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

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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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American Legion Legacy Run rolls through Perryville

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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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National Preparedness Month: Red Cross urges everyone to get ready now for emergencies

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — People everywhere are feeling the impacts of climate change with more frequent and intense weather events threatening our communities. September is National Preparedness Month and the American Red Cross of Central and Northern Missouri urges everyone to get ready for these emergencies now. Just last year, more than 40% of Americans

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Ethan Stumpe receives Methodist scholarships

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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — Chester High School 2022 graduate, Ethan Stumpe, is the recipient of both the Chester United Methodist Men’s and Chester United Methodist Women’s College Scholarships.  Both awards are $750.00 each and are good for the 2022-23 school year.   Stumpe is the son of Jennifer Cartwright and Scott Stumpe. 

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What’s on the menu? SIU students to serve up copi at Du Quoin State Fair

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Visitors to the Du Quoin State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 27, will have the chance to taste copi — formerly Asian carp — prepared by students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s hospitality, tourism and event management and nutrition and dietetics programs. Students will help prepare about 20 pounds of the fish on Aug.

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Hit and run suspect charged with assaulting Perryville police officers

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PERRYVILLE – A Sparta, Illinois woman who was a suspect in a hit and run traffic crash in Perryville, has been charged with assaulting two Perryville police officers at the police station following her arrest. According to a news release from the Perryville Police Department, officers responded to the area of Highway 51 and Highway

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SIU Choral Union seeks community, campus performers

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The SIU Choral Union is getting back in full swing this fall and is encouraging interested community members and those on campus to join in the festivities. Rehearsals for the Nov. 15 concert in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium start at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, and it’s not too

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Chester Bridge will be open to wide loads Sept. 3-5

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SIKESTON—Work to rehabilitate the Chester Bridge is underway. The bridge spans the Mississippi River, connecting the cities of Perryville, Missouri and Chester, Illinois via MO Route 51/IL Route 150. The maintenance project includes pavement rehab and some minor structural steel repairs. Currently, Route 51 is reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction in

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