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St. Charles woman killed, five Ste. Genevieve residents and a Herrin teen hurt in I-55 crash in Jefferson Co. Friday night

JEFFERSON CITY — A St. Charles woman died and five Ste. Genevieve residents and a youth from Herrin, Illinois received minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Jefferson County Friday night.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the woman was the driver of a southbound 2014 Infiniti Q50 which went out of […]

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PCSD 32 schools will be closed this week due to storm damage

PERRYVILLE – Due to the storm damage on campus, school will be closed to students Monday, March 17 through Friday, March 21. (Students were already scheduled off on Monday).     “This will allow time for a thorough assessment of our facilities by structural engineers,” a school official stated in a news released. “We will

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CGS music students perform well at 2025 IGSMA Solo & Ensemble Contest

By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester Grade School music students traveled to Carterville Junior High School Saturday March 1 to compete in the 2025 Illinois Grade School Music Association (IGSMA) District 3 Solo and Ensemble Contest.  The students are under the direction of Sue Colonel who accompanied the students to the competition. Vicky Beers and

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CEC continues to restore power, following Friday’s tornado

PERRYVILLE – Citizens Electric Crews worked late into Saturday night and were back at it Sunday morning, making progress in the sleet, wind, and cold temperatures.     All photos from the Citizens Electric Facebook page   Saturday night and early Sunday morning, the number of broken poles grew to 40, as damage assessments continued.

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R-II elementary schools celebrate ‘Read-On Missouri Week’

STE. GENEVIEVE — Both Bloomsdale Elementary and Ste. Genevieve Elementary celebrated Read-On Missouri Week from March 3 – 7. This week is part of the Read Across America program, which is sponsored by the National Education Association and celebrates reading and encourages students to develop lifelong reading habits! Throughout the week, students had the opportunity

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Red Cross and Mineral Area College host college blood drive

PARK HILLS, Mo.  — The American Red Cross and Mineral Area College are partnering once again to host the Mineral Area College Blood Drive. We invite students, faculty, and the Park Hills community to come out and donate blood on Tuesday, March 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Mineral Area College Industry and Tech

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Missouri cancer advocates gather at Capitol for Cancer Action Day

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – More than 75 cancer advocates, survivors and their families and caregivers from all over Missouri gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to meet with lawmakers and ask them to support policies that reduce the burden of cancer, including policies that help patients better afford their medications and making sure Missourians have access

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Driskill joins SEMO Food Bank board of directors

SIKESTON, Mo. – Clay Driskill, Senior Vice President – Risk Management with Farm Credit Southeast Missouri has been named to the board of directors for Southeast Missouri Food Bank.   “Clay brings a lot of valuable experience to our board,” said Joey Keys, chief executive officer of Southeast Missouri Food Bank. “He’s served on our

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American Legion Post 150 donates to Ste. Genevieve R-II

STE. GENEVIEVE –  Ste. Genevieve American Legion Post 150 has donated $4,000 to the Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II. The donation will fund two $1,500 scholarships for seniors in the Ste. Genevieve High School Class of 2025 seniors. The recipients will be notified with the news on April 29 when all local scholarships are

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2025 Celebrate Women raises funds for scholarships

CARBONDALE – The 28th annual Celebrate Women event will feature a Southern Illinois University Carbondale automotive technology instructor who will speak on the theme, “Driving Us Forward: Women in Automotive.” SIU School of Automotive students get hands-on learning. (Photo by Deangelo Handley) The event will be from 4:45-7:30 p.m. March 27 at the Glenn Poshard Transportation

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