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High school seniors who are pursuing a career in agriculture are invited to apply for a $2,000 Farm Credit Illinois, FCI, agriculture scholarship.
Thirty scholarships will be given in 2019, with two recipients designated as Diversity in Agriculture Scholars.
Recipients are selected based on a...
The 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration is set for 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Carbondale Civic Center.
Doors are scheduled to open at 3 p.m. for light refreshments and viewing of community organizations’ information tables.
The theme for this year’s celebration is “A...
The St. Louis Cardinals’ annual winter caravan is scheduled to visit six states over four days and feature appearances by more than 30 current and former players.
Paducah and Cape Girardeau are among the communities which are on the schedule.
The caravan is presented by Missouri Farm Bureau...
The Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development in Springfield has received a $3.7 million Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five, PDG B-5, Initial Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The grant is one of 45 distributed by the U.S. Department of Health...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School is making plans to once again host a Union County Career Fair.
The career fair is scheduled Thursday, March 7, with hours from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The career fair is open to all Union County high school students in grades 9 through 12.
The event will offer an...
“Embracing the Future: Bringing Rooftop and Community Solar to Southern Illinois” is the theme of a program which is planned Thursday, Jan. 17, in Carbondale.
The program is set for 7 p.m. in room 108 at the Carbondale Civic Center.
The event is sponsored by the Shawnee Group of the Sierra Club...
The fourth annual backyard maple syrup production workshop is planned Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center at Simpson.
The free workshop is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to the public. The ag center is located at 354 State Highway 145 N.
The workshop is...
Hunters from across Southern Illinois participated in an annual waterfowl hunt fund-raiser for Illinois families served by the Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services, BCHFS.
The hunt was sponsored by Banterra Bank and Master’s Choice Inc. and was hosted by Grassy Lake Hunt Club near Ware....
The National Weather Service office in Paducah says that the year 2018 was noteworthy for the lack of spring and fall in the region.
As the year came to an end, the weather service took a look back at the 10 biggest weather events of 2018. The review was shared on the website for the weather...
The challenges of a thru-hike on the River to River Trail in Southern Illinois will be the topic of a talk which is planned Sunday afternoon, Jan. 13, at Giant City State Park near Makanda.
The free talk is set for 2 p.m. in the visitors center at the park.
The presentation will be given by Chris...
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