Meet the Intern: Brooke Hasty

Prairie State is pleased to welcome Brooke Hasty as our Human Resources Intern this summer. Brooke is from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. She will be a senior this fall at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), where she is a business management major with a minor in marketing. At UCM, Brooke is involved in the Delta Zeta sorority and Phi Beta Lambda. She is also an orientation leader, a Mule Tea… More

Meet the Intern: Alexei Cogdill

Prairie State is pleased to welcome Alexei Cogdill as one of our Records and Information Management Interns this summer. Alexei is from Marissa, Illinois. He currently attends Maryville University, where he is majoring in cybersecurity. Since Alexei lives in close proximity to the campus, he has known about Prairie State since its inception. When his father noticed the internship postings, he p… More

Meet the Intern: Tess Bauman

Prairie State is pleased to welcome Tess Bauman as one of our Records and Information Management Interns this summer. Tess is from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. She is a marketing major at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), where she is in the middle of her senior year. At UCM, Tess is a member of the Alpha Phi sorority and the Panhellenic Executive Board, of which she is Vice President of R… More

Meet the Intern: Jeff Hightower

Prairie State is pleased to welcome Jeff Hightower as our Accounting and Finance Intern this summer. Jeff is from Mascoutah, Illinois. He recently earned his B.S. in Accounting from Quincy University, where he was involved on the baseball team all four years. Jeff’s past work experience includes Quincy Relic, Inc., an auction company at which he worked last summer and throughout the past scho… More

Prairie State’s Mine Rescue Team Competes in Alabama Contest

In May, Prairie State’s Lively Grove Mine Rescue Team competed in the 43rd annual Alabama State mine rescue contest. This was a two-day mine rescue contest held at Bevill State Community College in Summinton, Alabama. Trophies were given for the top three places in the preshift, first aid, and bench contests. Out of seven teams, the Lively Grove Mine Rescue Team placed fourth overall.   … More