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Missouri Chamber, Pennsylvania Chamber to swap beer, barbeque, chocolate and other regional foods in a friendly Super Bowl wager

JEFFERSON CITY – The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will meet each other next weekend during Super Bowl LVII in Arizona, and a friendly wager placed between the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry is raising the stakes beyond just bragging rights.   If the

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Missouri school kids invited to participate in No MOre Trash! contest

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation invites Missouri students in grades K-8 to help fight litter in Missouri – and to have creative and educational fun – by participating in the 2023 “Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter-Free” trash-can-decorating contest. The contest is part of MoDOT’s annual “No MOre Trash!” statewide litter campaign,

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SI Symphony Orchestra to celebrate Beethoven Feb. 16-19

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A four-day celebration of composer Ludwig van Beethoven at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will include two Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra performances of his monumental Ninth Symphony.   The Feb. 18-19 performances in Shryock Auditorium will feature more than 200 artists, including four internationally recognized operatic soloists and six Southern Illinois choirs.

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SIU Carbondale awards Chancellor’s Scholarships to high achieving local students

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. – Thirteen high achieving high school seniors from throughout the region are receiving Southern Illinois University Carbondale 2023 Chancellor’s Scholarships, which cover tuition, mandatory fees, food and housing for four years.   On Monday Chancellor Austin A. Lane and other university officials paid surprise visits to present the scholarships and

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Museum Learning Center will host presentation on history of the Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church

STE. GENEVIEVE – Fr. Nemeth will present the History of the Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church at SGMLC The history of Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church will be the subject of the next speaker presentation on Wednesday, February 8th at the Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center. The original program date was postponed due to inclement weather. Father

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