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Biden-Harris administration announces availability of $100 million through Inflation Reduction Act for Environmental Justice Grants

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LENEXA, Kansas – On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $100 million for projects that advance environmental justice in underserved and overburdened communities across the country. This funding, made possible through President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, marks the largest amount of environmental justice grant funding ever offered by the […]

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IARF statement on Illinois Budget Supplemental Action

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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (IARF), representing community-based providers serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and serious mental illnesses, today issued the following statement after Illinois lawmakers approved supplemental funding for the Fiscal Year 2023 state budget:   “As the 102nd General Assembly ends, we celebrate the important accomplishments we have made with the Legislature and Gov.

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Man from Colorado arrested in Ste. Genevieve Co. on a warrant out of Iowa

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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a man from Denver, Colorado was picked up in Ste. Genevieve County on a warrant out of Dallas County, Iowa. The patrol says 37-year-old David Alvarez Pau is charged with failure to appear on theft and forgery charges. He was being held without bond in the

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Rep. Friess seeks mentors and mentees for his 2023 Women’s Leadership Initiative

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RED BUD, Ill. — We are pleased to announce that our pilot program of State Representative David Friess’s Women’s Leadership Initiative was a great success. We are now in our second round and are looking for new candidates to be Mentors and Mentees.   The mission of our program is to educate, inspire, and empower

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Rep. Moeller, colleagues promote Cervical Health Awareness Month in Illinois

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SPRINGFIELD – January is a time of renewal and recommitment for many. A group of legislators and advocates say it’s the right time to focus on cervical health.   State Rep. Anna Moeller and several female colleagues in the Legislature joined together Tuesday at a Statehouse news conference to discuss new legislation declaring January 2023

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River Region students on McKendree University Dean’s or President’s Lists

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LEBANON, Ill. — McKendree University has released its Fall 2022 Dean’s and President’s Lists.   River Region students making the Dean’s List (Students earning a 3.60 or higher for the fall 2022 semester   Ryan Braun of Red Bud, Ill. Mackenzie Crosley of Red Bud, Ill. Alissa Cunningham of Sparta, Ill. Alessa Montroy of Sparta, Ill.

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Route 51 in Bollinger, Perry Counties reduced for drainage repairs

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SIKESTON—Route 51 in Bollinger and Perry Counties will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform drainage repairs.   This section of roadway is located from Route KK to Route 72 near Patton.   Weather permitting, work will take place from Wednesday, Jan. 11 and Thursday, Jan. 12 from 7:30 a.m.

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Sign up now for SIU’s Touch of Nature two maple syrup demonstrations

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center is home to the popular annual Maple Syrup Festival, set for March 25-26 this year. Before that, the center is hosting two hands-on Maple Syrup Production Demonstrations, and everyone is welcome to attend.   Both workshop-style events will be

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SIU students finish in top 12 in global trading challenge

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — A team of Southern Illinois University Carbondale students bested more than 930 teams in an international trading challenge, earning fourth place in North America and 12th place in the world.   It’s the first time, at least in recorded history, that an SIU team has even competed in Bloomberg’s

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