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Southeast Missouri State University hosted its 6th Annual 'Gathering of Remembrance' at the Veterans Plaza, just across the street from our studios here at KRCU, on the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month of 2026. SEMO's 19th President, Dr. Brad Hodson, addressed the community crowd, along with Vietnam veteran guest speaker, SEMO alumnus, and history teacher, Pete Nardie.
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Did you know the first national park area to protect a river system is in Missouri?
On this edition of the show, we get an update on the latest happenings with SEMO Alumni Director George Gasser; Nancy Palmeri tells us about "Innovation Dock" and how it gets high school students on campus to learn about what SEMO offers students on the River Campus and Brady Barke provides an update on SEMO Athletics.
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We tend to forget about the dangers of early rail travel in light of improved safety in recent times. However, the history of railroad crashes in Missouri is a long one, beginning with the Gasconade River Bridge disaster November 1, 1855.
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