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River Region women are inducted into Phi Kappa Phi

BATON ROUGE, La. — Two River Region women have been inducted into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi.   Megan Roy of Red Bud attends McKendree University and Rozlyn Wahlen of Caseyville attends the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.   They are among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated

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Perryville Police reports

PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports.   39-year-old Holly N. Jackson of St. Mary was cited for driving while revoked, second or third offense at 11:04 a.m. April 25th during a traffic stop in the 1300 block of Grand Avenue.   A report of tires being slashed was made at

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New MSHP trooper for Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties

JEFFERSON CITY — Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol has announced that 10 troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, April 29, 2022.   Among them is Jake R. Stombaugh of Taylorville, Ill. who will begin his MSHP career in Ste. Genevieve/Perry Counties. He will report to

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More than 1,800 students will be honored at SIU Carbondale commencement exercises

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The academic achievements of more than 1,800 Southern Illinois University Carbondale students will be celebrated during spring 2022 commencement exercises May 6-7.   Festivities start with the SIU School of Law commencement on Friday, May 6, at Shryock Auditorium. On Saturday, May 7, Banterra Center will hold two commencement

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Department ends loan program after 43 years as state designated guaranty agency

JEFFERSON CITY – After more than 40 years as the state designated guaranty agency in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, the Missouri Student Loan Program will exit the FFEL program. The Missouri Student Loan Program is located within the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD). The United States Department of

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