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Missouri statewide Republican office holders endorse Fitzpatrick for auditor

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — On Wednesday the Missouri Republican party announced that six Missouri state-wide political office-holders have endorsed the Republican Candidate for State Auditor, Scott Fitzpatrick. Missouri Governor Mike Parson, along with U.S. Senators, Josh Hawley and Roy Blunt, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe, and Missouri Attorney General […]

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Organic certification cost share program available for Missouri producers

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced today that funding is available to assist Missouri farmers and food processors in obtaining organic certification for their businesses. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Certification Cost Share Program, producers may be reimbursed for up to $500 of their certification costs during the program year. This

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Second lawsuit filed: Missouri NAACP and League of Women Voters sue state of Missouri, John Ashcroft over new voter ID restrictions 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition filed a lawsuit against the State of Missouri and Secretary of State John Ashcroft challenging the voter identification requirements under recently passed House Bill 1878. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of the Missouri NAACP and League of Women Voters

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SIU Carbondale issues statement on student debt forgiveness and high quality, affordable education

CARBONDALE – On Wednesday, President Biden unveiled an action on student debt forgiveness. As part of our commitment to our campus community, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is advising Salukis to visit The Biden-Harris Administration’s Student Debt Relief Plan Explained webpage. It includes a link to subscribe for notifications when the process officially opens. Public universities like SIU

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SIU research team wins $1.33M NSF grant to train sustainability-focused geoscientists

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. — Sustainability is for everyone, and a Southern Illinois University Carbondale research team is creating a scholarship program aimed at bringing that mindset together with science and engineering training to target low-income transfer students who will become the next generation of geoscientists. An interdisciplinary research team at Southern Illinois University

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St. Vincent Educational Foundation outfits a teacher’s classroom

PERRYVILLE – Every year, as the school year begins, the St. Vincent Educational Foundation reaches out to all of their teachers. They ask them what they need – things beyond regular budgets – things that maybe the teacher was going to purchase themself because they are so passionate about teaching. This year, the St. Vincent

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Tickborne Heartland Virus is reported in Southern Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – An older person who resides in a rural area of Jackson County recently tested positive for Heartland Virus, the third reported case in Illinois since 2018, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced today. The first two Heartland virus cases in Illinois were reported in 2018 in Kankakee County and Williamson County. Illinois

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American Legion Legacy Run rolls through Perryville

PERRYVILLE — The American Legion Legacy Run rolled through Chester and Perryville yesterday and stopped at Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial. A fun group gathered at the Chester Library to welcome the American Legion Legacy Run Riders. (Chester Public Library Facebook post) Motorcycles roll through Perryville. (Still from Sarah Kahmke Young video) https://www.facebook.com/sarah.kahmkeyoung/videos/1099434810679264 The 1,200 mile

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