ZELL — The Zell Volunteer Fire Department recently celebrated a great 2023 and welcomed 2024, as well as celebrate a few special awards. The board of directors are proud to recognize Captain Greg Gettinger and Firefighter Curt Weiler with the Lifetime Achievement Award for their many years of dedicated service to the community […]
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Submitted article, photos by Sue Johnson STE GENEVIEVE — Dennis Stroughmatt and L’Esprit Creole with Doug Hawf and Greg Bigler entertained with traditional French songs in addition to reels, squares, waltzes and the Shottish. Deborah Hyland called the sets, modifying directions to accommodate the crowd. Frank and Annette Rolfe were honored as Le
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Historic donation will expand, enhance opportunities for students, faculty CARBONDALE, Ill. – A $10 million gift from John and Jayne Simmons will impact generations of Southern Illinois University Carbondale law students and strengthen the law school’s ability to serve its students and the region. In honor of their generosity, the law school will be named
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Elementary School robotics team competed in St. Louis on Saturday, January 27th. All four teams were in the top 10 in the qualification rankings out of 20 teams. SGES received a 2nd, 5th, and 10th place award! One of the teams, made up of Cameron
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (SGCMH) is gearing up for its annual Women’s Health Expo to be held on Saturday, February 24, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The theme for this year’s fair is “Get Your Ticket to Wellness.” The program will offer ladies of the community a chance to pamper
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PERRYVILLE – Freedom Guns & Ammo held a Ribbon Cutting Thursday at Noon and celebrating seven years of business in Perryville! They had an open house and chili. Owner, Bev Lohman, (pictured holding the scissors with her grandson), with friends and supporters at the ribbon cutting ceremony. Their location is 1105
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. — A team of students led by a researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is one of just 15 nationwide finalists for the U.S. Department of Energy AlgaePrize 2023-2025 Competition. And if the Carbondale team succeeds, its project could be used to grow crops in off-Earth environments such as its moon
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Rotary Club welcomed Tom Drennan, past Rotary District 6060 Governor and District Polio Programs Chair to a recent meeting. Tom uses his passion for bicycling to help raise money to fight polio and has ridden thousands of miles and participated in numerous group rides for the cause.
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SPRINGFIELD – The worst earthquake in Illinois history occurred on December 17, 1811, and was so strong that it rang a church bell in a Cairo church in southern Illinois. It also blew smoke, sand, and coal 30 yards into the air and made the Mississippi River flow backward for a moment. “Not everyone in Illinois
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Spring musical will be “Pajama Game” March 14-16 By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Theatre Department is proud to announce that in the spring of 2024 CHS will bring back a musical to Juergens Gym stage. After two seasons of theatrical dramas in the form of stage plays, Juergens Gym will once
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