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Award-winning biographer to discuss courage and defiance during times of crisis

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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Rebecca Donner, this year’s winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for biography and one of the nation’s most respected writers, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation on Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. Donner and John Shaw, institute director, will discuss via Zoom her […]

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Missouri Attorney General files amicus brief over military vaccine mandate 

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Monday that his office and 21 other states filed an amicus brief in U.S. Navy Seals v. Biden, opposing the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on members of the military. The brief asserts that the refusal to grant religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine to members of the

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Route 61 reduced in Perry County for pavement improvements

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SIKESTON – Route 61 in Perry County will be reduced as contractor crews perform shoulder repairs.       This section of roadway is located from Main Street to the Route P in Perryville, Missouri.    Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Aug. 30 to Friday, Sept. 2 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.     The work zone will be marked

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Perryville Police reports

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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 38-year-old Tabitha Reed of Perryville was charged with failure to abate a nuisance. Police they reinspected the subject’s property in the 100 block of South Kiefner Street on July 26th and observed an inoperable vehicle remained in public view in violation of the city

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Perryville youth presents wood burning demonstration at state fair

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SEDALIA — A Perryville youth gave a demonstration of wood burning during the Missouri State Fair. Dresden Donze competed in a county event in order to qualify for the State Fair 4-H Building Demonstrations.   Demonstrations are a great way of sharing what youth learn in 4-H projects focused on STEM and Agriculture, Healthy Living,

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Social exclusion more common form of bullying than physical, verbal aggression

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Bullying is typically portrayed in popular culture as either physical aggression, such as pushing and kicking, or verbal aggression, such as threats and derogatory insults.   However, a new study at the University of Missouri highlights the damaging social and emotional toll caused by “relational aggression,” which is the most common form of bullying

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Southeast schools encouraged to participate in MoDOT’s 19th annual bridge building competition

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SIKESTON–The Missouri Department of Transportation is sponsoring its 19th annual bridge building competition for high school juniors and seniors in the Southeast District’s 25-county region. The competition challenges students to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials−balsa wood, thread and glue. Schools must register by Sept. 9 to compete in the competition.

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