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SIU CESL students connect with community through volunteerism

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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

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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

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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

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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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Average price of gasoline in Missouri falls 15.0 cents a gallon

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BOSTON – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 15.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.86/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 33.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.02/g higher than a year ago.   According to GasBuddy price

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Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission meets Thursday, June 11

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CHESTER – The Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission meets Thursday, June 11.   The tentative agenda:   Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission Agenda June 11, 2026   Pledge of Allegiance   Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes-Melissa Gross   Treasurer’s Report-Linda Rader/Brenda Owen   Public Petitions & Correspondence             Standing Committee Reports Beautiful Home Award-JoAnn Simmons/Linda Rader Planters-Linda Schafer                                                                        Tourism-Brenda

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Hawley keynotes American Compass New World Gala: ‘Artificial Intelligence will not choose moral Liberty’

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered the keynote address at the American Compass New World Gala, presenting on the foundation of our country and its moral covenant. He contrasted our founding with the dangers of artificial intelligence that threaten to unravel the very fabric of this nation.   Senator Hawley said, “For we are confronting now

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