SPRINGFIELD, IL – Global reggae icon Ziggy Marley is headed to the Illinois State Fair Grandstand on Tuesday, August 18, bringing nearly four decades of award-winning music, uplifting messages, and unmistakable reggae rhythms to Springfield for one unforgettable night. A nine-time GRAMMY Award winner, Emmy Award winner, producer, and humanitarian, Ziggy Marley has spent nearly four decades using […]
Washington, D.C. –Too many Missouri parents who want their children in a structured summer program are unable to enroll them, according to a household survey released today. The Summer Struggle for Missouri Families finds that while 217,367 Missouri children are enrolled, another 187,759 are not able to get into a summer program. The barriers pushing programs out
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Registration is open for University of Missouri Extension’s Summer Tax School, July 1 in Columbia. The one-day program is designed specifically for tax preparers who work with farmers, ranchers and rural businesses. As agricultural tax regulations evolve and the needs of filers grow more complex, tax preparers need timely, accurate and
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A Southern Illinois University Carbondale student archaeology team is spending six weeks unearthing research to help tell the story of what is believed to be the oldest continually inhabited Black community in Illinois. For Brendan Jennings, it’s an “incredible opportunity” not only for descendants of the unincorporated Lakeview community
by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A team from Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s aviation technologies program placed 10th in the nation in the scholastic category of the 2026 Aerospace Maintenance Council competition in Orlando, Florida. Detail Dawg team members with SIU School of Aviation fared well at the 2026 Aerospace Maintenance Council competition
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – “In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row …. ” So begins “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian poet and military physician. Flanders Poppies Photo by Alexey Yakovlev. CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. “The poem’s powerful imagery
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JEFFERSON CITY – A 68-year-old Perryville man suffered serious injuries in a dump truck crash on Route T in Perry County Monday morning. The man was taken to Mercy Hospital St. Louis by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance. The patrol says the accident happened about 8:18 a.m. on Route T. near Hawn Farm
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PERRYVILLE, MO – University of Missouri Extension in Perry County is helping local residents get more comfortable with their smartphones by offering two free classes. On Thursday, June 11 from 1:30 to 3pm the Extension office will host an iPhone Basics class. On Thursday, June 25, from 1:30 to 3pm, an Android Smartphone class will be offered. Both sessions
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications for Natural Areas Stewardship grants through June 12. The grants support projects that promote the stewardship of Illinois’ natural areas. The goal of the program is to increase stewardship efforts at natural areas protected within the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission system. Stewardship needs
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SPRINGFIELD- The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are honoring EMS personnel across the state during the 52nd annual EMS week which is May 17-23. This year’s them is Improving Outcomes, Together, which focuses on not only patient outcomes, but also the well-being of our EMS
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