by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Music lovers throughout the region will have a bevy of musical interests and influences to enjoy later this month as Southern Illinois University Carbondale hosts the Outside the Box 2023 new music festival, continuing the rich history of bringing internationally known musicians and performers to campus. The festival, now in […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The tentative agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission has been released. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. in the Ste. Genevieve County Courthouse and is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Recently, student members of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) created and implemented projects to support our local community. These projects are called STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) Events, and they are an opportunity for students to build leadership skills and build upon career preparation. In November, a group
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STE. GENEVIEVE — This school year, our Ste. Genevieve Middle School English-Language Arts teachers have challenged their students to reach a one-million-word reading goal, and recently, two students doubled this challenge. Hunter Garrett Jacob Brissette Congratulations to eighth graders Hunter Garrett and Jacob Brissette, who have both now surpassed reading two million words this school
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SPRINGFIELD – The field of contenders for the 2023 title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois has been narrowed further, with voters choosing the Top 8 products to move ahead in the fourth annual “Makers Madness” contest. Hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, “Makers Madness” is a bracket-style tournament in which voters across the state
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BLOOMINGTON — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker joined Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, stakeholders, and community leaders at Heartland Community College to highlight his proposed investments in higher education. The Governor’s FY24 budget calls for the largest increase for community colleges in over two decades and historic investments in financial aid, putting Illinois on track to guarantee
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In an effort to enforce the laws as written and protect children, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined 45 states and the District of Columbia in asking a state court to order social media company TikTok, Inc. to fully comply with an ongoing investigation into whether the company violated consumer protection laws. “As
CHESTER – The Chester Streets and Alleys Committee will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street in special session. The tentative agenda for the meeting was released Monday afternoon. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF CHESTER STREETS & ALLEYS COMMITTEE Notice is hereby
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Curtain opens Thursday March 16 at 7 pm for 2023 Theatre Department production BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The acclaimed Chester High School Theatre Department is proud to announce that its 2023 production will open this Thursday March 16 at 7 p.m. CHS Theatre Director, Rana Hodge, oversees rehearsal at
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STE. GENEVIEVE — An analysis of stormwater improvement needs in Ste. Genevieve has come up with a nearly one million dollar price tag to improve storm run off in three areas of the community. Cochran Engineering presented its findings in a board of aldermen work session following last Thursday’s regular meeting. The first area
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