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Time to register for the Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (SGCMH) Back to School drive-thru event scheduled for August 7

STE. GENEVIEVE – The SGCMH Back to School Drive-Thru Fair is back and registration is open.  The fair is scheduled for Thursday, August 7, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the hospital’s back parking lot across from the fire department.  Families with students from preschool to high school can get a jump on school […]

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Mega Brain Exhibit is coming to Ste. Genevieve County

STE. GENEVEVE –  Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (SGCMH) is proud to partner with Resources to Recovery to bring the acclaimed Mega Brain exhibit and the “Neuroscience of Addiction” program on Wednesday, July 30, to the Ste. Genevieve Community Center.  As a part of the Resources to Recovery Conference, the exhibit will be open to

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Ste. Gen Board of Aldermen gives first round approval to housing development

STE. GENEVIEVE –The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen has given first round approval on a voice vote to a purchase agreement with McBride Land Growth LLC as the developer of a 154-house residential subdivision on 49 acres of city-owned land bordering Progress Parkway. Under the agreement McBride will pay the city $1 million for the

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Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returns WW II Purple Heart to suburban Geneva family

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs today returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the grandson of a World War II veteran who earned it while fighting to liberate Germany.   The medal earned by Private First-Class Edward Gorski Jr. was returned to his grandson, Shawn Gorski, who also served in the Army.   It is the

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SIU researchers discover incentivized game spurs activity in adults with disabilities

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The lack of exercise is more pronounced among adults with disabilities than the general population, but a team of researchers from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is discovering that a simple game with low-cost prizes may offer solutions.     (Above) EDC clients walk and play the Step It Up

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IDNR seeks public’s help with wild turkey brood survey

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is looking for volunteer citizen scientists to assist with wild turkey brood surveys to aid biologists in monitoring turkey population trends and reproductive success.   Summertime is when young turkeys are hatching, and by counting them and adult females, biologists can assess trends in reproductive success and

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