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SIU Carbondale moves forward with teaching greenhouse project

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale, in partnership with the Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB), is moving forward with a teaching greenhouse project that will support new instructional and research spaces for SIU’s crop, forestry and horticulture programs in the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences (CALPS). The project will include

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Fall planting: Give trees and shrubs a root awakening

COLUMBIA, Mo. – We often see “Fall is for planting” advertisements at nurseries, garden centers and other retail outlets during late summer and early fall. “While the primary motivation for the ads is to increase sales, the message is good advice from the standpoint of sound horticultural practices, and is especially true for trees and

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Memorial Hospital Welcomes Back Gastroenterologist Dr. Matthew Gaeta

Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the return of Matthew Gaeta, MD, a board-certifiedgastroenterologist, to Memorial Hospital Specialty Clinic beginning this fall. Dr. Gaeta is expected tobegin seeing patients in October and will provide specialty gastroenterology services every otherThursday. The return of gastroenterology services marks an important enhancement to specialty care availablelocally and reinforces Memorial

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Kia M. Seyer, APRN, FNP-C Joins Saint Francis Cape ENT Group

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Kia M. Seyer, APRN, FNP-C to Cape ENT Group. Seyer graduated from Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, in 2026, and she is board certified with the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Seyer will be providing otolaryngology care for patients, also commonly known

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The Chester Bridge marked the end of an era

The day before the bridge came down….. photo by Charlie Bargman Some puffs of smoke, a loud boom and four seconds later the Chester Bridge was in the Mississippi. Shawnell Madison was on the Chester riverfront and caught some crowd audio of the historic event.    The old Chester Bridge came down Monday morning as

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