A free community resource fair will be held at Lincoln Park in Sikeston on Thursday, June 18.

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Organizers say 600 Jeeps and 2,000 people visited the Bald Knob Cross of Peace for Blessing of the Jeeps 2026.

Multiple events are scheduled this weekend in the Heartland.

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City and university leaders announced the return of the annual fireworks display for Independence Day and America’s 250th anniversary.

According Scott Ezell with Bootheel Behavioral Health, due to storm chances on Thursday, June 18, the event will be moved to another date.

Country music star Jo Dee Messina will perform at the SEMO District Fair on Wednesday, September 16.

The annual Pride in the Park event is set for Sunday, June 14.

The seventh Music for the Mind Music Festival will take place at The Camp at Lake Wappapello, Missouri.

The community is invited to the Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library on June 18 to celebrate International Picnic Day.

Downtown Murphysboro will once again embrace its most famous folklore legend when the annual Big Muddy Monster Festival returns on Saturday, June 20.

Community members are invited to enjoy a meal and support a local nonprofit at Bridle the Gap’s annual fundraiser.

City and university leaders announced the return of the annual fireworks display for Independence Day and America’s 250th anniversary.

According Scott Ezell with Bootheel Behavioral Health, due to storm chances on Thursday, June 18, the event will be moved to another date.

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department is looking for five boys and five girls to attend the Kentucky Sheriffs’ Boys and Girls Ranch.

Gibson Electric announced power outages in northern Tennessee after storms on Saturday afternoon, June 13.

An upcoming event will honor the first train’s arrival in Carbondale, as well as America’s 250th anniversary.

The National Eastern Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Tournament returns to the Rend Lake North Marcum Day Use Area and Archery Complex June 11-14.

A western Kentucky health department is inviting the public to its June Neighborhood Farmer’s Market.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rend Lake Project is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Rend Lake Dog Park on Friday, June 12.

You can attend a vintage tea party to celebrate the 100th birthday of two coach cars at Iron Mountain Railway.

A Heartland animal shelter is throwing a “Kitten Shower” to raise money and collect donations for their dozens of kittens.

The Egypt Mills Antique Tractor Club will host a tractor pull on Sunday, June 7.

An event highlighting Cape Girardeau history, culture and music returns for 2026.

The Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce will host “Bluff’s All American Weekend” June 5 and 6.

According Scott Ezell with Bootheel Behavioral Health, due to storm chances on Thursday, June 18, the event will be moved to another date.

Country music stars Lonestar will be in southern Illinois in July.

Benton Speedway is set to host the 2026 Scott County Balloon & Summer Festival on July 9-12.