CAPE GIRARDEAU – The 18th Annual Cape Girardeau Polar Plunge will take place on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Brave men and women from around the area will don Hawaiian-themed costumes and swimwear and take “polar” dips into the lake at Cape County Park North. Their Reason for Freezin’ is the athletes of Special Olympics Missouri […]
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CHESTER – The Chester Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP) hosted its monthly Mobile Market Food Giveaway Wednesday January 24 at the Cohen Recreation Parking Lot. Volunteers work to sort and unload food items supplied by the St. Louis Area Food Bank on Wednesday January 24, 2024. Some of the items given away
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By Don Pritchard, photos courtesy Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office STE. GENEVIEVE – An evacuation that has affected around 100 rural Ste. Genevieve County residents has ended. Ste. Genevieve County Emergency Management Director Felix Meyer announced shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday that the evacuated residents of Sawmill Road could go home. Later it was
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Dental Hygiene Program is again hosting its popular annual “Give Kids a Smile Day” on March 1 to provide free, vital dental services to children. The event is set for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the SIU Carbondale Dental Hygiene Clinic, west of Banterra Center. Free dental care
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. MRV Banks is proud to announce its generous donation of $5,000 to Foster Adopt Connect in support of their inaugural event, the “Office Chair Games.” This significant contribution reflects MRV Banks’ commitment to community engagement and underscores their dedication to the well-being of foster youth. MRV Banks contributes $5,000 to
STE. GENEVIEVE CO. – An evacuation that may be affecting as many as 100 residents of Ste. Genevieve County was continuing today as emergency workers deal with the aftermath of a Monday morning truck crash. The truck was reportedly carrying a chemical described as corrosive and an irritant if inhaled, phosphorus trichloride. The exact number
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JOLIET – The Illinois State Police (ISP) today unveiled the design for the new Illinois State Police Regional Campus comprised of the Illinois State Police Forensic Laboratory and Illinois State Police Troop 3 and Zone 1 Headquarters. The buildings were designed to increase ISP’s forensic testing and scientific examinations capabilities throughout Illinois, and will house Division
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced today the following community water systems have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Albany Bethany Cameron Higginsville Harrisonville Kansas City Kearney MO American Water St. Joseph Liberty Brookfield Canton Carrollton
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By Zell Volunteer Fire Department ZELL–Just after 1 a.m. (Saturday) morning crews were dispatched for a first alarm residential fire. We arrived on the scene to find a working fire in an attached garage, a quick and aggressive interior attack quickly brought the fire under control. Big thanks to Ste Genevieve
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National Endowment for the Arts and Poetry Foundation sponsors, “Poetry Out Loud” By Jim Beers CHESTER – On Friday January 26th Chester High School hosted Round 1 of the National Competition titled, “Poetry Out Loud”. The event is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. Chester High School
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