by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Although Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s official school color is maroon, the university has been “green” for decades, and that commitment remains strong as it accepts applications for the 21st round of Green Fund grants. Workshops to assist applicants will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Rooms 150/160 at […]
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Discover nature in March with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center’s free programs! Amphibians and Reptiles: Frog Calls (Virtual) | 1 to 2 p.m. on March 13 | Register online at https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/197280 With the warmer weather on the way, join us to learn about sounds you may hear
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Dr. Senait Fisseha, a renowned figure in global public health, health equity and gender equality, will deliver the 2024 John and Marsha Ryan Bioethicist in Residence lecture at the SIU School of Law on Monday, March 4. Fisseha, vice president of global programs at the Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation, will
CAPE GIRARDEAU – A jury on Wednesday found a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier guilty of charges accusing him of stealing and failing to deliver customers’ mail. After a trial lasting less than two days, Robert Gafford, 33, of Jackson, Missouri, was found guilty of one count of delaying or destroying mail and
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JACKSON – The Riverside Regional Library has announced its programs and events for February 2024. In addition to the main library in Jackson, there are branch libraries in Altenburg and Perryville in the River Region and Scott City, Oran, Benton. The phone number at the Altenburg Library is (573) 824-5267. The library
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LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the launch of the $3 billion Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure to tackle the climate crisis and improve air quality at U.S. ports as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The funding opportunities were created under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction
CAPE GIRARDEAU – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that 27-year-old Samuel D. Moore of Poplar Bluff has been sentenced to serve 120 months (10 years) in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug-trafficking and firearm related charges. Moore appeared for his sentencing hearing Thursday before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) will host the Illinois Product Expo March 2 and 3 in the Orr Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The Illinois Product Expo has brought Illinois food companies and consumers together for 25 years. Explore Illinois through your taste buds by sampling products, relaxing in the Illinois
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Poplar Bluff, Missouri on Tuesday admitted setting fires that burned 220 acres of U.S. Forest Service and private land in 2022 and agreed to repay $66,000. Adam D. Gambling, 44, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to one felony count of setting fires on public
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SPRINGFIELD – In a new report conducted for the Illinois State Board of Education that can be found here, analysts failed to compare low-income Tax Credit Scholarship recipients to their low-income counterparts in Illinois public schools. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) makes testing data readily available to sort by income levels, but researchers instead compared
