SEDALIA – Join us on Thursday, Aug. 13, as tigers take center stage for Mizzou Day, presented by University of Missouri, during Opening Day of the 2026 Missouri State Fair. From agriculture and research to traditions that unite Missourians across the state, Mizzou Day is a celebration of the University of Missouri’s impact on communities, families […]
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EVANSVILLE, IN – Two students from Randolph County attending the University of Evansville have been named to the Dean’s List every fall and spring semester. They are Hayley Drake of Walsh and Sidney Charles of Coulterville. To merit the honor of being placed on the Dean’s List, a student must have carried a
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RED BUD – “Just a reminder that my office is hosting a Shred/Recycling Event in Pinckneyville this Saturday. Hope to see everyone there!”
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By: Christi Mathis CARBONDALE — In a few short years, Marquitta Bowman, director of training and assistant director of Student Health Services’ Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), has already made quite an impression on her colleagues at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for her leadership and service to students, faculty, staff and the community — and
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RED BUD – Illinois State Representative David Friess has issued the following statement regarding passage of the $56 billion dollar Illinois state budget. “Once again, in the dead of night, Illinois Democrats rammed through a record-breaking $56 billion budget, the largest spending plan in state history. To support this spending, Democrats included approximately $800
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — For Dawn Murtaugh, becoming a textile artist has been a “circular adventure.” It began when she was a child watching her mother and other women creatively quilt and sew — often with old clothing and bits of leftover fabric — and her father transforming bits of wood into decorative
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by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — Loud applause and cheers filled Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140’s gymnasium as a group of seventh- and eighth-grade students received medals for placing in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO). The recognition took place May 18 during Unity Point Junior High Awards Day, when 52 students in grades
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CHESTER – These are the three Sharp Family Scholarship Recipients for 2026. The honors were bestowed Wednesday May 13 at Chester High School Honors Night. Making the presentations (at far left) was Jeremy Blechle, CHS Principal. Recipients from left to right were Callie Davis, Roseanna Sharp-Myers Scholarship; Ethan Colvis, Jake Sharp Scholarship;
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by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. – Traveling deep into the South American rainforest where sunlight is blocked by a canopy of treetops, medical crews are days away and reached by a satellite signal, and the occasional jaguar paw print is a reminder that danger is lurking in the shadows. Jason Brown, associate professor
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music faculty Anthony Gray and Jiyeon Lee will perform Thursday, June 11, in the Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert Series, in Morris Library’s third-floor rotunda. The free, public concert begins at 5 p.m. SIU School of Music faculty Anthony Gray (left) and Jiyeon Lee will perform
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