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Recreational marijuana sales in Missouri may begin soon

JEFFERSON CITY — Emergency rules governing the sale and recreational use of marijuana go into effect today, Friday, Feb. 3.   According to a news release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, nearly all of Missouri’s licensed medical dispensaries requested to convert their medical license to a comprehensive license (adult-use + medical), […]

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Red Bud student named to Lewis University Dean’s List

ROMEOVILLE, Ill.– Ian Bollinger of Red Bud, Ill. is among the more than 1,300 students honored on the Lewis University Dean’s List for the 2022 Fall Semester. Bollinger is studying Finance at Lewis University.   To be eligible for this honor, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours during the semester with

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Riverside Regional Library – Jackson hosts author Terry H. Irwin

CAPE GIRARDEAU — The Riverside Regional Library – Jackson will host local author Terry H. Irwin for a talk about the book “Sgt. Dinwiddie’s War: B-17s, POWs and the Belgian Underground in World War II” on Thursday, February 9 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.   Irwin will discuss his research and writing of this book

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SIU speaker to discuss effectively teaching about Black historical experiences Feb. 6

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — As part of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Black History Month celebration, LaGarrett King, director of the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education at the University of Buffalo, will speak about “Can’t get right: We need to teach through, not about, Black historical experiences” in a virtual

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Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will quilt this month

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve  County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will have quilting on the following days in February:   Tuesday, February 21, 2023   Wednesday, February 22, 2023   Thursday, February 23, 2023          8 a.m. Until 3 p.m. each day   Quilting is held on the first floor of the hospital in the

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Two Ste. Genevieve men hurt in Highway 61 crash

JEFFERSON CITY — Two Ste. Genevieve men suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 61 Tuesday evening in Ste. Genevieve County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 43-year-old Jeremy C. Donze Sr. and 20-year-old Trenton Shipman were taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson for treatment. The patrol says the crash happened when a westbound

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SIU’s Paul Simon Institute to host champion of universal voting in United States

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Miles Rapoport, a former secretary of state and state legislator in Connecticut and national leader of progressive causes, will make the case for mandatory voting in the United States next week during a virtual event sponsored by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.   Rapoport will join John Shaw,

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