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Ste. Genevieve R-II installs AEDs districtwide, shares importance of life-saving devices

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County R-II is proud to have several life-saving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) stationed throughout the school district. An AED is a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, medical device that can analyze the heart’s rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electrical shock, or defibrillation, to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm. There

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’Tis the sneezin’ to get protected – IDPH launches campaign to fight triple threat of COVID-19, flu, RSV

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has launched a new awareness campaign called ’Tis The Sneezin’ to remind residents to vaccinate against the fall and winter triple threat: the flu, COVID and RSV. The announcement comes as data indicates six counties in the state are at an elevated level for COVID-19 hospitalizations,

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$58 million grant will reduce lead in schools, childcare facilities

LENEXA, Kan. – At an event in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox and EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash, along with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Katherine Clark, announced $58 million in grant funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect

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SIU Carbondale inks agreement to improve access for IECC students

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale strengthened its commitment to students in eastern Illinois on March 13 with an agreement to bring the expertise of a doctoral research university to qualified community college students by providing the option to earn their bachelor’s degrees remotely and at a lower cost in 10 academic programs.  

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Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office reports arrests and incidents

Arrested Person: 6 (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 1 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 2 Bomb Threat: Animal Control: 14 Brush Fire: Burglary: Careless and Imprudent: 4 Check Well Being: 4 Disturbance: 3 Domestic Violence: 4 Fight: Fraud: Hang Up Call (911):

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Ste. Genevieve R-II Board Briefs released

Produced by the Ste. Genevieve R-II School District STE. GENEVIEVE — This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s Nov. 15, 2022, Regular Meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website and are located on BoardDocs, linked here (https://go.boarddocs.com/mo/stegen/Board.nsf/Public). The video of

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Democrats win in Missouri by connecting with voters

Akeam Ashford, Missouri DemocratsKANSAS CITY — Tuesday night’s election results show Missouri voters continue to align with Democrats on key issues such as reproductive rights, safer communities, a stronger economy, prioritizing education, rebuilding our infrastructure and adequately paying state workers. Historians will write about Tuesday night’s results, after Democrats gained three House seats resulting in

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