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Former Chester High School musicians perform at SIU-C Reunion Concert

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Jimmy Beers performs with Wind Ensemble and Kaleb Rehmer sings with Concert Choir By Jim Beers CHESTER – Monday October 7 through Sunday October 13 was Homecoming Week at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. A wide variety of events took place throughout that week, however, the event that capped-off the homecoming activities was a reunion […]

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MDC: Register for Hunter Education Skills courses this fall in southeast Missouri

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites those wishing to get their hunter education certification to attend one of several courses offered throughout the fall in southeast Missouri. Hunter education skills sessions are as follows: Genevieve VFW | 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 9 | Register online at http://short.mdc.mo.gov/4DQ   Cape Girardeau

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Regional employer costs for employee compensation – June 2024

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KANSAS CITY – The Southwest Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2024.    Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that among the four regions, private industry employer costs for total compensation ranged from $38.99 per hour in the South to

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SIU’s Morris Library to host inaugural Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert Series Sept. 19

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The magic of music and mathematical principles intertwined will come to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library on Thursday, Sept. 19, with the inaugural Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert Series. (Photo by Russell Bailey) Established by William Cernota, an assistant lecturer in SIU’s School of Music, and Reiko Schoen — whose late

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House Education Committee to hold special hearing on DESE childcare payment delays

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee will convene a special hearing on September 10 at 2:00 p.m. to investigate the causes and impacts of delays in issuing childcare payments by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The session will take place in State Capitol in House Hearing Room 3,

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Michael Steven Garris Jr.

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Michael Steven Garris Jr., 62, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Friday, August 16, 2024 at SSM Health St. Louis University Hosptal in St. Louis.   He was born November 6, 1961 in Perryville, MO to Michael Junior and Alice M. (Evans) Garris who survives in Perryville.   He was a Self Employed Firewood and Mulch

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SIU hosts global philanthropy president to discuss peace, education, democracy programs

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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Dame Louise Richardson, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation on July 17. The discussion, via Zoom at 10 a.m., is free and open to the public, but registration to view the conversation is required. The discussion is part

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$9 million for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients across Illinois

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CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have announced the recipients for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Housing Rehabilitation. A total of $8.9 million has been awarded to 14 communities, which will support housing rehabilitation projects.   “No one should have to worry if their home

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Missouri House of Representatives to induct Norm Stewart into Hall of Famous Missourians

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.–House Speaker Dean Plocher and the Missouri House of Representatives are honored to announce the induction of legendary Missouri Tigers basketball coach Norm Stewart into the Hall of Famous Missourians.   Norman Eugene “Norm” Stewart, synonymous with Missouri basketball, coached the University of Missouri basketball team for over three decades. From Shelby County,

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Missouri House passes HB 2352 to propel port development and economic growth

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –  Last week, the Missouri House of Representatives achieved a significant milestone with the passage of HB 2352, a transformative piece of legislation aimed at revolutionizing port development and bolstering economic growth across the state.   HB 2352, sponsored by Representative Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway, received resounding bipartisan support, reflecting its widespread recognition as a

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