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First responders, school administrators participate in collaborative training

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By Jarrod Peters Randolph County Sheriff CHESTER, Ill. – On Tuesday, June 3rd, area First Responders and School Administrators came together recently for a collaborative training provided by Illinois Fire Service Institute, in preparation for an Active Shooter Incident in a school setting. The training was held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in […]

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Crowning achievement: SIU Carbondale glass MFA student earns top award

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — An intricate glass headdress by a Southern Illinois University Carbondale Master of Fine Arts student that represents desire, glory and the emptiness that they can bring, recently earned top honors in a student exhibition at the international Glass Art Society (GAS) conference.     “Crown of Glass: Yang Guifei” by

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Automated civil case initiation to expand next week

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Beginning next week, the Missouri judiciary will continue rolling out a new feature designed to give attorneys and the public faster access to new civil cases. This new “Auto Create Case” feature is scheduled to be implemented Wednesday, June 18 in eight additional judicial circuits.   For years, Missouri’s e-filing system

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SIU’s Archaeology Field School seeks one of Southern Illinois’ earliest homesteads

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A Southern Illinois University Carbondale student team is searching for possibly one of the earliest Anglo-American homesteads in Southern Illinois.     Gretchen Farrell, left, and Noelle Ridolfi (top photo) excavate a section of soil as students in the SIU Carbondale Archaeology Field School search for artifacts. Natalie Eves

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Saluki Pride: K. Allison Hammer earns SIU’s Emerging Leader Award

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CARBONDALE – In just their second year on Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s faculty, K. Allison Hammer’s deep commitment to advancing diversity, gender equity and inclusion both in the classroom and the community is making a positive difference.     Since arriving at SIU Carbondale in August 2023, Hammer, the university’s 2025 Excellence Award Emerging Leader

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Perryville Police Reports

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PERRYVILLE –The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report of arrests and incidents.   33-year-old David Lee Shipley was charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, driving without insurance and failing to register a motor vehicle. Police were called to the 1400 block of Big Spring Boulevard at 6:46 p.m. May

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