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Egyptian Electric accepting applicaitons for $500 classroom empowerment grants

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MURPHYSBORO, IL – Calling all educators! Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) is excited to announce that applications for the Touchstone Energy Classroom Empowerment Grants are open for the 2026-27 school year.   EECA will award ten (10) Classroom Empowerment Grants, each valued at $500. This opportunity is open to both public and private K-12 schools […]

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Grand opening of Judicial Discovery Center set for today

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In honor of Constitution Day next week, the SupremeCourt of Missouri is planning to celebrate with the grand opening of itsnew Judicial Discovery Center Monday morning, September 14. The center –under development for several years on the second floor of the Court’sbuilding in Jefferson City – is designed as an interactive

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Governor Kehoe Announces Appointments to Missouri Child Welfare Task Force

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced a slate of 18 members appointed to the newly formed Missouri Child Welfare Task Force.  Established by Executive Order 26-17, the Missouri Child Welfare Task Force is charged with establishing a common framework grounded in objective assessments of safety threats, child vulnerability, and parental or caretaker protective

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Southeast Missouri Man Who Victimized Children Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison

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CAPE GIRARDEAU – A Southeast Missouri man who recorded his sexual abuse of children was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison.   Lantz D. Crawford, 26, of Ripley County, near Doniphan, recorded his sexual abuse of five girls, ages 2, 4, 5, 6 and 6, between the summer of 2024 and late 2025. In

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Heisner and Nolan families are SIU’s 2026 Families of the Year

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Two Southern Illinois families have been selected as the 2026 Saluki Family of the Year winners at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and each will be honored during Saluki Family Weekend festivities, Sept. 11-13. The Heisner family (above) from left, Cynthia, Eliza, Carly and Blaine Eliza Heisner, a freshman in

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SIU professor creating AI-based portal to support earlier Lyme disease evaluation

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by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — A visit to the doctor’s office with fever, chills, fatigue and aches could seem like the flu or another viral infection. But what happens when symptoms don’t go away? The patient is left frustrated and scared wanting to know what’s wrong, while the clinician is left puzzled, trying to

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Saint Francis Clinic Kingshighway primary care team recognized by The Safe House of Southeast Missouri

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System was recognized by the Safe House of Southeast Missouri at their annual luncheon on August 27. The primary care team at Saint Francis Clinic Kingshighway received an award for their efforts to reduce barriers to health care for local survivors of domestic violence.   The Safe House

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Media Advisory: Governor Kehoe to award highest public safety honors to first responders and civilians from across Missouri

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JEFFERSON CITY – On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the Governor Mike Kehoe will award Missouri’s highest public safety honors to 18 law enforcement officers, three members of the fire service, and a paramedic for heroic acts beyond the call of duty in 2025 (three of the awards will be bestowed posthumously). Two civilians will also receive

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