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$100,000 Scratchers prize won in Ste. Genevieve

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.

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

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

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

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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Meet Officer Isgriggs & K-9 Ozzy

Ste. Genevieve Police Department news releaseSTE, GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Police Department is proud to introduce Officer Isgriggs and his K-9 partner, Ozzy!   Officer Isgriggs has been serving with our department for the past two years, dedicating himself to keeping our community safe. His partner, Ozzy, is a 3-year-old German Shepherd with top-notch

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Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society hosts recital on Sunday

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Acclaimed violist Daphne Gerling and pianist Tomoko Kashiwagi will collaborate in a blend of contemporary works and timeless masterpieces in a performance on Sunday, March 23. Hosted by the Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society, the program is at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, 105 N. Parrish Lane. Tickets are

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Some students will return to PCSD 32 campus Monday

PERRYVILLE – Some students will be able to return to class on Monday, after missing one week of school after a tornado ripped across the campus of Perry County School District 32. All students who attend Perryville Primary Center (Grades PK-2), Little Pirates, and the Early Childhood Special Education program; and the 3-hour block students

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