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CGS presents HIVE awards

By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester Grade School teachers selected one student in each grade, Kindergarten through 8th Grade who had demonstrated ALL of the “HIVE” Character Education Traits of Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and Empathy EVERY DAY throughout the month of October 2024. The nine students include (left to right) Dayana Maldanado, Kindergarten; Aracely Hernandez, […]

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SIU Brass Day features visits by middle, high school students, lecture and recital

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — More than 100 middle school and high school students from throughout the region are expected to learn the intricacies of playing brass instruments and hear from accomplished tubist and composer Joanna Ross Hersey at the second Brass Day, hosted by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Music on Wednesday, Nov. 13.

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SGMS Band students qualify for East Central Junior High All -District Band

STE. GENEVIEVE – Six members of the Ste. Genevieve Middle School band students recently auditioned for the East Central Junior High All District Band, and every eighth grader who auditioned from SGMS made it! Alexander Brantner — 21st Chair Clarinet Sophia Jordan — 4th Chair Alto Saxophone Wyatt Schmelzle — 1st Alternate Tenor Saxophone Henry

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Perry County Community Foundation hosts Marshall Faulk and Jackie Smith tonight

PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Community Foundation is celebrating 10 years of philanthropy in partnership with Community Foundation of the Ozarks in Perry County. In honor of 10 years of growth in our mission to have an ongoing impact on the culture, aesthetics, education and leadership of Perry County, Missouri, we are excited to welcome

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SGMS students named to Mineral Area Junior High Honors Choir

STE. GENEVIEVE – On Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, approximately 22 Ste. Genevieve Middle School students were chosen to participate in the Mineral Area Junior High Honors Choir. The concert took place at 6:30 p.m. at the Farmington Centene Center under the direction of Jefferson College Choir Director Paula Martin.   Congratulations to these students on

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SGHS NHS members volunteer at Ronald McDonald House

STE. GENEVIEVE – On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the SGHS National Honor Society (NHS) took part in a meaningful service opportunity at the Ronald McDonald House,   According to a news release from the Ste. Genevieve R-II School District, the NHS members spent the day giving back by cleaning several houses, making a positive difference for

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Memorial Hospital presents Newmark Award, service awards and honors retirees at Fall Party

CHESTER – Memorial Hospital hosted its Fall Party at the VFW Hall in Chester Friday, November 1st. Memorial Hospital Chief of Staff  Dr. James Krieg presented the 2024 Israel D. Newmark Memorial Award to Ryan Petrowske, project foreman in the Maintenance Department since 2016,   The Israel D. Newmark Memorial Award, established in 1988 by

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MDC partners with agencies, local cavers for endangered grotto sculpin project

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently teamed up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis Zoo, SEMO Grotto, and local cavers for grotto sculpin population counts and habitat assessments at Tom Moore Cave, Berome Moore Cave, and Crevice Cave in Perryville. The grotto sculpin, which

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