ST. LOUIS — Meet Megan Burian, a teacher at Marquette High School in St. Louis County, who has been nominated for the National History Day (NHD) Teacher of the Year Award! NHD Teacher Megan Burian (far right) and her students at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. A gifted education teacher at Selvidge Middle […]
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music will present a free, Versa’tile Chamber Music Ensemble on Wednesday, June 18, in Morris Library’s third-floor rotunda. Jiyeon Lee and Anthony Gray, collaborative pianists in the School of Music, and cellist William Cernota, who has taught SIU students, will perform at
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CHESTER, Ill. – Memorial Hospital Laboratory in Chester, Illinois has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence by earning accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the gold standard in laboratory accreditation. Memorial Hospital’s Laboratory Department Staff (L-R) Cambrea Doeding, Gretchen Kocian, Amelia Shemonic, Michael Whitt, Director, Uma Charles, Chris Yankey, Sherry
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Community Forestry Council (MCFC) are accepting nominations for the 2025 Missouri Arbor Award of Excellence. The annual award recognizes communities, institutions, businesses, organizations and individuals that make significant and long-lasting efforts to care for trees in their communities. Stan Stevens
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PERRYVILLE, MO. –Two important recognition celebrations were held recently for long-term TG Missouri employees. On May 21, to honor its 30-year Team Members, TG Management, family members, and friends gathered at Brass + Bone lounge in Perryville to recognize the employees. That same day on site at TG Missouri, a celebration was held in
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Missouri State Fair announces Law Enforcement, Firefighter and Military Appreciation Days SEDALIA – The Missouri State Fair has announced special recognitions days at the Missouri State Fair for Law Enforcement and Firefighters Law Enforcement & Firefighter Appreciation Day will be Saturday, Aug 9 Help celebrate and thank law enforcement and firefighters with a day full
By Jarrod Peters Randolph County Sheriff CHESTER, Ill. – On Tuesday, June 3rd, area First Responders and School Administrators came together recently for a collaborative training provided by Illinois Fire Service Institute, in preparation for an Active Shooter Incident in a school setting. The training was held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — An intricate glass headdress by a Southern Illinois University Carbondale Master of Fine Arts student that represents desire, glory and the emptiness that they can bring, recently earned top honors in a student exhibition at the international Glass Art Society (GAS) conference. “Crown of Glass: Yang Guifei” by
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – The Southeast Missouri Modelers Association (SEMMA) invites the public to come fly radio controlled model aircraft or just watch. The event will be held 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2025 at Galaxy Park, 441 Gizmo Lane, Cape Girardeau (off route 177). (Weather permitting). This event is free to the public.
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A Southern Illinois University Carbondale student team is searching for possibly one of the earliest Anglo-American homesteads in Southern Illinois. Gretchen Farrell, left, and Noelle Ridolfi (top photo) excavate a section of soil as students in the SIU Carbondale Archaeology Field School search for artifacts. Natalie Eves
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