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District 7 Celebrates Educators Completing LETRS Training Through The Specific Learning Disability Support Project

9 hours ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 proudly recognizes a dedicated group of educators who have successfully completed the comprehensive LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning program, made possible through support from the SLD Support Project. This achievement reflects the district’s ongoing commitment to strengthening literacy instruction and ensuring that every student develops the foundational skills necessary

Swansea Officer Brings Air Force Leadership To Police Role

9 hours 19 minutes ago
SWANSEA - The Swansea Police Department announced that Chase Carlile graduated from Session 158 of the SWIC Police Academy this past Thursday, April 23, 2026, and will begin a 14-week field training program with the department. “Congratulations to our newest officer, Chase Carlile, on his graduation today from Session 158 of the SWIC Police Academy,” the Swansea Police Department said in a statement. “Officer Carlile will now start a 14-week field training program

Belleville Physician Gives Sun Safety Tips

9 hours 33 minutes ago
BELLEVILLE - As the weather heats up, a doctor at Belleville Memorial Hospital is reminding her patients about the importance of sun protection. Dr. Angie Harris, a BJC Medical Group family medicine physician, encourages community members to prioritize sunscreen and protective clothing to avoid skin damage. She suggests starting with shorter stints in the sun instead of spending hours outside immediately following the dark winter months. “We have long winters here. So when it starts

Agtech firm invests $7M in St. Louis-area expansion, adding 40 jobs

10 hours 7 minutes ago

This story was originally published in St. Louis Magazine on April 28, 2026. An agtech company is expanding its footprint in the St. Louis region with more than $7 million in new investment and plans to add more than 40 jobs. Agricultural technology company Pivot Bio said Tuesday it will establish an operations and manufacturing hub in Hazelwood and a research, […]

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Jerry Vallely

Missouri Senate pares back plan to add Medicaid work requirements to constitution

10 hours 32 minutes ago
A proposal to write Medicaid work requirements into the Missouri Constitution has been stripped down in a Senate committee to instead give lawmakers, the governor or the state’s social services department constitutional authority to impose them. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress will require new eligibility checks on […]
Steph Quinn

Why New Beginnings Feel So Powerful, According to Psychology

10 hours 44 minutes ago
A “fresh start” can make people feel more hopeful even when nothing has changed yet—not their job, not their relationships, not their habits. The calendar flips, a new notebook opens, a new haircut happens, and suddenly the future feels lighter. That emotional lift is real. It’s also a clue: new beginnings are as much about the mind as they are about the moment. New beginnings matter because they shape what we believe is possible. They can push us to act, help us recover

April 29 in History: Dachau's Liberation, Joan of Arc at Orléans, and Other Defining Moments

10 hours 49 minutes ago
On April 29, 1945, American forces liberated the Dachau concentration camp near Munich, Germany, exposing the world to clear evidence of the Nazi system of mass imprisonment, forced labor, and murder. For the people held there, liberation meant survival after years of brutality, hunger, and disease. For the wider public, the images and testimonies from Dachau became impossible to dismiss, helping shape postwar justice efforts and the global commitment—imperfect but lasting—to documenting

Lest We Forget

10 hours 54 minutes ago

Lest We Forget is a large-scale public art installation by UNESCO Artist for Peace Luigi Toscano, featuring larger-than-life photographic portraits of Holocaust survivors as they are today. Installed in open […]

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Myranda Levins