JEFFERSON CITY – With the increase in COVID-19 activity, and the Omicron variant, there has been a sharp increase in demand for COVID-19 testing. The increased demand represents an important step taken by the public to do their part to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “In addition to staying current on COVID vaccinations and […]
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CARBONDALE – Southern Illinois University has announced the Fall 2021 Dean’s List. Students with an * have a 4.0 average. The number following each students name is their class: Freshmen 1, Sophomore 2, Junior 3, Senior 4. The Dean’s List honors those students who recorded a 3.5 or greater grade point average while carrying a
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CARBONDALE – Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has announced the following River Region students have completed the requirements for the indicated degree. Commencement ceremonies were held Dec. 11, 2021, at SIU’s Banterra Center. Randolph County, Illinois Chester Beam, Dayagen L. BS Accounting Cushman, Joseph L. MS Food and Nutrition Hartman, Luke R. BS Civil Engineering Percy Meyerhoff
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JEFFERSON CITY — State Budget Director Dan Haug announced Wednesday that net general revenue collections for December 2021 increased 31.9 percent compared to those for December 2020, from $904.3 million last year to $1.19 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2022 fiscal year-to-date increased 4.7 percent compared to December 2020, from $5.44 billion
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KANSAS CITY – Two River Region residents have been named to the Dean’s Lost at Rockhurst University for the fall 2021 semester. Megan Lipe of Perryville and Maria Mueller of Red Bud were required to achieve a 3.5 of above grade point average. Rockhurst University, founded in 1910 and located in the heart of
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CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul highlights four new laws initiated by his office that will go into effect Jan. 1. “Whether by improving Illinois’ police certification and decertification process, protecting minors from the dangers of e-cigarette usage, protecting survivors of human trafficking or streamlining support to victims of violent crime, my office has focused
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WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, appeared on Fox News with Martha MacCallum to discuss the ongoing shortage of COVID-19 tests and the Biden administration’s failure to utilize billions in congressionally-approved funding to ensure
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PERRYVILLE — Each year, Buchheit stores and divisions participate in Wreaths Across America. “Their mission, to Remember, Honor and Teach, is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 3,136 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad.” (Wreaths Across America) Buchheit of Jackson
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CHESTER — A special meeting of the Chester Community Unit School District 139 Board of Education will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, January 6, 2022 in the Chester High School Family and Consumer Science Classroom, located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL 62233. A G E N D A Pledge of Allegiance
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Jacob Soderlund of Sparta was recently named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester at the University of Evansville (UE). Soderlund is studying Health Services Administration at UE. A total of over 630 students were named to the UE Dean’s List. To merit this honor, a student must have carried
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