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Illinois Retail Merchants Association President & CEO Rob Karr receives National Retail Federation’s J. Thomas Weyant Award

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) has announced that President and CEO Rob Karr has been named the recipient of the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) prestigious J. Thomas Weyant Award, one of the retail industry’s highest honors recognizing outstanding leadership among state retail association executives.   Presented annually by the NRF, the Weyant Award honors leaders […]

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Mississippi State University announces recent graduates

MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS (07/16/2026)– More than 3,500 students are on the spring 2026 Graduation List at Mississippi State University. Recent graduates include:   Hannah Schweizer, of Chester, IL. Schweizer received the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine.   Gillian Valleroy, of Steeleville, IL. Valleroy received the Bachelor of Science Cum Laude from

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Missouri Prairie Foundation recognizes National Moth Week: July 18 to 26 

JEFFERSON CITY—The natural world is big and boisterous, full of singing insects, chattering birds, flashy butterflies, and other flamboyant creatures. Nature is also cryptic, minute, and quiet, full of micromoths flying with silent wings, fungi at work building soil, and millions of other unassuming life forms that we can all appreciate if we pause long

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Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District Board meets Monday

STE. GENEVIEVE – The board of directors of the Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District will meet Monday at 5:15 p.m. for its monthly meeting.   Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District Regular Meeting Tentative Agenda Date: Monday, July 20, 2026 at 5:15 p.m. Place: Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District House 1 3 Basler Drive, Ste Genevieve

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Stout named Memorial Hospital ‘Employee of the Quarter’

CHESTER – Memorial Hospital CEO Brett Bollmann named Kenneth Stout the Employee of the Quarter for the Second Quarter 2026 on July 15, 2026.     Stout, a respiratory therapist at the hospital, has been employed at Memorial since January 1989. When asked what he likes most about working at Memorial, he replied, “I enjoy

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Auditor Fitzpatrick will evaluate the effectiveness of the customer service function of the Missouri Department of Revenue

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The concerns of numerous Missourians frustrated by the interactions they’ve had with the state Department of Revenue have prompted State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick to conduct a performance audit of the department’s customer service function. Fitzpatrick’s office recently commenced with the audit of the department that provides service to millions of Missourians

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