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Rock-A-Thon will raise funds for the American Cancer Society

COLUMBIA, MO – Starting at 5 a.m. on April 24, Adam Kaiser, ‘The Rocker’, will sit in a rocking chair for 63 continuous hours in downtown Columbia, MO, as the rest of the Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) fraternity collects donations all around the city for the American Cancer Society (ACS). Since 1969, the men of the Alpha […]

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SIU fashion students hard at work to showcase creativity

By Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE — There’s little time to waste for Jia Brown, Aaron Elliott, Nicole Robinson and other students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Fashion Studies program.     Jia Brown, a senior in SIU Carbondale’s fashion studies program, works on a piece of her upcoming Pacific collection ahead of the annual Student Showcase

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SIU’s Paul Simon Institute hosts Kettering Foundation CEO to discuss future of democracy

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Sharon Davies, president and CEO of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a special virtual conversation at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 24. Davies will discuss the nonprofit research organization’s work toward advancing democracy and civic engagement with John Shaw, institute director. The

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Ste. Genevieve’s 4th Friday Art Walk will be April 25

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve’s April 4th Friday Art Walk will be held from 6pm to 9pm on April 25, with galleries offering original fine art and other surprises. This month’s Art Walk features eight galleries in the town’s historic downtown. In the Little Bohemia neighborhood (North Main Street from Jefferson to Washington) there’ll be

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University of Missouri breaks ground on the Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory, announces additional gift for project

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Today, the University of Missouri broke ground on The Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory. Speakers at the ceremony included Christopher Daubert, vice chancellor and dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR); University of Missouri President Mun Choi; Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn; UM

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Weekend closure of Illinois 150 and Illinois 4 near Steeleville begins Friday, April 25

STEELEVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the closure ofIllinois 150 and Illinois 4 east of the intersection outside of Steeleville in Randolph County.   The weekend closure is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., Friday, April 25, and will continue through 5 a.m., Monday, April 28. The closure is needed to replace a box

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River Region Sports Wrap for Monday, April 21, 2025

Baseball STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve hosts Festus today at 4:30. PERRYVILLE –  St. Vincent hosts Scott City Tuesday at 4:30. JACKSON – Saxony Lutheran plays at Oran Tuesday at 4:30. CHESTER – Chester plays at Sparta Tuesday at 4:30. STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle plays at Caledonia Tuesday at 4:30. PERRYVILLE – Perryville plays at

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