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SIU Carbondale moves forward with teaching greenhouse project

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale, in partnership with the Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB), is moving forward with a teaching greenhouse project that will support new instructional and research spaces for SIU’s crop, forestry and horticulture programs in the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences (CALPS). The project will include […]

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Fall planting: Give trees and shrubs a root awakening

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – We often see “Fall is for planting” advertisements at nurseries, garden centers and other retail outlets during late summer and early fall. “While the primary motivation for the ads is to increase sales, the message is good advice from the standpoint of sound horticultural practices, and is especially true for trees and

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FEMA Approves More Than $21 Million Funding to Help Communities Recover from Recent Disasters

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CHICAGO — Today, FEMA announced the approval of more than $21 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. These programs empower states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover from disasters, rebuild safer and more resilient communities and protect infrastructure from future

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Missouri Man Who Installed Hidden Camera in Bathroom Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

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CAPE GIRARDEAU – A Cape Girardeau County, Missouri man who placed a hidden camera in a residential bathroom was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison.   Ross Andrew Schaefer, 50, will be on supervised release for 20 years after his release from prison. Schaefer pleaded guilty in June in U.S. District Court in Cape

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Memorial Hospital Welcomes Back Gastroenterologist Dr. Matthew Gaeta

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Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the return of Matthew Gaeta, MD, a board-certifiedgastroenterologist, to Memorial Hospital Specialty Clinic beginning this fall. Dr. Gaeta is expected tobegin seeing patients in October and will provide specialty gastroenterology services every otherThursday. The return of gastroenterology services marks an important enhancement to specialty care availablelocally and reinforces Memorial

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Kia M. Seyer, APRN, FNP-C Joins Saint Francis Cape ENT Group

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Kia M. Seyer, APRN, FNP-C to Cape ENT Group. Seyer graduated from Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, in 2026, and she is board certified with the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Seyer will be providing otolaryngology care for patients, also commonly known

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