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Mannheim Steamroller includes Fox Theatre in 2023 Christmas Tour

ST. LOUIS – Chip Davis, founder and creator of Mannheim Steamroller, will celebrate over 35 Years of his annual Christmas concert tour, making it the longest running concert tour in the entertainment industry!     Davis said the hallmark tour will begin on November 14th, 2023 and run through December 30th, 2023. Two traveling ensembles […]

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Join us at the Fair on Thursday, Aug 17

SEDALIA — Celebrate Governor’s, Legislators’ and Judges’ Day, sponsored by Buckle Up Phone Down, on Thursday, Aug. 17 at the Missouri State Fair.     The morning kicks off with the Governor’s Ham Breakfast starting at 8 a.m. in the NUCOR Director’s Pavilion on the Fairgrounds. This traditional gathering brings together Missouri elected officials, leaders

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New $3 million grant supports research on leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide

COLUMBIA – The University of Missouri researchers are striving to find solutions to the leading cause of maternal mortality in the world — preeclampsia. For Laura Schulz, an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health in the University of Missouri School of Medicine, understanding the root causes of preeclampsia and other complicated, life-threatening maternal

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New coordinator for Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) MO Council announced

JEFFERSON CITY — The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Missouri Council has named a new Coordinator for the state. Sergeant Ashley McCunniff, supervisor of the CIT Unit at the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD), has agreed to take on this role.     Sergeant Ashley McCunniff   The MO Council is confident that CIT will continue

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SIU undergraduate student researchers to present their work Friday

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. — Students from two related Southern Illinois University Carbondale programs that teach students how to conduct research will present their findings during a research poster symposium this week.  The 20th annual Summer Research Symposium is set for 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, July 28, at Morris Library’s first-floor rotunda. The symposium will include work from nine students participating in the McNair

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Veterans/active-duty military will be honored at the Mo State Fair

SEDALIA – Join us in celebrating the men and women who have served or are currently serving our country at the daily Military Flag Retreat Ceremony, sponsored by Capital Materials, Retrieving Freedom, Inc., and Starline Brass.   A total of 11 veterans/active duty service members from Missouri were selected from nominations received across the state to

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Two-time lottery winner scores $1 Million Scratchers prize

JEFFERSON CITY — A Missouri Lottery player who bought Scratchers tickets in Potosi and uncovered a $1 million prize on a “Silver & Gold” game is no stranger to big wins.   “I won $100,000 before,” she shared, referencing an earlier win in another state. The woman’s name has not been disclosed.   Her latest

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Steffens to serve as next elementary principal

PERRYVILLE – Perryville Elementary School welcomed a new principal on July 1, when retired high school principal Jeff Steffens assumed leadership.     Current principal Jane Narrow accepted the position of Chief Academic Officer and began her new duties at Central Office on July 1.   Mr. Steffens joins Assistant Principal Leslie Ackermann at PES,

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SIU’s McLeod Theater is the place to lose your blues and get ‘Footloose’ Aug. 3-6

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — It’s time to get with Ren and his classmates as the All Southern High School Theater Project (ASHSTP) visits Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s McLeod Theater stage next month and gets “Footloose.”   The ‘Footloose’ cast rehearses a dance for the first act.   The McLeod Summer Playhouse (MSP) musical  is co-sponsored by Artspace

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