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Selection has been announced of Dr. Ian Martin, system chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and interim senior associate dean for faculty affairs and leadership development at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), as the next dean and provost of the SIU School of Medicine. Martin’s selection is pending approval by the SIU System…

OSF HealthCare has named Lisa Schepers, DNP, as the next permanent president of OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center in Alton, Ill. Schepers has been interim president since February 2026, when Zach Yoder departed to lead three other hospitals in the OSF Western Region. As president, Schepers will oversee all operations at OSF Saint Anthony’s,…

Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker recently announced these following appointments in his administration: Prisoner Review Board Corinne Briscoe will serve as a Member of the Prisoner Review Board.* Briscoe currently serves as Director of Probation and Court Services with Macoupin/Greene/Scott Probation District, where she is responsible…

Company relocates Edwardsville office to 217 South Main Street, adds talent, strengthens attorney-supported title services across southern Illinois Madison County Title Company recently announced a new chapter in its long-standing service to buyers, sellers, lenders, realtors, builders, and real estate professionals throughout Illinois. The company has named Jaimee Hall as CEO, welcomed back Penny (Best)…

Director of Financial Aid Angela Weaver is the 2025-2026 recipient of Lewis and Clark Community College’s highest honor, the Pantone 286 Award. The award, named for the Pantone Color System identifier for Lewis and Clark’s “Trailblazer blue,” is given annually to team members who go above and beyond to serve the Trailblazer community. “I am…

TWM Inc., an engineering and geospatial firm in the St. Louis Metro East, recently announced Belleville West High School senior Adam Bilzing as the recipient of its inaugural Jim Barganier Memorial Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship was established in honor of TWM’s late colleague and surveyor, Jim Barganier, PLS, to support students pursuing STEM-related degrees. TWM…

Grinnell Mutual recently announced the list of recipients awarded its 2026 Road to Success scholarships. This year, $1,000 scholarships have been awarded to 80 high school seniors with Grinnell Mutual auto coverage who have excellent academic records and have been accident- and violation-free for their high school years. Since the program began 21 years ago, Grinnell Mutual,…

By MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST SEAMAN CALEB KISSNER Fleet Public Affairs Center, San Diego Seaman Noah Ramos, a native of Belleville, Ill., serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Scranton, a fast-attack submarine homeported at Naval Base Point Loma. As a submariner, Ramos is part of a small percentage of Navy personnel continuing a 125-year tradition…

  A team from Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s aviation technologies program placed 10th in the nation in the scholastic category of the 2026 Aerospace Maintenance Council competition in Orlando, Fla. Combined, the two teams of Detail Dawgs, a registered student organization, who competed last month, placed in the top 10 in 11 different events in…