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Saint Francis Healthcare System, SEMO Establish Pinnacle Corporate Partnership

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — Southeast Missouri State University and Saint Francis Healthcare System are expanding their longstanding relationship with a new Pinnacle Corporate Partnership. The Partnership is designed to make higher education more accessible for Saint Francis employees and their families while supporting the region’s health care workforce. The partnership invests directly in the people […]

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MLC Supports SG R-II Emergency Preparedness

(Ste. Genevieve, MO) – Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District recently received 230 tourniquets from MLC, formerly Mississippi Lime Company, to add to safety kits throughout the district.   Roxanne Joggerst, US Controller at MLC, purchased the tourniquets to help strengthen the emergency response supplies available in SG R-II schools. MLC Senior Safety Manager Scott

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CGS Beginner Band Night is great success!

Jenny Gehrke, new Chester Grade School Band Director, registered 38 beginner band students at the 2026 event BY JIM BEERS             The new school year always brings a familiar event to Chester Grade School 5th Graders. This event is the Annual 5th Grade Beginner Band Night where aspiring young musicians have the opportunity to select

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Memorial Hospital Receives Statewide Recognition for “Get Your Shot” campaign

Memorial Hospital has been recognized by the Illinois Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ISHMPR) with an Honorable Mention in the Integrated Marketing Campaign category for its innovative vaccination awareness initiative, “Get Your Shot.” The recognition was presented during the ISHMPR Annual Conference and Pinnacle Awards, which honors outstanding achievements in healthcare marketing, communications,

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Olivia J. Garvey, DO Joins Saint Francis Cape Care for Women

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Olivia J. Garvey, DO to Cape Care for Women. Garvey recently completed her residency at Sisters of Charity Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Program, and she is board certified by American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She previously completed medical school at New

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Tickets are now on sale for Southeast Missouri Food Bank’s second annual Empty Bowls event,

JACKSON, MO – Tickets are now on sale for Southeast Missouri Food Bank’ssecond annual Empty Bowls event, offering the community a chance to enjoy a warm bowl of soupwhile helping provide food for neighbors facing hunger across Southeast Missouri.Empty Bowls event will be from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Southeast Missouri

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Lucy Allen earns Girl Scout Gold Award

Fifty new birdhouses have been installed throughout Perryville’s parks as part of a Girl Scout Gold Award project completed by Lucy Allen. For her project, Allen built and installed the birdhouses to provide nesting sites for bluebirds and other local bird species. The project required planning, construction and installation of the birdhouses throughout the city’s

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Behind the Levee–Protecting Ste. Gen from the Mississippi

The Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center invites you for a behind-the-scenes look at the 3.5-mile urban design levee that reduces the risk of flooding from the Mississippi River. The program will be presented on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 a.m. at the Orris Theater in Ste. Genevieve. Savannah Worth, geotechnical engineer for the Army Corps

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Memorial Hospital Nurses Complete Annual Skills Training

Memorial Hospital recently held its annual Nursing Skills Day. The mandatory training event brought together nursing staff from across the organization for hands-on learning, skills validation, and collaboration, all aimed at enhancing the quality and safety of patient care.   Throughout the three-day event, nurses reviewed and demonstrated a wide range of essential clinical and

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