SOUTHEAST MISSOURI – A retired educator has announced he is running for the Republican nomination for Eighth District Congressman from Missouri. Gordon Heslop says he spent most of the last 20 years on the Accounting faculty at East Texas A&M University. He has degrees: Doctor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Laws with Honours, Master of […]
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ST. LOUIS – April Showers, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s (GSEM) largest community service program, begins this Friday, April 17 when Girl Scouts, their troop leaders, and families help people in need by going door-to-door, distributing sticky notes throughout the community with the request for personal care item donations. The following Saturday, April 25, Girl
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PARK HILLS, MO – Mineral Area College is pleased to announce an upcoming presentation by one of its most distinguished former students, retired Air Force General Glen VanHerck. General VanHerck will speak Tuesday, April 28, at 5:00 pm in the Cardinal Center on the college’s Park Hills campus. The presentation, titled “Today’s Challenging
ST. LOUIS — Free native trees are still available around the state as part of the Callery Pear Buyback program. The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), in partnership with the Missouri Community Forestry Council, Magnificent Missouri, Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, Forrest Keeling Nursery, the Missouri Prairie Foundation, and the Missouri Department of Conservation, is hosting
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – The Guardians of Liberty in Southeast Missouri presents 1776-2026 Then and Now with special guests Alex Newman and Twila Brase. Alex Newman is an award‑winning international journalist, educator, author, and consultant whose work spans major U.S. and global publications. He serves as president of Liberty Sentinel Media, Inc. and is widely
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO – Two members of the Southeast Missouri State University’s Wind Ensemble were among the members who recently performed at WindFest, an invitation-only concert held at Cincinnati Music Hall, where select ensembles showcase their talents on a national stage. The two local members of the Wind Ensemble who performed at WindFest were Megan
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SIKESTON, MO – For the 13th consecutive year, all U.S. Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations are launching the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign, including right here in Southeast Missouri. All donations made as part of the campaign stay local; last year, Southeast Missouri Food Bank received more than $35,000 from the Fight Hunger.
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PARK HILLS – The Mineral Area College Board of Trustees will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Van Herck Board Room. Note: The VanHerck Boardroom has been relocated to Office Suite 1200 at the Academic Hall Concourse. See map below: The tentative agenda for the meeting: Board of Trustees Meeting
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HILLSBORO, MO – Jefferson College received the 2026 Civic Engagement and Community Service Award from Insight Into Academia magazine, the largest and oldest publication defining and advancing best practices in higher education. The Civic Engagement and Community Service Award recognizes institutions’ innovative service and deep community collaboration in volunteerism, fundraising efforts for community causes, advocacy and
SIKESTON, Mo.– For the 13th consecutive year, all U.S. Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations are launching the Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign, including right here in Southeast Missouri. The goal of the annual campaign is to provide people facing hunger with access to the food and resources they say they need to thrive.
