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Saint Francis Healthcare System announces ‘Growing a Healthier Workplace: An Occupational Medicine Spring Breakfast’

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce an upcoming Occupational Medicine Spring Breakfast on April 8 from 7:45 – 9 a.m. at 211 Saint Francis Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO in the Saint John of God Conference Room.   This is an informative Occupational Medicine Breakfast designed to connect employers, community […]

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Jefferson College challenges local filmmakers to race the clock in 14th Annual 48-Hour Film Festival

HILLSBORO, MO – Creativity meets a ticking clock as Jefferson College announces the return of its annual 48-Hour Film Festival, running from March 13–15, 2026. Celebrating its 14th year, the festival invites students, amateur creators, and professional filmmakers to write, shoot, and edit a short film in just one weekend.     The high-stakes competition

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Jason Aldean Benefit Concert will aid SEMO Food Bank

FORREST CITY, Ark. — Greenway Equipment, Inc., in partnership with Jason Aldean and the University of Arkansas–East Arkansas Community College (UA-EACC), is proud to announce a food bank benefit concert on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the UA-EACC Fine Arts Center in Forrest City, Arkansas.   The concert will serve as Greenway’s 8th annual food

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Community response to suicide prevention training skyrockets

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI – Sometimes numbers speak louder than words. In all of 2025, the Community Counseling Center (CCC) trained 22 people in QPR suicide prevention. In the first eight weeks of 2026 alone, that number jumped to 109—a nearly 400% increase.   This surge in training means more neighbors, co-workers, and friends across our five-county

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Rhodes Convenience Stores announces leadership transition

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — Rhodes Convenience Stores has announced that Robert Cisneros will assume the role of President of PAJCO Holdings, Inc., PAJCO DBA as Rhodes Convenience Stores, Imo’s Pizza restaurants, and Riverbend Fuels effective April 1, 2026.   Robert will succeed Brent Anderson who will transition to a Board Member–only role, where he will

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Welcome spring at MDC’s Cape Girardeau Nature Center this March

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Shake off the winter blues with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). MDC staff at the Cape Girardeau Nature Center will host many events this March, including:   Nature Center at Night – Marvelous Morels March 6 from 5-7:30 p.m.: Learn how to identify true morels versus their look-alikes and discover the habitats

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Discover the power of nutrition this March during National Nutrition Month

St. Louis District Dairy Council ST. LOUIS – March is National Nutrition Month®, an annual campaign established in 1973 by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.   During March, individuals and families are encouraged to learn about making informed food choices and developing healthful eating and physical activity habits.   This year’s theme, “Discover the

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Callery Pear trees begin to bloom: registration opens March 16 for 2026 ‘Buyback’ event 

ST. LOUIS— 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, will host a Callery pear “buyback” program at 23 locations around the state on April 21. On this date, citizens

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Jefferson College to unveil transformed fine arts center

HILLSBORO, MO – Marking 50 years since its theater’s original construction, Jefferson College will celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its newly renovated Fine Arts Building on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.   The event, themed “Golden Opportunity,” invites the community to experience a facility reimagined for the next half-century of creativity. The extensive

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