Regional News

MAC Homecoming 2024

PARK HILLS — Mineral Area College is gearing up for Homecoming this Saturday, January 27, at the Bob Sechrest Field House. Students, alumni, and the community are invited to come support the MAC Cardinals women’s and men’s basketball teams as they take on Three Rivers College from Poplar Bluff in the “Highway 67 Showdown.”   MAC Athletic Director Jim […]

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Two women seriously injured in Highway 51 crash in Bollinger County

JEFFERSON CITY — Two women suffered serious injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 51 in Bollinger County Sunday afternoon.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 24-year-old Alea N. Wilkinson of Marble Hill and 37-year-old Sarah E. Hoffman of Oak Ridge were taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau by ambulance.  

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Lutheran Family and Children’s Services offers Children’s Mental Health Checklist for a happy, healthy New Year

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – As the New Year unfolds, ensuring children’s mental health should be a top priority for every parent. To assist families in addressing this important issue, Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS) offers a concise Children’s Mental Health Checklist.   √ Open communication. Encourage honest conversations in a judgement-free zone where children

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Girl Scouts will study flour milling during cookie season

ST. LOUIS – On Saturday, January 27, 2024 Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri will launch a new and innovative program, “Flour Rangers! Milling Flour for Girl Scout Cookies,” in collaboration with industry experts Ardent Mills and the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM). This program will be the first of its kind for Girl Scouts,

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Missouri man sentenced to 12 years in prison on drug distribution, gun charges

CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Tuesday sentenced a man who was caught with drugs and guns and admitted distributing drugs to 12 years in prison.   Christopher A. Calicott, 43, pleaded guilty in April to three felony counts: possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine with intent

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Illinois man accused of seeking to arrange Florida murder

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Illinois appeared in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau Tuesday to face a criminal complaint that accuses him of trying to hire someone to kill a business associate in Florida.   Ben Patrick Mullavey, 64, of Mechanicsburg, in Sangamon County, was charged with one felony count of use of interstate

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Kelsey Blum is named Valle Catholic High School Elks Student of the Month

STE. GENEVIEVE – Kelsey Blum is the Valle Catholic High School Elks Student of the Month for January.     She is the daughter of Clayton and Gina Blum.   She was a standout student in biology, a diligence and effort student in geometry and had a Top 5 GPA in personal finance. She was

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Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland kicks off 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Consumers in the Missouri Heartland can now support local girl entrepreneurs by ordering from the iconic cookie lineup, earning funds that fuel amazing experiences in the outdoors, STEM, and beyond.    On Thursday, Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland kicked off their 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season, the annual event in which Girl

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Red Cross: Emergency blood shortage may delay medical procedures

ST LOUIS, Mo — The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. The Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels across the country, and blood and platelet donors are urged to make a donation appointment to help alleviate the

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