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Ste. Genevieve High School announces Homecoming Court

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STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve High School has announce its 2023-24 Homecoming Court: ● Freshman Attendants: Olyvia Beckermann, Anthony Abt ● Sophomore Attendants: Vivian Kiefer, Luke Ferranto ● Junior Attendants: Kale Clements, Jacob Schweigert ● Queen Candidates: Kiaira Asher, Adriana Bennett, Alissa Grass, Tessa Hager, Addisyn Heberlie, Hope Schmelzle ● King Candidates: Jack Farlow, Dalton […]

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Professor James Franklin Sharp donates $1 million to SIU, honored with museum naming

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by Jeff Wilson CARBONDALE, Ill. – With a $1 million gift, Professor James Franklin Sharp has chiseled his name into Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s legacy. Now, the university will honor his generosity by renaming the University Museum as Sharp Museum.   On Thursday, the SIU Board of Trustees voted for the museum to bear Sharp’s

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Perryville Police reports

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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. Police are investigating the theft of a motor vehicle, fraud, and passing a bad check. According to the report, police were called to the 2000 block of Lake Drive at 8:40 p.m. September 11th to investigate a report of a stolen vehicle. A hit

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Missouri job openings and labor turnover – July 2023

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KANSAS CITY – The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released Missouri Job Openings and Labor Turnover – July 2023.   Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted these Missouri highlights:   Missouri had 167,000 job openings in July 2023, compared to 155,000 openings in June. The job openings rate

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Missouri Botanical Garden shares success for Chihuly in the Garden 2023

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ST. LOUIS – Since its opening May 2, Chihuly in the Garden 2023 has been an attendance and membership boon for the Missouri Botanical Garden. As this stunning exhibition uniting art and nature prepares to close, the Garden is sharing surprising facts and numbers (so far) from the run. Daytime viewing of Chihuly in the

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Illinois 3 bridge cleaning, painting begins Sept. 25

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EVANSVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that cleaning and painting of the bridge carrying Illinois 3 over the Kaskaskia River in Randolph County will begin, weather permitting, Monday, Sept. 25.   The work will require lanes of Illinois 3 from Liberty Street to Elm Shade Road to be shifted to the southwest

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SIU team uses low-tech sun funnel to capture unique eclipse image

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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Looking directly at the sun is almost never a good idea, but researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale recently used a safe, low-tech way that combines a common household item with a telescope to capture a unique image of a total solar eclipse.     A member of a study

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Perry Co’s own Sam Barber will perform at the Grand Ole Opry

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PERRYVILLE – Perry County native, Sam Barber, is set to play at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville this Saturday.   Sam is from the Brazeau/Frohna area.     “I was raised on a farm in a small town in Perry county,” he recalls. “I’ve always been surrounded by a supportive family and an abundance

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