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Sparta Community Hospital leader shares expertise at state conference

SPARTA, IL —Sparta Community Hospital is proud to announce that Cheryl Adams, RN, BSN, MBA, Administrator of Sparta At-Home Health Care, recently served as a panel speaker at the Illinois Homecare & Hospice Council 2026 Annual Conference.      Cheryl Adams, RN, BSN, MBA, Administrator of Sparta At-Home Health Care (center), speaks during a panel

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SIU Carbondale police adds community service, therapy K-9 to roster

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently added a new member to its force as another component in its community outreach efforts. KT and SIU Carbondale Department of Public Safety officer Morgan Lyerla. KT is the department’s first community service mental health advocate K-9, (Photo by Russell Bailey)  

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Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education meeting has revised agenda

PERRYVILLE – Perry County School District No. 32 has issued a revised agenda for tonight’s meeting.   AGENDA PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32 Board of Education Regular Meeting – Open Session Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Temporary Central Office 503 Schindler Rd (rear entrance) Perryville, MO 63775 7:00 p.m.   Open Session called to order

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OSFM and ISP Celebrate and Honor Illinois Telecommunicators for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

In 2025, ISP telecommunicators handled approximately 650,000 calls for service. SPRINGFIELD – The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and Illinois State Police (ISP) are joining together to celebrate and honor all Illinois telecommunicators. April 12–18, 2026 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week recognizing the dedicated professionals who answer the call, calm the chaos,

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Montauk State Park plans centennial celebration for May 8-9

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In 1926, Montauk State Park was formally established as a state park. To celebrate this milestone, the park will host several special events throughout the season. Kicking things off will be the annual Old Mill Days on Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9. This celebration features guided and self-guided history

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MDC reports young hunters took 5,255 turkeys over youth weekend

Top harvest counties were Osage, Franklin, and Gasconade. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 5,255 birds over the past youth weekend, April 11-12. Top harvest counties were Osage with 121 birds harvested, Franklin with 119, and Gasconade with 107.   Perry

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MDC and MPFC ask those doing prescribed burns to ‘Log Your Burn’

Log Your Burn through Missouri Prescribed Fire Council website at moprescribedfire.org.   JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council (MPFC) encourage landowners, land managers, and others who conduct prescribed burns on private land to “Log Your Burn” through the MPFC website at moprescribedfire.org.     MDC and the Missouri

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Kinsky announces run for state representative

STE. GENEVIEVE – Carl Kinsky, former prosecuting attorney for twenty years for Ste. Genevieve County, has announced he is running as a Democrat for state representative for the 145th State House District.   “I believe every election should be contested so that the voters know they have a choice,” Kinsky said.  “This is especially true now,

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