ROLLA, Mo.— On June 14 and June 19, the USDA Forest Service will waive standard amenity fees for all visitors to national forest and grassland day-use areas. Saturday, June 14 celebrates National Get Outdoors Day, inviting everyone to connect with the great outdoors for healthy, active lifestyles. And Thursday, June 19 celebrates the historic Juneteenth holiday. […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – There were more than 1.43 million women in Missouri’s workforce (in both private- and public-owned establishments) in 2023, making up 50.6 percent of total Missouri employment. The percentage of women in the workforce has remained steady over the last 10 years. Women’s share of employment varies by occupation. Across the
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for May 2025 was 53.4, increasing 5.3 points from the April level of 48.1. The monthly Mid-America Business Conditions Survey conducted by Creighton University is considered a key economic indicator. It measures such factors as new orders, production, supplier delivery times, backlogs, inventories, prices, employment,
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PERRYVILLE –The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report of arrests and incidents. 33-year-old David Lee Shipley was charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, driving without insurance and failing to register a motor vehicle. Police were called to the 1400 block of Big Spring Boulevard at 6:46 p.m. May
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Stephanie F. Blankenship 24, Steeleville, arrested June 3, 2025 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear on a retail theft charge. Is incarcerated. Brandy D. Webb 41, Sparta, arrested June 3, 2025 by Sparta Police
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CARBONDALE – In just their second year on Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s faculty, K. Allison Hammer’s deep commitment to advancing diversity, gender equity and inclusion both in the classroom and the community is making a positive difference. Since arriving at SIU Carbondale in August 2023, Hammer, the university’s 2025 Excellence Award Emerging Leader
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A Southern Illinois University Carbondale student team is searching for possibly one of the earliest Anglo-American homesteads in Southern Illinois. Gretchen Farrell, left, and Noelle Ridolfi (top photo) excavate a section of soil as students in the SIU Carbondale Archaeology Field School search for artifacts. Natalie Eves
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Sharp Museum is hosting an evening of films celebrating Illinois’ LGBTQ+ history on Friday, June 13, while related exhibitions continue. The free, public event is from 5-9 p.m. in the museum auditorium and is part of the second annual LGBTQ+ Saluki Reunion Weekend. Juniper Oxford, coordinator of
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A funeral will be held Thursday, June 12, 2025 for 70-year-old Marjorie L. (Preston) Anderson of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri who passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at Mercy Hospital Jefferson. She was born October 18, 1954 in Perry County, Mo. to Champ and Edith (Lyle) Preston, who both preceded her in death. Marjorie
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JAMES C. SIRTAK, SR., 92, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 1:30 pm, Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Coulterville Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Coulterville, Illinois. He was born to the late George and Josephine (nee Kacinski) Sirtak on December 17, 1932, in East St. Louis, Illinois. James married Georgia Williams
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