MURPHYSBORO, IL – Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural Student Support Grants. This program was created after conversations with local educators revealed that some of the most pressing needs in schools are for basic necessities. In response, EECA launched the grants to help schools meet those needs so students […]
By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – The floods that swept across Reynolds, Iron, and Crawford Counties last week left behind heartbreaking devastation. The National Weather Service confirmed that this was a 1,000-year flood, dumping up to 12 inches of rain overnight and sending the Black River to record levels, rising more than
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital CEO Brett Bollmann named Kenneth Stout the Employee of the Quarter for the Second Quarter 2026 on July 15, 2026. Stout, a respiratory therapist at the hospital, has been employed at Memorial since January 1989. When asked what he likes most about working at Memorial, he replied, “I enjoy
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Tourism Tax Commission will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the city hall board room, 165 South Fourth Street, Ste. Genevieve, Mo. The tentative agenda, followed by the minutes of the previous meeting: AGENDA Tourism Tax Commission Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – 5:30 p.m. 165 S Fourth
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The board of directors of the Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District will meet Monday at 5:15 p.m. for its monthly meeting. Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District Regular Meeting Tentative Agenda Date: Monday, July 20, 2026 at 5:15 p.m. Place: Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District House 1 3 Basler Drive, Ste Genevieve
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JEFFERSON CITY—The natural world is big and boisterous, full of singing insects, chattering birds, flashy butterflies, and other flamboyant creatures. Nature is also cryptic, minute, and quiet, full of micromoths flying with silent wings, fungi at work building soil, and millions of other unassuming life forms that we can all appreciate if we pause long
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MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS (07/16/2026)– More than 3,500 students are on the spring 2026 Graduation List at Mississippi State University. Recent graduates include: Hannah Schweizer, of Chester, IL. Schweizer received the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Gillian Valleroy, of Steeleville, IL. Valleroy received the Bachelor of Science Cum Laude from
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) has announced that President and CEO Rob Karr has been named the recipient of the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) prestigious J. Thomas Weyant Award, one of the retail industry’s highest honors recognizing outstanding leadership among state retail association executives. Presented annually by the NRF, the Weyant Award honors leaders
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced the availability of Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant funds. A competitive grant program, the Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant will fund projects that support farmers markets and other economic development initiatives that work to reduce food insecurity in Missouri. The Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant aims to
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was well attended and honored the legacy of Don Welge By Jim Beers ILLINOIS-MISSOURI State Line – Saturday July 11 was the dedication of the brand new, state-of-the-art Don Welge Memorial Bridge, otherwise known as the “Chester Bridge”. A full morning of special activities helped to commemorate the occasion and in spite
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