STE. GENEVIEVE – The Civil War Navy will be the subject of the next Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center speaker series this Wednesday at 7 at the Orris Theater. A painting depicting the USS Monitor engaging CSS Merrimac, 9 March 1862 (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph) Bob Lockhart will share […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Red Ribbon Week will be Oct. 27-31 in Ste. Genevieve. Last week, students from the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) organization gathered at city hall with Ste. Genevieve Mayor Brian Keim and Police Chief Dan Halek to sign a Proclamation declaring Oct. 27 – 31 to be Red Ribbon Week
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. – The talents of students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s glass program will be on display with the annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch on Saturday, Oct. 25. Southern Glass Works is hosting the 2025 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch Oct. 25 at SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Tamarah Cook) The event will
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PERRYVILLE, Mo. – The Perry County Clerk’s Office and the Perry County Commission will officially relocate to the Historic Perry County Courthouse located at 15 W. St. Marie Street, Suite 2, Perryville, Missouri 63775, effective today, Monday, October 20, 2025. Both offices, along with the Commission Chambers, will now be housed on the first floor
JEFFERSON CITY – The New World Screwworm is a parasitic fly capable of causing severe damage to livestock and other warm-blooded animals. The adult fly is about the size of a common housefly, with orange eyes, a metallic blue or green body and three dark stripes along its back. Eradicated from the U.S.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel celebrated courage, compassion, and leadership at its 34th Annual Freedom Award ceremony, honoring three transformative figures whose work continues to shape the modern struggle for justice and equality. This year’s Freedom Award recipients, Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) encourage deer hunters to share their harvests by donating venison to Missouri’s Share the Harvest (STH) program. The donated deer meat goes to local food banks and food pantries to help feed hungry Missourians all around the state.
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Growing up in a widely recognized aviation family with Southern Illinois University Carbondale connections, United Airlines Captain GJ Priester cannot recall a time when he did not want to be pilot. (Top) United Airlines Capt. GJ Priester (left) a 1990 SIU graduate and his son First Officer
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Former U.S. Senator from Illinois Carol Moseley Braun will discuss her pioneering career and her new memoir next week during a presentation hosted by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –The State of Missouri held its seventh annual Show Me Excellence Summit Wednesday, Oct. 15. The annual summit is planned by a team of State of Missouri Operational Excellence Leaders and volunteers who coordinate the state’s efforts to improve how team members work together to deliver great service for Missouri citizens.
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