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Ainsley McClard named February Elks Student of the Month

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ainsley McClard has ben named the Elks Student of the Month for February from Ste. Genevieve High School.     Ainsley is the daughter of Lance and Laura McClard.   Ainsley’s scholastic honors include: being in the Top 10% of her class, earning A Honor Roll, being recognized with the designation of […]

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First DESE-recognized Gifted Education Week being celebrated, thanks to D32 teacher and students

PERRYVILLE – The state of Missouri is celebrating Gifted Education Awareness Week right now, thanks to students in Ms. Phoebe Pohlman’s gifted education classes at Perry County School District 32.     Ms. Pohlman and her students used the skills they are developing in gifted education to effectively communicate the reasons why they believed the

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Kids Day at Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial (MNVM)

PERRYVILLE, Mo. – Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial (MNVM) is excited to invite families to our second annual Kids Day event on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.     This engaging and educational event is designed to bring history to life for children of all ages. Visitors will have the opportunity

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Sign up now for SIU’s Feb. 15 Love at First Onsight climbing contest

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s popular, Valentine-themed climbing competition, Love at First Onsight, returns to campus Saturday, Feb. 15, and registration is now underway. The challenge is open to SIU students, Recreational Sports and Services members and the entire community. Anyone age 16 or older can join in the fun, and

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Honor Flight veteran teams up with local foundation and Peoples National Bank to fully fund Mission 14

  MARION, IL – Gary Nelson of McLeansboro joined the US Army in February of 1968 to serve his country. Eventually deployed to fight in Vietnam, Nelson was honorably discharged in 1971 and returned to McLeansboro.       Proud of his service, he applied to fly with Veterans Honor Flight in 2018. Diagnosed with

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