ST. LOUIS – To celebrate March being Music Therapy Awareness Month, Maryville University’s Kids Rock Cancer Program (KRC) will be throwing its first ever Kids Rock Cancer Week from March 24 to March 29. The week of events will be dedicated to spreading awareness about the power of music therapy and supporting KRC’s mission, which […]
PARK HILLS, Mo. — The American Red Cross and Mineral Area College are partnering once again to host the Mineral Area College Blood Drive. We invite students, faculty, and the Park Hills community to come out and donate blood on Tuesday, March 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Mineral Area College Industry and Tech
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SIKESTON, Mo. – Clay Driskill, Senior Vice President – Risk Management with Farm Credit Southeast Missouri has been named to the board of directors for Southeast Missouri Food Bank. “Clay brings a lot of valuable experience to our board,” said Joey Keys, chief executive officer of Southeast Missouri Food Bank. “He’s served on our
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, and the American Parkinson Disease Association(APDA) will commemorate the month with a “Did You Know?”campaign that will educate the public about Parkinson’s disease (PD) – highlighting everything from statistics and symptoms to personal stories and ways to get involved – while also helping those affected by
CAPE GIRARDEAU – The Guardians of Liberty in Southeast Missouri present Alex Newman Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 6 pm at the Rock of Cape Church, 4250 Route K, Cape Girardeau, MO Alex Newman is an award-winning international journalist, educator, author, and consultant who seeks to glorify God in everything he does. Newman
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SIKESTON – Three high schools in the River Region are among 43 in Southeast Missouri receiving grant funding from the Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety for project prom and graduation events. Ste. Genevieve High School, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic High School and Perryville High School were selected to receive $200 for student lock-in events.
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SIKESTON, MO – Southeast Missouri Food Bank reported this week that it distributed 14.16 million pounds of food, providing 12.88 million meals, to neighbors facing hunger in 2024. “Food insecurity increased, nationwide and locally, last year,” said Joey Keys, chief executive officer of Southeast Missouri Food Bank. “We’re thankful that with support of our donors
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Earthquake experts from across the region will gather in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, for the seventh annual Earthquake Summit. Located in southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau is in the heart of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ). With more than 500 professionals expected to attend, the event
ST. LOUIS – Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is unveiling a rolling resource to improve community health across the bistate region – including the River Region counties of Ste. Genevieve, Perry and Randolph. Photos by Matt Miller, WashU Medicine·Updated Yesterday by Goodwin, Jim
PARK HILLS – Mineral Area College (MAC) is poised to significantly expand access to career and technical education (CTE) along the I-55 corridor, with a proposed $30 million initiative designed to address the workforce needs in Ste. Genevieve, Perry, and Cape Girardeau counties. This project, contingent on state appropriations and private donations, will establish new state-of-the-art
