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Tim Manard speaks at First United Methodist Church

CHESTER – Tim Manard was the Special Guest Speaker at the First United Methodist Church in Chester Sunday February 19. Jim Beers Photo   Manard, an employee at the Cunningham Children’s Home in Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, spoke on the topic of, “Biblical Truths as Evidenced in the Lives of Cunningham Youth”.   In his sermon

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Transportation Research Partnership celebrates three years of innovation

JEFFERSON CITY – In recognition of National Engineers Week, the Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation (MCTI) is marking three years of innovative transportation research. MCTI is a partnership with the four University of Missouri campuses, the Missouri Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and more to research, embrace, and develop new and groundbreaking transportation

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Voting begins in 2023 ‘Makers Madness’ contest to name the coolest thing made in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The initial round of voting is now open in the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s (IMA) fourth annual “Makers Madness” contest, a bracket-style tournament in which the public will decide what product earns the 2023 title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois.   Presented by Comcast Business, the competition celebrates the incredible work of manufacturers

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Maple Syrup Festival 2023 is March 25-26 at SIU’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Homemade maple syrup, one of nature’s original comfort foods, is the star of the show at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s popular annual Maple Syrup Festival, set for March 25-26. The festival is happening at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center and features a weekend full of special activities – many of

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Mo Attorney General says FBI memo is an attack on Catholics

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In an effort to protect Missourians’ religious freedoms, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and 19 other attorneys general directed a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland condemning an anti-Catholic internal memorandum created by the Richmond, Virginia, FBI field office. The memo, which became

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Mothers with depression take longer to respond to their child, MU study finds

COLUMBIA Mo. — A recent study at the University of Missouri found mothers who are struggling with depression tend to take longer to respond to their child during back-and-forth dialogue. The findings provide the basis for further research to determine if the slower response time has any long-term impacts on the children’s language development, vocabulary

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