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Join MDC and NDA June 24 for ‘Forests, Woodlands, and Whitetails’

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the National Deer Association (NDA) invite landowners and others interested in managing deer on their properties to join them online for a free webinar on forest and woodland management and how hunters and landowners can incorporate this into their deer management efforts. This live Zoom […]

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June fee-free days on Mark Twain National Forest

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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Missouri releases report on ‘Women in the Workforce’

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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Missouri’s PMI rose to 53.4,  up 5.3 points from April

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 Police Reports

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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Saluki Pride: K. Allison Hammer earns SIU’s Emerging Leader Award

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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SGCMH Medical Staff Scholarship recipients announced

STE. GENEVIEVE – The recipients of the Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospuital Medical Staff scholarships have been announced.   Chief of staff, Erika Leung, MD, awarded Jayden Rickman, Ste. Genevieve High School graduate, and Lucy Drury, Valle Catholic High School graduate.     Jayden, daughter of Staci and Kendall Scoggin, plans to attend St. Louis

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SIU’s Archaeology Field School seeks one of Southern Illinois’ earliest homesteads

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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SIU’s Sharp Museum to host films, exhibitions on Illinois’ LGBTQ+ history

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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