1,158 students from CHS, CGS, CECC, St. Mary’s, and St. John schools team- up to create a successful and educational day By Jim Beers CHESTER – Friday April 17 was Earth Day 2026 in schools across Chester. The Annual event was created several years ago by Chester High School science teachers Evelyn Hankins and […]
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CAPE GIRARDEAU — National Volunteer Week is being observed from April 19 through April 25, and American Red Cross of Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas, would like to honor those who are the heart of the organization ─ the volunteers who contribute their time and talent to make the Red Cross mission possible every day. Generations of American Red
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a Bloomsdale man was unhurt following a two-vehicle crash on I-55 in St. Louis County. According to the accident report, the 55-year-old man from Bloomsdale was driving a 2000 Sterling DT when the vehicle struck the rear of a 2013 Hyundai Accent. The driver of
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by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — It’s a breezy spring afternoon at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Equine Center and the sun is shining down on two fresh faces in the pasture — Bonnie and River. Alayna Menees, a sophomore in SIU Carbondale’s animal science program, stands in the pasture at the Equine Center
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CHICAGO – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have announced the recipients of $31.8 million in loans through Round III of the Cannabis Social Equity Loan Program. Through the program, 95 qualified, licensed social equity businesses across all license types – craft growers, dispensaries, infusers, and transporters
SPRINGFIELD – Reservations for campsites and shelters at Illinois state parks and historic sites will transition to an updated platform beginning May 1, offering park users a more user-friendly system for making reservations and securing permits. Users will continue to use exploremoreil.com – the customer service platform of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources – to make
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Revenue IDOR has once again been recognized by Mental Health America (MHA) as a recipient of the Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health, marking the second consecutive year the department has earned this national distinction. Building on last year’s achievement, IDOR reached a new milestone in 2026 by meeting
JEFFERSON CITY — A 29-year-old Independence, Mo. man has been arrested in Ste. Genevieve County on a conservation offense. Patrick. M Rist Jr. is being held in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail pending the posting of bond after being arrested at 3:15 p.m. Monday on a Jackson County charge of fishing without a license
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital’s Laboratory Department continues to invest in innovation and efficiency to better serve patients and providers. Recent upgrades include a new partnership with Labcorp for reference laboratory services and the installation of a stateoftheart chemistry analyzer—both designed to deliver faster, more accurate test results. Lab staff with new chemistry analyzer
STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Thursday, April 16, 2026 meeting of the Ste Genevieve County Commission have been released Ste. Genevieve County Commission Minutes THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026 5TH Day of the April Term. The Commission Met Pursuant to Adjournment. Present were Presiding Commissioner Randy Ruzicka, Associate Commissioners Cory Ford
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