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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St. Louis District Dairy Council ST. LOUIS – February is National Children’s Dental Health Month — a time to recognize the importance of prioritizing oral health at an early age. St. Louis District Dairy Council annually celebrates this month with school nurses and dental health professionals by providing resources that highlight the beneficial role of
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Farm and Ranch Retailer Carries Momentum into 2024 Building on Recent Expansion PERRYVILLE, Mo.: Today, February 2, 2024, Buchheit Inc. celebrates 90 years in business. In honor of the company’s milestone, Marketing Manager, Michael Sheppard, said, “We are excited to celebrate 90 years of serving our communities. It is rare to see a family-owned
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Seeds of knowledge are being planted in third grade classrooms across Missouri this spring as elementary students participate in Agriculture Education on the Move™ (Ag Moves). Through Ag Moves, an educational program of Missouri Farmers Care, students learn how their lives are connected to agriculture through hands-on learning led by passionate educators
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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