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SGCMH welcomes new Friends Foundation director

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (SGCMH) is excited to announce the appointment of the new Friends Foundation Director, Stacey Koeller.     Stacey comes to SGCMH with more than 25 years of fundraising experience.  She is a native of the St. Louis community but relocated to Ste. Genevieve County last year. “I

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Randolph County updates COVID-19 numbers

CHESTER — The Randolph County Health department reports the county’s transmission rate for CoVID 19 remains “HIGH”.   Statistics through January, 11th. Information will be updated as received from the Illinois Department of Public Health. You may also access County CoVID-19 statistics at the following websites: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view   https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/data/region-metrics.html?regionID=4   The Randolph County Health Department

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Perryville chooses JEMA for new Ranken facility

PERRYVILLE — The City of Perryville, MO has partnered with Ranken Technical College to develop a state-of-the-art Technical Education Center. The announcement comes from JEMA: a planning, architecture, and design firm located in St. Louis. It considers its strength to be collaboration and its mission to transform and inspire.    JEMA’s design for the new

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Red Cross: Worst blood shortage in more than a decade

CAPE GIRARDEAU — The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Dangerously low blood supply levels are posing a concerning risk to patient care and forcing doctors to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will need to wait until

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Veterans Honor Flight to return to Washington D.C. in June

MARION, Ill. — Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois announced Tuesday the group will return to Washington D.C. in the Spring.   The all-volunteer group will conduct their eighth flight honoring veterans from Southern Illinois on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.   Founded in 2016, Veterans Honor Flight has transported over 520 veterans to Washington D.C.

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