GLEN CARBON, Illinois – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) held their annual United We Lead Gala on Friday, September 6 in Edwardsville, Illinois. The event was a great success, raising over $115,000 for the organization. The United We Lead Gala, themed “Envision Greatness” in 2024, brings together a wide range of people […]
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — A community remembrance event at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will honor all students who have died in recent years, including three Salukis who passed away separately this month. (Photo by Yenitza Melgoza) Everyone is welcome to attend the “Once a Saluki, Always a Saluki” remembrance at Becker Pavilion on
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GLEN CARBON, Ill.– The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois’ Fall Product Program is underway! Girl Scouts will be selling tasty treats, magazine subscriptions, BarkBoxes, Tervis tumblers, and personalized products through October 20th. “We’re excited for this year’s Fall Product Program,” said Katie Grayling, Director of Product Programs. “Not only is it a great way
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King is Kolton Jany with runner-up Max Blechle; Queen is Elaina Lutman with runner-up Mirra Krieg By Jim Beers CHESTER – A very busy week of 2024 Homecoming activities at Chester High School came to a close with the Homecoming Parade, Football game and Dance. Along with many other events, the unveiling of the 2024
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Photos by Jim Beers The Chester High School Band performs walking music for the 2024 CHS Homecoming Queen Coronation Friday September 20 at halftime of the CHS vs Sparta game. The band played, “ME! ME! from its 2024 football field show, titled, The Eras of Taylor Swift”. The Marching YellowJacket Band,
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — All tickets for the U.S. Marine Band’s free performance on Oct. 8 in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium have been claimed, and the concert is now standby only. The U.S. Marine Band performs in April 2024 at The Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland. (U.S. Marine Band photo
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (Sept. 24, 2024) — The American Red Cross continues to amplify the ongoing critical need for blood and platelets to keep the blood supply stable as fall begins. Donors of all blood types, especially those with type O blood, those giving platelets and those who have never given before, are needed now.
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Hunter Hayes became the youngest male performer to reach the top spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart when his single “Wanted” sold more than 3.5 million copies, and now, Hayes will perform at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2024 Homecoming “Salukis on the Frontier” concert on Oct. 9
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CHESTER – Chester Grade School presented its bi-monthly “Hive Awards” Friday September 20 as part of the character education program. Teachers nominated 30 students for this recognition for demonstrating one of the following “HIVE” characteristics: Respect (9), Responsibility (12), Safety (0), or Empathy (9). Row 1: left to right: Destiny Jones, Empathy;
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — As a trained counselor looking for a therapist of her own in the 1980s, it was difficult for Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumna Martha C. “Marti” Crothers to find a professional who was qualified to address the long-term effects of complex childhood trauma she had experienced. Martha “Marti Martha
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