Submitted article PERRYVILLE – Beta Lambda chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa met on October 14, 2025 at the Catalyst Center with the theme Move Forward in Greatness. The hostesses were Dana Hogard, Robyn Lukefahr, Julie Robles and Lisa Vinton Rush. Michael-Ann Kellerman, Tammie Lukefahr, and Janet Schuessler provided hospitality. Thirty-one women answered […]
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — Sophie Martin of Perryville, Missouri, was crowned SEMO’s 2025 Woman of the Year at halftime of the Homecoming football game on Saturday, October 18. Sophie Martin with SEMO President Dr. Brad Hodson The Woman of the Year award honors an exceptional student leader at SEMO who demonstrates academic excellence, campus
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Sharpen your creative skills as Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s University Honors Program and the SIU Craft Shop host a free pumpkin carving session on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The finished projects will then be part of the third annual Jon Davey Memorial Dome Glow on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov.
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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Military Museum congratulates Frank Robinson on his induction to the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame. Robinson served in the Army as an Infantry Platoon Leader in Vietnam. He was injured and sent home to complete his service. Robinson began working as a plumber in his dad’s
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen met in regular and work sessions Thursday, October 23. The aldermen discussed a problem with the insurance for the upcoming Ste. Genevieve Holiday Christmas Festival parade. The issue came up near the close of the meeting when Alderman Teddy Ross brought it up
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Responders were on scene for approximately 5 ½ hours By Jim Beers MCBRIDE, Mo. == At 3:37 a.m. Thursday morning October 23 the Chester Fire Department was called out to a fire at the Gilster Mary-Lee Box Plant in McBride, Missouri at 8366 North Highway 51. The request was for mutual aid to assist at
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AUXVASSE, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension will offer training on “Opportunities for Drones in Agriculture” Nov. 14 at the Auxvasse Lions Club Park. Drone at the MU Southwest Research Extension and Education Center in Mount Vernon. Photo by Chloe Collins. The event runs 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will provide farmers,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension is expanding its “Freeze It!” food waste reduction program across rural Missouri. Food waste is an escalating environmental and health issue, says MU Extension nutrition and health specialist Rachel O’Halloran. The “Freeze It!” program responds to this challenge by empowering rural families to better manage their
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COLUMBIA – Young people across Missouri are proving you don’t need magical powers to make a difference—just the courage to do good. Through a partnership between 4-H and NBCUniversal, youths nationwide are showing how small acts of kindness can create powerful change. In celebration of the movie “Wicked: For Good,” which opens in
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25 students are recognized for demonstrating Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and/or Empathy By Jim Beers CHESTER – On Thursday October 23, 2025, Chester Grade School presented its 4th set of “HIVE” awards for the 2025-2026 school year. These awards are presented twice each month throughout the year and students in grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade are
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