JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A picture of two youngsters walking down a country road won the heafrts of Missouri’s First Family. Lacie Ritter won the special award for Little Future Farmers which was selected as the First Family’s Choice, voted on by Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson. A stunning […]
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Decisions on moving to another state used to be based on the prospects of a better job, retirement or family. But a fairly new component — politics — is also becoming a factor, according to political experts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. John Shaw, director of the Paul
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Fair wrapped up its four-day run Sunday. Here is a sampling of photos posted to the Fair’s Facebook Page: Check the Fair’s Facebook page for more photos at https://www.facebook.com/stegencountyfair
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DUQUOIN – On July 4, 2023, at approximately 12:36 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash involving an ISP Trooper’s squad car on Interstate 57 southbound near Milepost 69, in Browning Township, Franklin County. On the above date and time, an ISP Troop 10 Trooper was stationary on Interstate
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Large crowd enjoys Kaskaskia Island hospitality and program BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer KASKASKIA ISLAND, Ill. – Independence Day was Tuesday July 4th and Kaskaskia Island played gracious host to a large crowd at the 2023 Annual Patriotic Ceremony. The event was the 53rd such event and visitors to the Island experienced a wide range
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital in Chester, celebrated the retirement of Janet Bargman, Specialty Clinic Clinical Assistant, with 45 years of service. Janet Bargman receives certificate of service from Brett Bollmann, CEO. Bargman began her career at Memorial in 1978, during high school, doing summer chart maintenance in the medical records department. In
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Tamara Kang, assistant professor in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences, and her colleagues have created a new research-based assessment for juvenile sex offenders, which they say is more accurate, effective and beneficial for the young offenders and society as a whole than current systems. And
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. – Southeast Missouri State University and Ameren Missouri are celebrating a bright anniversary. It has been just over one year since a 3,500-panel solar array at the Show Me Center began sending clean energy to the homes and businesses in the community. In the past 12 months, enough energy has been produced to power
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The generational classic tale of unconditional love and a department store teddy bear who yearns to be taken home by a child comes to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Christian H. Moe Laboratory Theater next week. The McLeod Summer Playhouse production of “Corduroy,” for children of all ages, is July
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PADUCAH, Kent. — The National Weather Service has released a summary of an extreme period of severe weather which impacted the region for four consecutive days, between June 29 and July 2, 2023. Numerous rounds of severe thunderstorms produce large hail up to three inches in diameter and destructive damaging winds. The Wabash Valley and
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