JEFFERSON CITY – The clocks have sprung forward and that means it’s time to spring into seasonal cleaning on Missouri’s roadways. In this transition between winter and spring, the Missouri Department of Transportation turns its attention to the trash on Missouri’s roadsides. No MOre Trash! Bash is an annual outreach of MoDOT’s year-round litter control efforts […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Middle School second- and third-year band students participated in the MAC Kicks Jazz Band Concert and Educational Clinic at Mineral Area College last month. This event is sponsored by the Mineral Area Fine Arts Academy in an effort to encourage and inspire instrumental music students to explore jazz.
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Three Ste. Genevieve Middle School students have been recognized at the state level for their outstanding artwork in the Art of Conservation 2022 Songbird Art Contest, hosted by Wildlife Forever. Eighth grader Jake Parker won first place, seventh grader Lily Saupe came in second, and eighth grader Anna
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SPRINGFIELD — Basic human rights are threatened every day by hatred and intolerance. The internet, social media and constant connectivity through smartphones and similar devices make us more vulnerable than we realize to these threats, especially children. These are two powerful reasons why the Simon Wiesenthal Center, through its innovative Mobile Museum of Tolerance, and the Illinois
by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Music lovers throughout the region will have a bevy of musical interests and influences to enjoy later this month as Southern Illinois University Carbondale hosts the Outside the Box 2023 new music festival, continuing the rich history of bringing internationally known musicians and performers to campus. The festival, now in
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The tentative agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission has been released. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. in the Ste. Genevieve County Courthouse and is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, student members of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) created and implemented projects to support our local community. These projects are called STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) Events, and they are an opportunity for students to build leadership skills and build upon career preparation. In November, a group
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STE. GENEVIEVE — This school year, our Ste. Genevieve Middle School English-Language Arts teachers have challenged their students to reach a one-million-word reading goal, and recently, two students doubled this challenge. Hunter Garrett Jacob Brissette Congratulations to eighth graders Hunter Garrett and Jacob Brissette, who have both now surpassed reading two million words this school
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SPRINGFIELD – The field of contenders for the 2023 title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois has been narrowed further, with voters choosing the Top 8 products to move ahead in the fourth annual “Makers Madness” contest. Hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, “Makers Madness” is a bracket-style tournament in which voters across the state
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BLOOMINGTON — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker joined Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, stakeholders, and community leaders at Heartland Community College to highlight his proposed investments in higher education. The Governor’s FY24 budget calls for the largest increase for community colleges in over two decades and historic investments in financial aid, putting Illinois on track to guarantee
