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Motorcyclist safety is everyone’s safety

KANSAS CITY — This May, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, would like to remind all motorists that Motorcyclist Safety Is Everyone’s Safety.     May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the end of May ushers in the unofficial start of the […]

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New NFIB Survey: Small businesses rank banking operations and confidence in banking system

JEFFERSON CITY –The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, today released a new survey that assesses the relationship between small businesses and banks. The survey was conducted by e-mail from April 14-18, 2023, and offers insight into small business banking operations and their confidence in the banking system and the economy

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SIU’s 2023 homecoming celebrates ‘Salukis in Paradise’

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — “Salukis in Paradise.” That’s the theme for Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2023 homecoming festivities, set for Oct. 16-21.   The Student Programming Council selected the theme, which was announced May 3, in recognition of Saluki pride and Southern Illinois as home or home away from home for Salukis.  

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SIU’s Saluki AdLab earns student advertising district title, advances to semifinals

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — For the second time in three years, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Saluki AdLab captured the National Student Advertising District 6 competition this past weekend in South Bend, Indiana.   The award-winning work by the full service, student-run agency puts the team in virtual semifinal competition later this week. If the team

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Ste. Genevieve County School District R-II Board of Education will meet in special session today

STE. GENEVIEVE – The tentative agenda for a special meeting of the Ste. Genevieve School District R-II Board of Education has been released.   Thursday, May 4, 2023 SPECIAL EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) MEETING   TIME: 4:30 pm   LOCATION: Ste. Genevieve High School, R W Thomas Library – Projection Room, 715 Washington Street, Ste. Genevieve, MO

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Ste. Genevieve Elementary School holds POWER Leader Ceremony

STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve Elementary School held its third and fourth quarter POWER Leader Ceremony on Tuesday, May 2, celebrating its 2022-2023 POWER Leaders. Each quarter, a student from each classroom at Ste. Genevieve Elementary School is recognized by the classroom teacher as someone who stands out based on character, behavior, and leadership qualities.

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‘Phenomenal’ SIU zoology student wins national Goldwater Scholarship

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – A science student from Chicago with Latin American roots is Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s latest Goldwater Scholar.  Photo by Russell Bailey   Aleida Iriarte, a member of the University Honors Program at SIU and a junior majoring in zoology and chemistry, won the prestigious award for outstanding students pursuing research

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