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Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education met Tuesday morning

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 met in a special session Tuesday morning at 6:45 a.m.   The minutes of the meeting were released later the same day:   PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT # 32 BOARD NEWS Summary of the September 30, 2025 BOE Special Meeting VOLUME 19 ISSUE 3.1   The […]

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Perryville, Altenburg libraries announce October events

PERRYVILLE – The Riverside Regional Library Branches in Perryville and Altenburg have announced their October events.   The Perryville Branch is located at 800 City Park Drive, Perryville. The phone number is 573 547 6508.   The Altenburg Branch is located at 66 Poplar Street, Altenburg. The phone number is 573 824 5267.   October

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Ste. Genevieve County Commission meeting minutes released

STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Ste. Genevieve County Cmmission meeting held September 18th were released on September 30th.   Ste. Genevieve County Commission Minutes   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025   22ND Day of the July Term. The Commission Met Pursuant to Adjournment. Present were Presiding Commissioner Randy Ruzicka, Associate Commissioner Cory Ford along

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‘Falsettos’ kicks off SIU School of Theater and Dance’s 2025-26 season

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A musical that examines issues of gender identity, faith, family and relationships during the early AIDS epidemic of the late 1970s and early 1980s kicks off the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Theater and Dance’s 2025-26 season.     Several “Falsettos” cast members rehearse ahead of the Oct.

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As childhood myopia surges, SIU team finds cleaner, cheaper way to make a key drug

by Tim Obermiller CARBONDALE, Ill. — If it seems like more children are wearing glasses, you’re not imagining it. By 2050, scientists project about 50 percent of the world’s population will be nearsighted. As families and clinicians look for ways to slow that trend, a team led by Southern Illinois University Carbondale researchers has developed

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IDOA announces Second Illinois Grain Tour in 2025

SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is preparing to host its second Illinois grain tour of 2025, welcoming international buyers from six Middle Eastern and Asian countries (China, Vietnam, Egypt, Jordan, Singapore and the island of Mauritius) as part of a four-day event.    “Thanks to Trump’s reckless economic policies, Illinois’ $26.4 billion

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Illinois law prohibits sheriffs from assisting ICE with civil immigration enforcement. Some wish they could

CNI surveyed one in four Illinois sheriffs about ICE cooperation. Here’s what we found. By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY and TOM O’CONNOR Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO — As the U.S. government escalates immigration raids in Illinois and nationwide, some Illinois sheriffs are expressing support and a desire for greater cooperation with federal immigration enforcement despite

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