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North Shelby Elementary already limiting screen time for students as Missouri House debates tech limitations in all elementary schools
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (77+ words) North Shelby Elementary already limiting screen time for students as Missouri House debates tech limitations in all elementary schools'WGEM North Shelby Elementary already limiting screen time for students as Missouri House debates tech limitations in all elementary schools Dancing with…...
Instrument Drive aims to make music accessible for Unity High School students
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (317+ words) MENDON, Ill. (WGEM) - For anyone with a spare instrument laying around, now may be the time to dust it off and donate it to a good cause. The Unit Four Foundation's February Instrument Drive aims to break down financial barriers so…...
Western School District students collect Valentine’s Day cards from across the nation
1+ week, 4+ day ago (47+ words) Western School District students collect Valentine's Day cards from across the nation'wgem.com Western School District students collect Valentine's Day cards from across the nation Macomb School Board weighing location options for CTE building Hollister-Whitney partners with Quincy Senior Center…...
Bright Ideas: Shining a light to save speech & smiles
1+ week, 4+ day ago (54+ words) Bright Ideas: Shining a light to save speech & smiles'wgem.com Bright Ideas: Shining a light to save speech & smiles Western School District students collect Valentine's Day cards from across the nation Macomb School Board weighing location options for CTE building…...
New study reveals average screen time at school for teens; local counselor offers advice to parents
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (238+ words) QUINCY (WGEM) - A new study is shedding light on how much time teens spend on their phones at school. That study, published by JAMA, found that teens are spending an average of 1.16 hours on their phones during school, with most…...
Child care issues from last year follow Missouri lawmakers into 2026
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (76+ words) Child care issues from last year follow Missouri lawmakers into 2026WGEM Child care issues from last year follow Missouri lawmakers into 2026 2025 Missouri road fatalities decrease from 2024, continuing four-year declining trend Fire breaks out at South 8th Street home Protest for Justice held…...
Brain surgery before high school
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (409+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. (WGEM) - Epilepsy is when the brain has an electrical misfire that causes multiple seizures. And depending on where the misfire takes place, the seizure will have different effects, such as freezing you or causing convulsions that result in…...
Superintendent Pettit, 2 teachers suspended during special school board meeting
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (381+ words) QUINCY (WGEM) - In a special meeting Friday morning, the Quincy Public School Board suspended Superintendent Todd Pettit with pay pending further action. They also suspended the two teachers, Kimberly Kirby and Jennifer Oitker, who allegedly took part in the incident…...