by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Mother Nature provided a beautiful week for Southern Illinois University Carbondale to celebrate Homecoming 2024 – “Salukis on the Frontier” style. Numerous festivities took place Oct. 7-12, and several community groups, alumni, current students, faculty and staff won honors. SIU Carbondale’s Homecoming parade has numerous participants and a large […]
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Jimmy Beers performs with Wind Ensemble and Kaleb Rehmer sings with Concert Choir By Jim Beers CHESTER – Monday October 7 through Sunday October 13 was Homecoming Week at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. A wide variety of events took place throughout that week, however, the event that capped-off the homecoming activities was a reunion
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By Lisa Brake EVANSVILLE, Ill. – Christ Our Savior FFA participated in the Ag Ed and Job Interview competition at Marissa High School. Pictured left from right, Charlie Rahlfs, Isaac Luebkemann, Christine Liefer, and Brianna Brake. Isaac Luebkemann and Charlie Rahlfs competed in Job Interview. Christine Liefer and Brianna Brake competed
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CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday night in the city hall. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA October 21, 2024 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — More than 130 Chicago-area high school students will be introduced to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s nationally recognized aviation program when United Airlines brings them to Southern Illinois Airport near Murphysboro on Saturday, Oct. 19. One of many high school students arrives for the 2023 United Airlines-SIU Aviation Career
by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Funding from outside sources remained strong at Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the last fiscal year, according to records from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Jia Liu, foreground, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, works with students in her lab at SIU. Liu’s work investigating
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By Lisa Brake EVANSVILLE – Christ Our Savior FFA held a farmer luncheon at the Evansville elevator. FFA members grilled burgers and prepared lunch bags for farmers to pick up. We hope local farmers enjoyed this! Thank you farmers for all you do! Members that participated (starting back left row
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Every October, University of Missouri Professor Mannie Liscum carves exactly 31 jack-o’-lanterns. https://mailer.umsystem.edu/c/AQjOvBUQ0askGMqQjYYBIKGIqgl8kV2IkEHt5DZjjzwe3YczU3uRFWih_kyxkxI0JOtEFQ And these aren’t your typical triangle-eyed, buck-toothed pumpkin faces. They’re intricate portraits of movie stars, musicians, family and friends — two-dimensional images that come to life when lit from within. But for Liscum, a professor of biological sciences in
TILDEN – The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that Illinois 13 between Illinois 4 west of Tilden and Illinois 153 in Coulterville will be closed to through traffic starting, weather permitting, at 7 a.m., Monday, Oct. 21. Illinois 4 traffic will be maintained for the duration of the $6.73 million improvement project, which is expected
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Story And Photo By Jim Beers CHESTER – Several Chester Grade School students have been recognized as Chester Grade School “HIVE” award recipients for demonstrating one of or more of the traits of “Respect”, “Responsibility”, “Safety” or “Empathy”. Row 1: Benjamin Westbrook, Violet Smith, Charlie Carroll, Cayson McDonough, and Mia Phillips. Row 2: Mathew
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