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GLEN CARBON – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois celebrated outstanding volunteers and Girl Scouts who earned awards for their achievements at our second annual Recognition of Excellence ceremony. These standouts exemplify our mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The ceremony was held on Sunday, May 21 at the DoubleTree Inn in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Girl Scouts, volunteers, and their families from the 40-county jurisdiction gathered together to celebrate this year’s award recipients. “Our volunteers are an integral part of this organization, and I want to commend each and every volunteer for all that they do for Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois,” said Loretta Graham, CEO of Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois. When reflecting on the girl members who received their Girl Scout Silver and Girl Scout Gold awards this part year, Graham added “Our Girl Scouts continue to show up in big ways. These girls

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O’FALLON, BREESE, HIGHLAND & GREENVILLE, IL — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can damage skin in as little as 15 minutes. With Memorial Day marking the “unofficial” start of summer and May being Skin Cancer Awareness Month, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospitals in Breese and Highland are encouraging sun safety awareness and reminding everyone to protect their skin while enjoying the outdoors. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), approximately 9,500 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer every day. The good news is that skin cancer is also one of the most preventable cancers. Following guidance from the AAD and the CDC, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s, HSHS Holy Family, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospitals

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Winnie-the-Pooh, R2-D2, Baseball and Kermit the Frog  – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum.   Housed in a restored 1896 building, the

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The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms

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LINN, MO. – State Technical College of Missouri would like to congratulate those students who achieved the Dean’s List during the 2023 spring semester. To be placed on the Dean’s List, a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4-point scale. HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME Jerseyville, IL Ryan Eickoff

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EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s (SOP) Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program has received reaccreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). ACPE is the only accrediting body for schools and colleges of pharmacy in the United States. “Accreditation of the Doctor of Pharmacy program by ACPE reflects the continued commitment that the SIUE School of Pharmacy has in providing a program of learning that includes quality assurance as well as quality improvement,” said Mark Luer, PharmD, FCCP, dean of the SOP. “Receiving the stamp of approval through accreditation, we know that what we are currently doing and how we are planning for the future are both on target and relevant,” continued Luer. “In turn, this process helps the School of Pharmacy stay on course to assure that our students will continue to be practice ready upon graduation and importantly, germane to the ever-changing

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St. Louis City SC emphatically won its inaugural rivalry matchup with Sporting Kansas City and takes the crown of soccer capitol city — for now. Post-Dispatch beat writer Tom Timmermann and producer Carter Chapley highlight the changes made to help…

An expert used California regulators’ methodology to estimate the cost of cleaning up the state’s onshore oil and gas industry. The study found that cleanup costs will be triple the industry’s projected profits.

A teenage boy is in critical, but stable condition after a shooting in South St. Louis

Today and tomorrow will be beautiful, with highs in the low 80s. Memorial Day was in the middle 80s.

Veterans and active-duty service members can ride the Ferris wheel at Union Station downtown for free during Memorial Day weekend, a small tribute to those enjoying time with their family.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Midwest is known for its rows and rows of corn and soybeans that uniformly cover the landscape.

The man was located Friday night.

Of the 178 parishes across St. Louis city and 10 surrounding counties, about 40 are expected to keep their parish boundaries.

The session didn’t end until about 3 a.m. Saturday.

SPRINGFIELD – With the traditional start of the summer boating season just around the corner, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois Conservation Police are reminding people to wear life jackets anytime they’re on the water and to only operate boats while sober. National Safe Boating Week is May 20-26, the week leading up to the Memorial Day holiday weekend, to raise awareness of boating safety. “Life jackets save lives, period,” said Illinois Conservation Police Lt. Curt Lewis, the state’s boating law administrator. “Everyone who heads out on the water should wear a life jacket, regardless of whether they’re on a motorboat, a kayak, a canoe, or a stand-up paddleboard. We want you to have fun, but most importantly, we want you to be safe.” In 2022, there were 52 reportable boating accidents on Illinois waters, resulting in six fatalities and 40 injuries, according to statistics compiled by the Illinois

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