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United Way of Southeast Missouri opens grant application

SOUTHEAST MO. – United Way of Southeast Missouri (UWSEMO) announces the official opening of its grant application on February 3rd for agencies and programs that desire to join the United Way network of partners. Applications for the organization’s 2025 funding cycle will be accepted until February 21st at 5 pm (CST).   The grant process […]

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A protein at the heart of heart disease

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) — commonly known as bad cholesterol — have long been on scientists’ radar as a major contributor to heart disease. But these microscopic troublemakers have hidden their inner workings behind a maze of complexity. That is, until now. In a new study published in Nature, University of Missouri researchers

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Rotary Club honors Bob Mueller with highest honor

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club recently presented local historian Bob Mueller with the Paul Harris Fellow award prior to Mueller’s speaking engagement at the Orris Theater as part of the Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center’s speaker series.     Members of the Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club presented Bob Mueller with its organization’s

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Nearly 1,000 students to visit SIU for World Languages and Cultures Day

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Nearly 1,000 students from 15 high schools across the state will learn the history and future of languages and cultures during Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 49th World Languages and Cultures Day celebration on Monday, Feb. 3. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Student Center. Festivities begin with

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Heyyyyyy ladiessss!

PERRYVILLE – Get ready to relive your most nostalgic night of high school at  Mom Prom on March 22! It’s the perfect opportunity to let your hair down and have a night out with your friends. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at https://secure.rec1.com/MO/perryville-mo/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTM0MjA3NTA=  or by visiting the Perry Park Center. Don’t miss out on this

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Buena Vista National Bank, Memorial Hospital to host annual health fair

CHESTER – Buena Vista National Bank and Memorial Hospital Chester will be hosting their 29th Annual Health Fair on Friday, March 14, at the Main Bank from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.     Testing will include BMP with Glucose and Lipid Panel (Total Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and Triglycerides), Complete Blood Count, Blood Pressure, and BMI

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Tickets are still available for tomorrow’s King’s Ball

STE. GENEVIEVE – Come revel in the historic French tradition of the King’s Ball on Saturday, February 1st at the Ste. Genevieve VFW Hall!  Youngsters, spirited teenagers, and adults of all ages don French colonial costumes and crowd the floor to dance reels, squares, and other old-time dances to the music provided by fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt

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