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Memorial Hospital presents Newmark Award, service awards and honors retirees at Fall Party

CHESTER – Memorial Hospital hosted its Fall Party at the VFW Hall in Chester Friday, November 1st. Memorial Hospital Chief of Staff  Dr. James Krieg presented the 2024 Israel D. Newmark Memorial Award to Ryan Petrowske, project foreman in the Maintenance Department since 2016,   The Israel D. Newmark Memorial Award, established in 1988 by

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MDC partners with agencies, local cavers for endangered grotto sculpin project

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently teamed up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis Zoo, SEMO Grotto, and local cavers for grotto sculpin population counts and habitat assessments at Tom Moore Cave, Berome Moore Cave, and Crevice Cave in Perryville. The grotto sculpin, which

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Gage Allen Bollmann of Chester earns degree from University of Maryland Global Campus

ADELPHI, MD — Gage Allen Bollmann of Chester, has earned an Associate of Arts from University of Maryland Global Campus in summer 2024. Bollmann was one of more than 3,200 students worldwide who earned degrees from UMGC in the summer 2024 term. University of Maryland Global Campus was founded more than 75 years ago specifically

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SIU’s Thanks ‘Giving Back’ food drive to benefit students is Nov. 19

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — You can get into the holiday spirit early by participating in the Thanks “Giving Back” Campus Food Drive to assist Southern Illinois University Carbondale students who need a bit of help now and then. The food drive is slated for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19, which falls

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SGMS students named to Mineral Area Junior High Honors Choir

STE. GENEVIEVE – On Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, approximately 22 Ste. Genevieve Middle School students were chosen to participate in the Mineral Area Junior High Honors Choir. The concert took place at 6:30 p.m. at the Farmington Centene Center under the direction of Jefferson College Choir Director Paula Martin.   Congratulations to these students on

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SGHS NHS members volunteer at Ronald McDonald House

STE. GENEVIEVE – On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the SGHS National Honor Society (NHS) took part in a meaningful service opportunity at the Ronald McDonald House,   According to a news release from the Ste. Genevieve R-II School District, the NHS members spent the day giving back by cleaning several houses, making a positive difference for

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