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Pierre Menard Home is subject of next museum speaker presentation

The Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center  welcomes Shane Wagner, a ranger with the Illinois Department of Resources to its next speaker series this Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 6 pm at the Orris Theater. Wagner will explore the history and lasting significance of the Pierre Menard Home—the final surviving remnant of old Kaskaskia. Its importance lies

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DRA awards nearly $2.5 million to local development districts

CLARKSDALE, Miss. – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding nearly $2.5 million to Local Development Districts (LDDs) across its eight-state service area within the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Provided by the LDD Community Support Pilot Program, 44 LDDs located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee

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University of Missouri Extension offers farm tax workshop

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. – Tax consequences of the previous year are not often thought about until the bill comes due the next year – when nothing can be done. Depending on payment amounts received, livestock sales, and other circumstances, producers could face substantial tax obligations in 2025.   To help farmers navigate these challenges, Rachel

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SIU School of Music Guitar Studio fall recital is Nov. 19

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music’s Guitar Studio will host its fall ensemble on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The free, public performance is at 7 p.m. in the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall, 980 Faner Drive on the SIU campus. The concert will feature solo works for classical guitar drawing

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Learn how to trap raccoons with MDC’s free programs

By Erin Woodiel WARSAW, Mo. – People harvest raccoons for many reasons, including lowering their population in an area, crafting things from their pelts, eating their meat, and more. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer two free upcoming opportunities to learn how to trap raccoons. MDC Community Education Assistant John Rittel will host

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Ste. Genevieve, Perryville take top honors in MoDOT Bridge Building Competition

SIKESTON—After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students put their bridges to the test Nov. 12 at the completion of MoDOT’s 22nd Annual Bridge Building Competition. The competition challenges high school juniors and seniors to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials—balsa wood,

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SIU’s Concert Choir, Choral Union bring ‘peace’ to Shryock on Nov. 18

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music students, faculty and community members will gather Tuesday, Nov. 18, to share a message of peace in a free concert in Shryock Auditorium. The SIU Choral Union rehearses for the SIU School of Music’s “Peace I Leave With You: Music of Faith and Solidarity”

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Registration open for 2026 Master Gardener online course

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Registration is open for the University of Missouri Extension Master Gardener online spring 2026 course. The 15-week class runs Jan. 2-April 27.     The online core training course is designed to provide in-depth horticultural knowledge, says MU Extension Master Gardener state coordinator Debi Kelly. The course includes presentations and weekly discussion

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