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Friess, homeschool families fight for educational rights

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Representative David Friess this week met with a group of homeschooling families in Pinckneyville, IL, to discuss concerns regarding HB 2827. More than 50 parents were present at the meeting, which Carrie Gilliam, Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Pinckneyville, organized. The families in attendance strongly believe that this bill […]

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Missouri State Fair is accepting nominations for Veterans and active duty military to be honored at the fair

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JEFFERSON CITY — Help us honor the men and women who have served or are serving our amazing country. The Missouri State Fair is accepting nominations for Veteran/Active Military Honorees of the Day.     Eleven veterans/active duty service members from Missouri will be chosen from the nominations and honored daily in a Military Flag

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CHS recognizes students with perfect Attendance and Students of the Month

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There were 90 students with perfect attendance during February and five Students of the Month for March By Jim Beers CHESTER — On Wednesday March 19, Chester High School recognized students who had achieved perfect attendance for the month of February 2025, and announced the March 2025 Students of the Month. There were 90 students

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$100,000 Scratchers prize won in Ste. Genevieve

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ST. LOUIS – A Missouri Lottery player won a $100,000 top prize on a “Pink Panther Diamond Tripler” Scratchers ticket she purchased at Rhodes 101, 598 Ste. Genevieve Blvd. So far in 2025, Scratchers and Draw Games players in Ste. Genevieve County have won more than $565,000 in total prizes. The $100,000 prize was claimed at the

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Christ Our Savior Lutheran high school helps with rebuild from hurricane Helene in Tryon North Carolina.

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EVANSVILLE, Ill. – Ten students and two adults spent two days helping to rebuild Trinity Lutheran Church in Tryon North Carolina.      Pictured in the group in front are Lacee Liefer, Christine Liefer, Brianna Brake, Tristan Jones, Olivia Crank and Haley Liefer.  In back, Reyna Fearing, Josh Wallace, Isaac Luebkemann and Brian Liefer. Adult

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Get tickets now to hear enlightening 2025 TEDxSIUC speakers

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — TEDxSIUC, an independently organized event featuring live TED-style talks, is happening at Southern Illinois University Carbondale on March 29, and tickets are available for purchase online now. The event focusing on ideas worth spreading will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. in the ballrooms of the SIU Student Center, 1255 Lincoln Drive.

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SIU Carbondale art and design competition for high school students is underway

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Art and Design is again presenting a statewide online art competition to celebrate the immense talent and creativity of Illinois high school juniors and seniors. One of the winning entries in the SIU School of Art and Design’s inaugural Creative Futures online high school art

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Rep. Friess, House Republicans lead the fight for meaningful ethics reform

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SPRINGFIELD –As the Illinois House today reaches the deadline to advance members’ bills out of committees, Representative David Friess and his Republican colleagues stressed that once again desperately needed ethics reforms were blocked from consideration by majority Democrats. At last week’s press conference in the Capitol Blue Room, (from left) Representative Dave Severin, Representative David

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Perry County School District Central Office relocates to 519 N. Main St.

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From a PCSD 32 news release PERRYVILLE – The Old Senior High building is being prepped to again welcome students to class after the March 14 tornado heavily damaged Perryville High School.     Since 2019, the Old Senior High has served as the Central Office of Perry County School District 32. To make additional

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