut Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Morris Library. SIU junior journalism major Alexandria Deacon of Marion participated in a cultural exploration program in China. (Photo by
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CARBONDALE – Southern Illinois University- Carbondale freshman Isaac Luebkemann traveled with the SIU Soil Judging Team to Bad Axe, Michigan, recently to compete in the Region 3 Collegiate Soil Judging Contest. The event brought together students from eight colleges across Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Competing against top participants from all five
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization
A funeral will be held Monday, November 24, 2025 for 70-year-old Thomas Paul Gibbs of Ellis Grove, Illinois, who passed away at 9:02 am, Friday, November 21, 2025 at Three Springs Senior Living and Rehabilitation, Chester, Illinois. He was born September 9, 1955 in Chester to Jesse C. and Evelyn L. (nee VanDerHeyden) Gibbs who
Fr. William E. Hartenbach C.M., 88, of Perryville, Missouri entered into eternal rest Friday, November 21, 2025 at Mercy Hospital Perry. He was born October 13, 1937 in St. Louis, MO to William John and Dorothy Marie (Kubasch) Hartenbach. Fr. William Hartenbach C.M. was a Roman Catholic Priest and member of the Congregation
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Donald E. Hardaway, 74, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Thursday, November 20, 2025 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born October 17, 1951 in Houston, TX to Henry Edward and Margaret Marie (Karl) Hardaway. Donald graduated with a PHD from the University of Houston. He taught I.T. and Information Systems for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has taken the next major step toward securing Missouri’s historic $24 billion judgment against the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and related entities for unleashing and worsening the COVID-19 pandemic. The judgment, entered in March 2025, is the largest
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has filed a new challenge to stop dangerous, high-risk chemical abortion drugs from flooding the country through mail-order distribution, and to block the latest approval of an additional generic mifepristone product. This suit bolsters Missouri’s existing multi-state challenge to the ongoing dismantling
CHESTER, ILL. – The approved minutes of the following meetings of the Chester CUSD 139 Board of Education meeting have been released to the public. November 17: November 17, 2025 Board Minutes October 29: October 29, 2025 Board Minutes October 27: October 27, 2025 Board Minutes October 15: October 15, 2025 Board Minutes (3)
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