Ste. Genevieve Volleyball defeats Herculaneum
Carla Basler STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve High School Volleyball Team defeated Herculaneum 25-20, 25-11 and 25-12 Tuesday. SGHS stats:
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Saxony Lutheran tennis squad tops Cape Central
STE. GENEVIEVE – The Saxony Lutheran High School tennis team defeated Cape Central 7-2 Tuesday. The team will next participate in the Cape Central Doubles Tournament Friday. The stats of the game:
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PHS softball scores first win of the season
Jim Simpson PERRYVILLE – Congratulations to our Lady Pirates on their first win of the season tonight. Down 10-6 in the bottom of the seventh, these ladies battled and tied the game 10-10 and won it in walk off fashion in the bottom of the eighth. It would have been real
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Lady Jackets host Sparta and Tamms (Egyptian) in 9-hole match
Chester wins by default; Macy Bert is Medalist with score of 42 strokes By Jim Beers CHESTER – On a nice 72 degree day with partly cloudy skies and a gentle breeze, the Chester High School Lady Jacket Golf Team hosted a triangular match at the Chester Country Club. The course was extremely dry as
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CHS Cross Country kicks off 2025 season at New Athens
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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25th Annual Southern Illinois Construction Industry Career Expo Set for September 23–25
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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Celebrate National Public Lands Day with the Trigg Ozark Tour
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, Ill. man charged with first degree murder
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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Governor Kehoe and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education releases Child Care Licensing Implementation Report
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
Julie Dierker named to SNHU Dean’s List
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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