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Saluki female aviators look to continue SIU’s strong Air Race Classic performances

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By Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale senior Wendy Elliott was 12 years old when she realized she wanted to follow a path blazed decades earlier by famed aviator Amelia Earhart and other female pilots. After joining the Civil Air Patrol to follow her brother, John, Elliott, who is from Boulder, Colorado, […]

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Blunt votes in favor of historic, bipartisan bill to ensure health care & benefits for toxic-exposed veterans

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement applauding Senate passage of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 84-14, with Blunt voting in favor of the legislation. “Toxic-exposed veterans may not develop an illness

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Eastern Missouri Girl Scouts give back through April Showers

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Since 1998, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri girls, troops and families have worked together to collect personal care items for those in need in our communities. This spring, more than 7,300 girls participated in April Showers, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s largest community service program, to collect more than 1.4 million

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Franklin Bridge restoration may be finished by Wednesday

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STE. GENEVIEVE – There was word Thursday that the Franklin Bridge (located just south of the Highway 61 curve in St. Mary) may reopen Wednesday. This was the scene earlier this week at the bridge site.   An official at the courthouse reported that Keith Simpson, the contractor on the project, anticipates that the bridge

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Governor Parson signs SB 718, five other bills into law

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.– On Thursday, during a signing ceremony at the State Capitol, Governor Mike Parson signed six pieces of legislation into law, including Senate Bill (SB) 718, which establishes Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Week and promotes career and technical education, among other provisions. “We are happy to be joined by Senator Washington

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