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Missouri Attorney General Hanaway pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Hanaway and 48 other attorneys general have called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers’ access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers cannot use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force asked the FCC to work on this issue in 2021, and members of this coalition are […]

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Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois welcomes new members to board of directors

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GLEN CARBON – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) welcomes three new members to their Board of Directors: Members-at-Large Erin Barriger and Abigail Zajac, as well as ex-officio Girl Board Member Anna Kennedy. They were elected by council delegates during the organization’s annual meeting this spring. GSofSI’s Board of Directors assists the council with strategic

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Details on Don Welge Memorial Bridge ceremony released

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SIKESTON, Mo. – The Missouri and Illinois Departments of Transportation will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the Don Welge Memorial Bridge on Saturday, July 11, at 11 a.m. The ceremony will take place on the newly constructed bridge. photo by Charlie Bargman The Don Welge Memorial Bridge spans the Mississippi

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Mott named South Central Illinois AHEC 2026 Healthcare Mentor of the Year

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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital in Chester is proud to announce that Rhonda Mott, Lead Radiologic Technologist, has been named the 2026 Healthcare Mentor of the Year by South Central Illinois Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in recognition of her extraordinary commitment to mentoring and developing future healthcare professionals.   The South Central Illinois AHEC Healthcare

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A word about lithium battery from the Ste Genevieve Fire District

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STE. GENEVIEVE –   Lithium Ion batteries are everywhere.     Last week we responded for another fire involving a lithium ion battery.   The resident was attempting to change the hard drive in a laptop and apparently pierced the battery causing it to ignite. They attempted to smother the fire with a towel that

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SIU’s Center for Archaeological Investigations assisting IDOT with cultural resource surveys

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Center for Archaeological Investigations has entered into a 10-year intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation to assist with initial archaeological survey work for possible road and bridge projects in the region. The pact provides for up to $5 million over the life of

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