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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CHESTER – Chester City Council member Don Berry reported Saturday evening, the St. Mary’s Covered Bridge off Route 150 northeast of Chester was heavily damaged by the strong winds that moved through the area Saturday. Berry posted these photos to social media.
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PERRYVILLE — The Perry County Sheriff’s Office reported that at approximately 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon July 1, a line of strong storms passed through the eastern part of Perry County, damaging a pavilion, uprooting several trees and downing a power line. No significant damage or injures were reported. While the county received much needed rain,
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Chief of staff, Joseph Sharlow, MD, presented each scholarship recipient with a $1,000 scholarship award recently. The recipients include Allie Byington of Ste. Genevieve School District R-II who plans to study Physical Therapy at Missouri State University and Kristen Drury of Valle Catholic High School who will
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The Rev. Dr. John Philip Hellwege, Jr. was installed as the Pastor of the Salem-Zion Dual Parish in Farrar and Crosstown at Salem Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 25. Installation He was installed by Rev. Dr. Paul Winningham, the Circuit Visitor of the Altenburg Circuit on behalf of Missouri District President Rev. Dr. R. Lee
