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Sara Dumond inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

CARBONDALE –  A River Region resident have been inducted into the Southern Illinois University Carbondale chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society during a ceremony in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium.   In all, 50 new members have joined the honors society for the 2024-2025 academic year, including Christopher Chiasson, an assistant professor of […]

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SIU Carbondale spring 2025 semester deans’ list released

CARBONDALE – Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s spring 2025 deans’ lists have been released. Please note: In the deans’ lists, the number following each student’s name designates year in school (1 = freshman; 2 = sophomore; 3 = junior; 4 = senior).  A “9” denotes a student who is either a senior with degree, unclassified or

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Ste. Gen R-II releases ‘Board Briefs’ from recent school board meeting

STE, GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II has released this report of its school board meeting held May 20. This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s May 20, 2025, Regular meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website

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Ste. Genevieve School District R-II announces personnel changes

STE. GENEVIEVE – The following personnel changes were made during a closed session of the Ste. Genevieve School District R-II at its May 20th meeting.   RETIREMENTS Danielle Heifner SGE Special Education Teacher 2025-26 Georgia Woods 3 Hour Cook 2025-26 Lewis Belmar Bus Driver April 14, 2025 Kara Hurst Parents As Teachers Educator July 1,

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Three persons hurt in Highway 61 crash

JEFFERSON CITY – Three Ste. Genevieve residents suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 61 in Ste. Genevieve County Friday afternoon.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 33-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson and a 50-year-old woman was taken to Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital for

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Two St. Francois County men arrested for child sex crimes

FARMINGTON – The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces the arrest of 32-year-old Robert Rutherford-Sobol of Bonne Terre, MO, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and 24-year-old Christopher C. Short of Farmington, MO, on May 21, 2025, for child sex crimes following an investigation by the DDCC’s Special Victims Unit

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