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First State Community Bank Holiday Classic teams also compete in food drive face off

SIKESTON, Mo. – This year’s First State Community Bank Holiday Classic will have an added element of competition off the court.   The 11 schools participating in the girls high school basketball tournament will also take part in the Food Drive Face Off, competing to raise the most funds and food for Southeast Missouri Food […]

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Cape Girardeau Miracle-Ear named Miracle-Ear Foundation Top Provider

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Miracle-Ear of Cape Girardeau recently learned it has been named the Miracle-Ear Foundation’s 2023 Top Provider.   The Miracle-Ear Foundation is a charitable organization that works with franchises nationwide to provide no cost hearing aids to adults and children who could not otherwise afford them. Top Provider is awarded annually to the

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Lutheran Family and Children’s Services achieves reaccreditation from Council of Accreditation

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Lutheran Family and Children’s Services (LFCS), one of Missouri’s oldest social service agencies and a trusted provider of life-changing services for children and families has announced it has achieved reaccreditation from the Council on Accreditation (COA).   “We are honored to have achieved reaccreditation from the Council of Accreditation,” said Mike

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Connect with the outdoors at MDC Cape Nature Center’s free December programs

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Discover nature in December with Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center’s free programs!     Nature Center at Night: Carter and Connelley | 6 – 8 p.m. on Dec. 1 at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center | Registration is not required.   Back by popular demand: Carter

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MAC opens its doors for the annual Cardinal Christmas Celebration

PARK HILLS, Mo. – To celebrate the coming holidays and offer cheer to the community, Mineral Area College is planning the community college’s annual Cardinal Christmas Celebration from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, December 5th, on the Park Hills campus. The event is free and open to the public.     MAC cheerleaders pose at last year’s

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Abortion Action Missouri releases its 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

ST. LOUIS – On Saturday, November 24th 2023, in advance of Small Business Saturday, Abortion Action Missouri released its 2023 Holiday Gift Guide – a holiday shopping guide for pro-abortion & pro-reproductive freedom Missourians – featuring fifty-eight businesses and organizations that supported Abortion Action Missouri and our reproductive-freedom mission throughout the year. https://prochoicemissouri.org/2022-holiday-gift-guide/   A

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Welcome Neighbor STL’S popular holiday cookie packages return

ST. LOUIS – Welcome Neighbor STL, an organization that serves refugees and immigrants in St. Louis, has announced that their holiday cookie program featuring refugee and immigrant chefs from around the world will be returning this season.      The holiday cookie packages will be available to pick up on December 6 and December 23.

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Former Potosi police officer pleads guilty to child sex trafficking, other charges

ST. LOUIS – A former Potosi, Missouri police officer on Thursday admitted providing cash, vape cartridges and other items to three male minors for nude pictures or after performing sex acts on the victims.   Matthew N. Skaggs, 40, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp to three felony charges: sex

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MAC and UHSP sign agreement to streamline path to bachelor degrees

PARK HILLS == Mineral Area College (MAC) and University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis (UHSP) finalized an articulation agreement on Nov. 15, allowing students to seamlessly transfer from MAC into three UHSP bachelor degree programs. The agreement creates three pathways for students to earn an Associate of Arts from MAC and transfer

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