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LFCS receives $10,000 Procter & Gamble Grant to support Cape families

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. – Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Procter & Gamble Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation to improve housing conditions for vulnerable children and families in the Southeast Missouri region.     From left: Christy O’Neal, Angela LaClair, Michelle Jones, and Evelyn Beussink (all […]

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Kameron Marlowe and Ashley Cooke to co-headline the Du Quoin State Fair August 30

DU QUOIN, IL – Rising country stars Kameron Marlowe and Ashley Cooke will bring an unforgettable night of country music to the Du Quoin State Fair as co-headliners on Sunday, August 30, performing on the Grandstand stage.   “Kameron Marlowe and Ashley Cooke are two of the most exciting voices in country music today,” said Illinois Department

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Criminal charges have been filed in connection with rural Prairie Du Rocher burglary

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has reported the filing of charges in connection with a burglary in rural Prairie du Rocher.   According to a news release, Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputies were called in early March to investigate a burglary on Buzzard Rock Road in rural Prairie Du Rocher.   Detectives identified a

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April Newsbits from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is sharing the following upcoming events and noteworthy items for April 2026.   April 2 Tot Time: Totally Turtles Dickson Mounds Museum Lewistown | Fulton County Families are invited to learn about the different types of turtles found in Illinois, presented by Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery’s

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SIU’s Morton-Kenney Lecture examines conflict escalation and the war in Iran

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Nationally recognized political violence and international security affairs expert Robert A. Pape will present the spring 2026 Morton-Kenney Public Affairs Lecture on Friday, April 3, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.     Bob Pape   An author and political science professor at the University of Chicago, Pape will present “Iran, the Escalation

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