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SIU provides Air Force ROTC cadets with innovative mental health training

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Imagine a colleague comes to you, struggling with tough life problems, perhaps life-or-death questions. Thanks to an innovative new mental health training program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, cadets from Air Force ROTC Detachment 205 will be prepared to help if faced with such situations. (Above) Cadet Anna Roberts trains to

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SGMS-SGHS Jazz Band attends high school jazz festival

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Middle and High School Jazz Band participated in the Farmington High School Jazz Festival in November.     Students performed on stage and then participated in an educational clinic with Nate Nall – trumpeter, educator and composer from Kansas City.   The jazz band is an extra-curricular activity that

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Stay in a ‘yurt’ at Table Rock State Park

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Table Rock State Park is excited to announce the opening of five new premium yurts, which are part of Missouri State Parks’ revenue bond projects.     The five new premium yurts are now available for reservations with arrivals beginning today.. Reservations can be made by contacting the Reservation Call Center at 877-422-6766 from

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Memorial Hospital hosts Hands-On Nursing Skills Day

CHESTER – Memorial Hospital hosted Nursing Skills Days December 2–4, 2025, bringing together RNs, LPNs, and CNAs from across the ER, ICU, MSU, Infusion, and OR for three days of immersive, hands-on training. Held in the hospital’s conference room and key clinical departments, the event reinforced Memorial’s commitment to clinical excellence, emergency readiness, and the

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CHS Student Council hosts ‘Christmas Extravaganza’

Photos and Story By Jim Beers CHESTER – Saturday December 6, local children enjoyed lots of FREE Christmas activities thanks to the Chester High School Student Council. From 1:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m., Student Council members hosted their first “Christmas Extravaganza” at Chester High School’s Dr. James F. Sharp Cafeteria and Colbert Memorial Gymnasium. The

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MDC, Ozark Land Trust partner to acquire Perry County habitat for endangered grotto sculpin

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Ozark Land Trust (OLT) have partnered to acquire an ecologically critical 80-acre tract of land located immediately adjacent to the City of Perryville.     MDC, Ozark Land Trust partner to acquire key habitat for endangered grotto sculpin (pictured above).   The property — containing eight

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Cecilia Mooney named SGHS December Elks Student of Month

STE. GENEVIEVE – Cecilia Mooney, the Elks Student of the Month for December from Ste. Genevieve High School. Cecilia is the daughter of John and Elaine Mooney.     Cecilia’s scholastic honors include: being in the Top 10 Percent of her class, earning Summa Cum Laude and receiving the Algebra I award. Cecilia is Drum

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