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Saluki couple celebrates graduation from SIU on the same day

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — For Salukis Sarah and James Anderson, time doesn’t stand still. It can’t. The St. Louis couple, who have twin 20-month-old boys and a 3-year old daughter, are not only raising three young children and working full time, they continued their education through Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Online and Extended Campus program. […]

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More than 81,000 deer harvest during Illinois firearm deer season

SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 81,225 deer during the seven-day 2025 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded Dec. 7. Comparatively, hunters harvested 82,496 deer during the 2024 firearm season.   The preliminary harvest for the second weekend of the firearm season Dec. 4-7 was 29,816 compared with 27,835 deer harvested

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Foundation presents annual awards

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve held its annual Christmas gathering Sunday at the Orris Theatre.     Pictured left to right: Vern Baumann, Anne Hemmer, Bill Hart, and Michael (Skip) Weiler   Foundation president Bill Hart awarded a Distinguished Service award posthumously to Louise Sheppard Wade for her contributions to

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SGE Dancing Dragons present Holiday Show

STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, the Ste. Genevieve Elementary Dancing Dragons dance team presented  a festive holiday program that brought students and staff together to celebrate. The event was held at the Performing Arts Center and featured a variety of performances, activities, and a special visit from “Santa Claus” himself.     The Dancing Dragons launched

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New program offers EECA consumer-members bill credits for reducing wnergy use suring peak times

MURPHYSBORO, IL – Nearly 12,000 residential consumer-members of Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) can now enroll in the new Peak Power Rewards Program (PPR), a voluntary program that rewards consumer-members with bill credits for temporarily reducing energy use during short periods of high electricity demand.     The program, offered in partnership with EECA’s wholesale

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Bloomsdale Elementary holds 1st & 3rd grade holiday concerts

STE. GENEVIEVE –  Bloomsdale Elementary students shared seasonal music and storytelling during first- and third-grade holiday concerts Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Performing Arts Center. The concerts were led by music teacher Dillon Friedmeyer and highlighted student musicianship, confidence and creativity.   The first-grade concert took place at 6 p.m. and featured a selection of

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SIU provides Air Force ROTC cadets with innovative mental health training

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Imagine a colleague comes to you, struggling with tough life problems, perhaps life-or-death questions. Thanks to an innovative new mental health training program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, cadets from Air Force ROTC Detachment 205 will be prepared to help if faced with such situations. (Above) Cadet Anna Roberts trains to

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SGMS-SGHS Jazz Band attends high school jazz festival

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Middle and High School Jazz Band participated in the Farmington High School Jazz Festival in November.     Students performed on stage and then participated in an educational clinic with Nate Nall – trumpeter, educator and composer from Kansas City.   The jazz band is an extra-curricular activity that

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