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Governor Pritzker awards $10 Million to Illinois small businesses

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SKOKIE – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) recently joined businessowners, legislators, and community stakeholders at Soul Good Coffee to announce nearly $10 million in funding for 47 small businesses through the Small Business Capital and Infrastructure Grant Program (None of the grant recipients is located in Randolph […]

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Cornerstone of the community for 150 Years, Saint Francis Healthcare System donates 160 food and hygiene boxes through Annual Saint Elizabeth Food Drive

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce the successful completion of the 2025 Saint Elizabeth Food Drive, resulting in the donation of 160 boxes filled with food and personal hygiene items for Saint Francis colleagues, families and community members in need. Boxes were delivered to families throughout the region, as

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USDA designates 39 Illinois and nine Missouri counties as natural disaster areas due to excessive rain and flooding

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization

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Student earns historic scholarship at Regional Soil Judging

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CARBONDALE – Southern Illinois University- Carbondale freshman Isaac Luebkemann traveled with the SIU Soil Judging Team to Bad Axe, Michigan, recently to compete in the Region 3 Collegiate Soil Judging Contest.     The event brought together students from eight colleges across Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Competing against top participants from all five

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SIU students star in short films featuring cultural exploration in China

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Mini-documentaries showcasing the experiences of three Southern Illinois University Carbondale students who recently returned from a cultural exploration program in China will debut Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Morris Library.     SIU junior journalism major Alexandria Deacon of Marion participated in a cultural exploration program in China. (Photo by

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SG R-II honors veterans and active-servicemembers

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District honors veterans, active military and their guests at both the Ste. Genevieve and Bloomsdale campuses in recognition of Veterans Day.   All local veterans were welcome at the schools’ assemblies, and students personally invited veterans as their guests, as well. At both elementary schools, each

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SG Board of Aldermen may name new city administrator Tuesday

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen will hold a special meeting   Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.   Two items are on the agenda.  The first requires the city administrator to reside in Ste. Genevieve County. The second is the appointment of a new city administrator.   David Bova has been

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Rep. David Friess commends local efforts as work begins on Stringtown Levee scour hole

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RED BUD — Illinois State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) is highlighting that repair work is now underway on the long-standing scour hole, bringing long-awaited relief to residents of the Bottoms in southern Monroe County and nearby Prairie du Rocher.   This progress follows recent approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and comes

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Perryville Police reports

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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   Louwrens Eloff was cited for tampering with city utilities November 11th. According to the police report Eloff was cited after police responded to an undisclosed street at 3:30 p.m. by a report that a subject’s water had been turned off.   Police were

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Perryville Fire Department battles structure fire on Smith Street

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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Fire Department was called out Tuesday, November 11th at about 11:07 a.m. for a structure fire in the 1000 block of Smith Street.   Arriving firefighters were informed that it was a possible the resident was in the house.   Upon arrival they observed heavy fire venting from the front windows.

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