By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Cross Country Team began its 2025 season Monday August 25 at the New Athens “Race by the River” meet. The YellowJacket program is struggling for team members this year with only three girls and four boys on the squad. In recent years numbers have been dwindling […]
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DUQUOIN, Ill. — High school students from Johnson, Jefferson, Union, Hamilton, White, Saline, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, Franklin and Washington Counties will have the opportunity for a hands-on learning experience in the construction trades during the 25th Annual Southern Illinois Construction Industry Career Expo, scheduled for September 23–25, 2025, at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. The Expo
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MURPHYSBORO, Illinois – Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1931, this year’s Trigg Ozark Tour will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2025, and will take participants on an all-day journey back in time to the place where Illinois began, Randolph County. Tickets are still available for an excursion that will give participants
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ELDORADO – The Illinois State Police have arrested 25-year-old Jesse W. Trout of Eldorado, Ill., for First-Degree Murder (Class M Felony) following a homicide investigation conducted at the request of the Eldorado Police Department. On Sunday, September 7, 2025, shortly after 5 a.m., Eldorado Police Department Officers responded to a 9-1-1 call in reference to an
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.– Governor Mike Kehoe has announced the release of the Executive Order 25-15 Implementation Report, a key step toward modernizing Missouri’s child care licensing system by reducing outdated, duplicative, or burdensome rules—while ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality for children. “Missouri families deserve safe, reliable child care, and providers deserve a licensing system
MANCHESTER, NH — Julie Dierker of Bloomsdale has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Summer 2025 Dean’s List. The summer term runs from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean’s List. Full-time status
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FAYETTE, Iowa — Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce Leah Buerck of Perryville, MO, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in the spring of 2025. About Upper Iowa University Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, nonprofit institution dedicated to offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Budget Director Dan Haug has announced that net general revenue collections for August 2025 increased by 9.5 percent compared to those for August 2024, from $942.7 million last year to $1.03 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2026 fiscal year-to-date increased 5.3 percent compared to August 2024, from
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PERRYVILLE, Mo. – Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial invites the public to participate in a special Candlelight Vigil Friday, September 19, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. to honor and remember America’s Prisoners of War and those who are Missing in Action. The MNVM announced in a news release: “This moving evening of reflection will pay
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JEFFERSON CITY – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.5 points in August to 100.8, nearly 3 points above the 52-year average of 98. Of the 10 Optimism Index components, four increased, four decreased, and two were unchanged. The increase in those expecting real sales to be higher contributed the most to the rise in the Optimism
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