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SIU will welcome students back to campus in grand Saluki style

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale is rolling out the maroon welcome mat for new and returning students with weeks and weeks of special activities during Saluki Startup and Weeks of Welcome. Dawg Days facilitates a successful transition SIU’s Dawg Days New Student Retreat, set for Aug. 13-16 at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center, is […]

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MAC to host Industry and Technology Center ribbon cutting

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PARK HILLS – Mineral Area College will host a Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration for the Industry and Technology Center on Thursday, August 24, 2023. The new 80,500-square-foot building is situated on Dixie Kohn Drive on the college’s Park Hills campus.   The ceremony will begin at 11 am at the building’s front entrance

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Local woman scores a win in Busch Stadium Casino Queen Trivia Contest

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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – Thursday night August 3 was a big win at Busch Stadium in St. Louis for Chester’s Sara Hammel. Even though the Cardinals fell 5-3 to the Minneapolis Twins, Hammel, who was selected to participate in the nightly Casino Queen Trivia Contest, answered all four questions and won the

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It’s official: Postponed 4th of July fireworks display will be Sept. 3

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PERRYVILLE – Perryville’s delayed Fourth of July fireworks display will be held Sept. 3rd. The Perryville City Administrator Brent Buerck says the decision was made at last week’s Board of Aldermen meeting. The board approved a request from the Rotary Club of Perryville to hold the fireworks display at Perryville City Park Sunday, September 3,

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IDPH unveils ‘Don’t Wait, Get Your Kids Up-To-Date’ Campaign to remind parents of back-to-school immunizations

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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has launched a new awareness campaign dubbed “Don’t Wait, Get Your Kids Up-to-Date” to remind parents and guardians to schedule routine vaccinations with their children’s primary care provider ahead of the coming school year.    Recent outbreaks of measles and chickenpox remind us of the importance

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Governor Parson signs Executive Order 23-08 activating State Emergency Operations Plan in response to severe weather

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — On Saturday, Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 23-08, activating the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan in response to severe weather and flooding that has been impacting the state beginning on July 29. On August 4, tornadoes struck in Ray (EF-0), Saline (EF-0), and Knox (EF-2) counties. The Knox County tornado

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Gov. Pritzker signs bills expanding protections for native Americans in Illinois

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CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker signed three bills today offering increased protections for Native and Indigenous Illinoisans. HB3413, the Human Remains Protection Act, establishes procedures for encountering human remains or gravesites and returning remains to Native American Nations. SB1446 prohibits schools from banning students from wearing cultural regalia as graduation attire. HB1633 mandates instruction on

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EPA releases preliminary data for 2022 Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Year

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LENEXA, Kan. – On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published preliminary Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data about chemical waste management, including releases, and pollution prevention activities that occurred during 2022 at more than 20,000 industrial and federal facilities across the country.   “The information released today is one way EPA helps inform Americans about toxic

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