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SIU’s Paul Simon Institute to host talk on municipal leadership with former Ottawa mayor

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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Former Ottawa, Illinois, Mayor Robert Eschbach will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a special virtual conversation at 10 a.m. Friday, March 14. Eschbach, who received the 2024 Paul Simon-Jim Edgar Statesmanship Award, will discuss decades of community activity and municipal leadership with John Shaw, institute director. Former Ottawa […]

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Lexi Warren named September Rotary Student of the Month

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STE. GENEVIEVE – Congratulations to Lexi Warren, the Rotary Student of the Month for September from Ste. Genevieve High School. Lexi is the daughter of Anthony and Laurie Warren.   Lexi’s scholastic honors include being ranked in the top 10% of her class the past three school years, and earning A Honor Roll. Lexi  has

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SIU Honors Program lecture, symposium to examine gyroids

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A free, public lecture and symposium that examines the groundbreaking work of the late Alan Schoen, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale professor who discovered the gyroid while working for NASA as a scientist, is set for 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. Gerd Schröder-Turk, a professor of mathematics, statistics, chemistry

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Mississippi River remains above flood stage

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CHESTER – The Mississippi River remained above flood stage Sunday. The river was at 28.48 Sunday morning, 1.48 feet above the 27.0 flood stage. It was forecast to fall to 27.8 this morning, then fall below flood stage to 26.8 Tuesday, 25.8 Wednesday, 25.1 Thursday and 24.5 Friday. The high water has forced the suspension

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’Tis the sneezin’ to get protected – IDPH launches campaign to fight triple threat of COVID-19, flu, RSV

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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has launched a new awareness campaign called ’Tis The Sneezin’ to remind residents to vaccinate against the fall and winter triple threat: the flu, COVID and RSV. The announcement comes as data indicates six counties in the state are at an elevated level for COVID-19 hospitalizations,

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$58 million grant will reduce lead in schools, childcare facilities

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LENEXA, Kan. – At an event in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox and EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash, along with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark, announced $58 million in grant funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect

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Missouri Prairie Foundation plans virtual annual dinner

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s (MPF’s) Annual Dinner, traditionally held in August, is a celebration of prairies. This summer, instead of an in-person gathering, the nonprofit organization is hosting a virtual prairie soirée on Saturday, August 27 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. (CST).   Tickets are free, and everyone is welcome.  

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