CHESTER — Memorial Hospital recently partnered with the Chester Police Department to provide an impactful Verbal and Physical De‑Escalation Training for staff, reinforcing the hospital’s ongoing commitment to workplace safety and high‑quality patient care. The training, held on June 9 at the hospital, was led by Sergeant Joe Jany and Officer Steve Laramore. […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE – On Friday June 26, from 6-9 pm, TEN art spaces in downtown Ste Genevieve will be open for the 4th Friday Art Walk! The Ste Genevieve Art Guild on Merchant Street has the current art guild member show up in the gallery. Outside, the Guild is hosting visiting artist Konstantin Kublanov,
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PCSD32 PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District 32 Board of Education has planned a Proposition K.I.D.S. community engagement event for 6 p.m. Thursday, June 18, in the Middle School gymnasium. This event will be an opportunity for community members to come learn more about the proposed Perryville High School construction project and
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By David Friess, Illinois 115th District RED BUD, Illinois — Happy June, everyone! The 2026 Spring Legislative Session has officially come to a close, with both the House and Senate adjourning in the early morning hours of June 1. This year, we worked past the May 31 constitutional deadline before approving a record-breaking state budget
GRANITE CITY, Il. – From the moment he could say the word helicopter, Ryan Fretz knew that he wanted to follow in his father Jon’s footsteps and become an air medical pilot. That dream came true as he now pilots ARCH 1’s BK117 in Granite City, IL. Jon and Ryan Fretz “I always
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PERRYVILLE – Two special recognition celebrations were held recently for long-term TG Missouri employees. On June 3, to honor 30-year Team Members, TG Management, family members, and friends gathered at Brass + Bone lounge in Perryville to recognize the employees. That same day on site at TG Missouri, a celebration was held in honor of
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — John Shaw, director of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, will discuss the presidencies of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy on Tuesday, June 30, as part of a special program at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas. Shaw will speak about the two
by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — There’s a legend in the Missouri Ozarks that a train from the Wild West carrying the now rare McCloud River redband trout derailed. To save the fish, the railroad workers released them into the nearby rivers. These fish were supposedly the ancestors of today’s rainbow trout. Now nearly 150
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PERRYVLLE – Perry County School District No. 32 haa released this summary of the June 10, 2026 Board of Education Meeting. Special board meetings were called on May 26, and June 3, 2026 with no information to report. The June 10 open session was called to order at 7:00 p.m. and the pledge
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — With plans to one day fly a helicopter as a search-and-rescue pilot, Ethan March believed that goal might be shattered when he fractured his spine after falling from a roof while installing solar panels — an accident that left him paraplegic. (Above) Able Flight student Austin Trzop
