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Local students receive honors at Southeast Health College of Nursing and Health Sciences

CAPE GIRARDEAU — Several students from the River Region have earned a place on the Southeast Health College of Nursing and Health Sciences President’s and Dean’s Lists during the fall 2025 semester.   Students on the President’s List achieved an outstanding GPA of 3.89 or higher, while those on the Dean’s List earned a GPA […]

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MDC reminds hunters and other shooters to practice range safety

JEFFERSON CITY– Beautiful spring weather prompts people to get outside for a variety of recreational activities – including shooting sports. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) offers hunters and recreational shooters five staffed shooting ranges and more than 35 unstaffed shooting ranges around the state. MDC’s five staffed shooting range and outdoor education centers have trained

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Mickey Soltys, ‘silent wizard’, receives SIU’s Civil Service Staff Excellence Award

CARBONDALE – Described by colleagues as a “silent wizard of the institution,” Mickey Soltys works quietly in the background at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, fixing problems before anyone realizes they could become problems.     Mickey Soltys (center) receives the 2026 Staff Excellence Award from Nick Wortman, assistant vice chancellor of human resources, (left) and

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Missouri Soybeans names Carley Esser McLean associate director of policy and market development

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Soybeans has named Carley Esser McLean as its new associate director of policy and market development, bringing nearly a decade of federal policy and agricultural leadership experience to the organization.   Originally from Boonville, Missouri, McLean most recently served on the professional staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,

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MoDOT’s Sponsor-A-Highway program now available statewide

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Sponsor-A-Highway program, previously exclusive to the St. Louis and Kansas City areas, is now available statewide, providing an expanded opportunity to help keep roadsides cleaner and safer across the state.   Businesses, organizations, community groups and individuals can sponsor one-mile highway sections statewide through a MoDOT-certified service provider, Adopt-A-Highway

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New study: Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois

  SPRINGFIELD – Illinois retail workers are facing rising levels of in-store violence tied to repeat and organized offenders, according to new data from global retail crime intelligence company Auror.   The data shows that one in seven retail crime incidents involve violence, weapons or threatening behavior, while the top 10 percent of retail crime offenders

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Peregrine falcon chicks hatch – live on Ameren Missouri’s Falcon Cam

Follow the chicks’ journey from hatchling to fledgling ST. LOUIS – Peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in Franklin County, continuing a successful conservation partnership among Ameren Missouri, World Bird Sanctuary and the Missouri Department of Conservation. The public can now follow the chicks’ progress via Ameren Missouri’s Falcon Cam livestreamas the adult peregrines prepare them

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Perryville woman graduates from Mercy’s Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Mercy’s Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences awarded 52 degrees at its spring 2026 commencement ceremony, which also served to honor the retiring Dr. Steven Langdon, president of the college, on his upcoming retirement at the end of the spring semester.   Grace Schremp of Perryville, Radiologic Technology, was

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