CHESTER – Chester Grade School presented 28 “HIVE” Character Awards Friday October 25 during the bi-monthly morning school-wide assemble. “HIVE” Awards are earned by demonstrating the character traits of Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and/or Empathy. For this round of “HIVE! Awards there were 12 for Respect, 11 for Responsibility, and 5 for Empathy. Each award winner […]
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Much of the Earth’s freshwater eventually joins with massive, salty oceans where it can deeply impact life in those marine systems. Amid farm fields hundreds of miles away, researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are growing coral, a beautiful and sensitive lifeform sitting in the nexus of these systems
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Work continues on finding ways to communicate with nonhuman intelligence, and an international conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Saturday, Nov. 9, will delve deeper into language and the increased possibilities of breaking those barriers. SIU Carbondale is hosting a hybrid conference on extraterrestrial communication Saturday, Nov. 9,
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – As mega fast food chain McDonald’s scrambles to control bacterial contamination in some of its onions, a researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is working on using artificial intelligence to detect a deadly pathogen before it enters the food supply. Anas Alsobeh, assistant professor of information technology, this year
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — About two of every five Southern Illinois University Carbondale students are first generation, meaning they are the first in their immediate family to earn a bachelor’s degree, and SIU will celebrate them Nov. 6-8 with a variety of special activities. “Celebrating first-generation college students is essential for recognizing their
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — As the country prepares to recognize Veterans Day, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is hosting Boots to Business (B2B) Reboot, a special entrepreneurship training program for veterans, activity-duty service members and their spouses. The unique entrepreneurship training program is coming to Mt. Vernon, Carbondale and Cairo Nov. 6-8. The no-cost,
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Winning each of the nine events they competed in, the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Flying Salukis used a dominating performance to easily win their 13th straight National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) Region VIII championship. Headed to nationals again: The SIU Carbondale Flying Salukis will compete for a 10th National
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Sgt. Dustin Newton, former Chester student, is now local Illinois National Guard Recruiting Officer By Jim Beers CHESTER – Sgt. Dustin Newton of the Illinois National Guard was on hand at Chester High School Saturday October 26 with several of his officers and recruits to help make the Military Appreciation Day activities a huge success.
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of the Chester Clinic in the newly constructed Medical Office Building (MOB) connected to the hospital. This state-of-the-art facility, which began construction on September 5, 2023, is now operational ahead of its original early 2025 completion date, with the clinic celebrating their ribbon cutting on
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale will publicly commemorate Veterans Day with the annual vigil at the flagpole on the corner of South Normal Avenue and West Grand Avenue, near the center of the SIU campus. This year’s Nov. 11 Veterans Day event marks the 43rd anniversary of the flagpole vigil,
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