Regional News

Cardinals to host ‘Home run against hunger’ Food Drive June 26

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The St. Louis Cardinals are teaming up with Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance and Feeding Missouri to host the Home Run Against Hunger Food Drive before the Cardinals take on the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, June 26, from 10:30 AM—1:30 PM in front of the Official Cardinals Team Store at the corner […]

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Eastern Missouri Girl Scouts give back through April Showers

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Since 1998, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri girls, troops and families have worked together to collect personal care items for those in need in our communities. This spring, more than 7,300 girls participated in April Showers, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s largest community service program, to collect more than 1.4 million

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Gold Award Girl Scout renovates lake area at Camp Tuckaho

ST. LOUIS – June is Great Outdoors Month, a time to embrace the outdoor spirit and explore nature. Since 1912, girls have explored and strengthened their outdoor skills and commitment to environmental stewardship through Girl Scouting. In a recent study from the Girl Scout Research Institute, 80 percent of girls have participated in outdoor activities

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American Red Cross urges caution as heat indexes rise

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – With hot temperatures and high humidity on the horizon, the American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas urges residents to take precautions against the heat.   According to the National Library of Medicine, extreme heat causes more deaths than any other weather-related hazard, killing 12,000 people living in the U.S. each year.

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Jefferson College PACE Series presents its summer musical this month

HILLSBORO – As the final event in the Jefferson College’s 2021-22 PACE (Performing Arts and Cultural Enrichment) series, a cast of students, community members and staff will present the summer musical production “Mamma Mia” directed and choreographed by Communication and Theatre Professor Dr. Rebecca Ellison with music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus,

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Jefferson College Paramedic Program fall application deadline

HILLSBORO – The application deadline for the Jefferson College Paramedic program this fall is Wednesday, June 29.   The application process consists of four steps that must be completed in order: submit an application available online at https://www.jeffco.edu/emt-paramedic/application    complete a written test (all applicants will take a paramedic pre-test and new students must also take

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