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Grace Coffee and Café to celebrate first anniversary with block party
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Grace Coffee and Café will mark one full year in business with a block party for the community. This Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the community is welcome to come to the parking lot of the shop, located at 1865 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Organizers say a wedding tent will be set up to offer partygoers some shade.
Gun Violence Task Force members speak out about their mission
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Cape Girardeau Gun Violence Task Force met for the first time on Tuesday, and they say community involvement is needed to see results. “We’ve got to focus in on narrowing down what exactly should the city be doing,” said Adrian Taylor Jr., Senior Pastor at Lighthouse United Church.
Shawnee College to offer a free EMR class
Shawnee Community College is offering a free, non-credit Emergency Medical Responder Hybrid Class, which will include online and in-person instruction. The in-person portion of the class will be held at the Union County Extension Center in Anna from August 12 through October 4. There are mandatory in-person sessions on Mondays....
Suicide Prevention Conference at the Show Me Center
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The Missouri Suicide Prevention Network hosted the Suicide Prevention Conference at the Show Me Center today in Cape Girardeau Missouri. The Missouri suicide prevention conference welcomes everyone from community members, to suicide loss survivors, and more raising awareness about mental health and the well being of both adults and children.
SEMO Football opens preseason camp, seniors cherish last first day
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Shouts, whistles and humidity--football’s back in Cape Girardeau. SEMO Football opened its preseason camp Wednesday, exactly a month ahead of the team’s first game, the FCS Kickoff, Week 0 against North Alabama. And for head coach Tom Matukewicz, getting back out on the...
Mike Singletary football card, US currency sheets and gold Rolex among unclaimed property up for auction
Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Illinois State Treasurer, Michael Frerichs, will host a preview of unclaimed property set for auction at the Illinois State Fair. Items include a woman’s 18-karat yellow gold Rolex Oyster watch, Mike Singletary and Troy Aikman football cards, uncut sheets of American currency, and a variety of collectible coins, bills, and precious metals.
Mercy Hospital Southeast recognized for heart failure and stroke care
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Mercy Hospital Southeast was nationally recognized with the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Heart Failure Gold Plus quality achievement award. The medical facility also received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus quality...
Illinois House hearing into how pharmacy benefit managers affect drug prices
(The Center Square) – Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, which negotiate the terms for prescription drug access for much of the country, was the focus of an Illinois House hearing Tuesday. PBMs have been in the spotlight in recent years, with the U.S. Congress seeking to increase transparency into the industry’s operations and their effect on prescription drug prices. Pharmacists have urged Illinois state lawmakers to enact legislation banning certain...
Illinois Congressman Sorensen’s Priorities for Savanna, Sherrard Included in Infrastructure Bill
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the inclusion of investments for Western Illinois in the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), legislation that authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to carry out major water infrastructure upgrades across the country. Following Sorensen’s advocacy, the bill was passed out of the...
The Flight of Tony Jannus: River Towns Get Their First Look at an Airplane
The aviation pioneer Tony Jannus provided many residents of Mississippi River towns their first view of an airplane in November 1912. Jannus was a pioneer who piloted early models of aircraft and pointed out the potential of aviation. Among other things, he piloted the plane from which the first parachute jump occurred on March 1, 1912, near St. Louis.
Wednesday WMOK News Check Yellow Sheet – Massac County and Metropolis Illinois News – July 24, 2024
Multiple Infrastructure Projects on the horizon in Metropolis. (WMOK) Metropolis, IL – Metropolis Mayor, Don Canada told WMOK during a Coffee Break earlier this month that multiple projects that are part of an update on the current Long-Term Control Plan will be beginning soon. These projects are part of a long-term plan to reduce sewer overflows to the Ohio River, as required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
SIH to host Baby’s Best Start Fair
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - A popular fair aimed at new parents is set to return to southern Illinois next month. Now, for the first time since the pandemic, the Baby’s Best Start Fair is back in Carbondale. Mary Jarvis is one of the organizers of the fair at Southern...
Jackson County Health Department provides back to school vaccinations
MURPHYSBORO, IL — The fall semester is coming up fast, and the Jackson County Health Department wants to remind parents that vaccinations are an important part of getting children ready to return to the classroom. The health department states that school vaccination requirements are enforced to protect your child...
Explore More Illinois Welcomes Back Chicago Red Stars
Explore More Illinois, RAILS’ online cultural and recreational pass program for Illinois libraries, welcomes back for the 2024 season, the Chicago Red Stars in Bridgeview!. Established in 2007, the Red Stars were a founding member of the former Women’s Professional Soccer and would later become one of the original eight teams to form the National Women’s Soccer League in 2013. The Red Stars have made the playoffs in six consecutive years from 2015-2020, clinching the team’s first appearance in the NWSL Championship in the 2019 season as well as appearing in the NWSL’s Challenge Cup Final in 2020.
Two Galesburg Natives Take Top Crowns in 2024 Li’l Miss Illinois
Two young girls represented Galesburg in the 2024 Miss Illinois Youth Program and came home with the top places. Kynleigh Fox was crowned the 2024 Li’l Miss Illinois, who is 9 years old and in 4th Grade, shares her experience:. “My experience was fun and doing all the stuff...
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