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Caritas Family Solutions In Belleville Promotes Ashlee Lambert to Chief Development Officer

49 minutes 13 seconds ago
BELLEVILLE - Caritas Family Solutions is proud to announce the promotion of Ashlee Lambert to Chief Development Officer, recognizing her exceptional leadership, deep institutional knowledge, and longstanding commitment to advancing the organization’s mission of serving individuals and families in crisis. Lambert has been part of the Caritas Family Solutions team for the past 14 years. She began her career as a foster care case manager before transitioning into development, a move inspired

East St. Louis School District 189 Cancels Classes Because Of Hazardous Winter Road Conditions

1 hour 2 minutes ago
EAST ST. LOUIS - Sydney Stigge-Kaufman, Executive Director of Communications and Strategic Partnerships, announced early this morning that East St. Louis District 189 will cancel all classes on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, due to hazardous winter road conditions. "The district will be closed for the day, and no e-learning sessions will take place," she said. "The decision aims to ensure the safety of students, staff, and families amid the winter weather challenges."

Jersey Students Build Firefighter Training Prop for Safety

1 hour 16 minutes ago
JERSEY — Two students from Jersey Community High School’s construction class have built a specialized training prop for the QEM Fire District designed to improve firefighter safety during emergency responses. Bryant Henderson and Lincoln Diamond constructed an entanglement trap at the QEM Fire District Training Facility. The device simulates situations in which firefighters become entangled in wiring and cables while wearing full protective gear. This hands-on training tool is designed

Alton Postpones Changes To Public Comment Rules

1 hour 58 minutes ago
ALTON – Alton officials are changing their plans to shorten public comments at future city meetings. Committee of the Whole members voted unanimously on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 to postpone a resolution which included sweeping City Code changes regarding public comments at Committee and City Council meetings. The resolution originally called for all public comment time limits to be shortened from five minutes to three minutes per person, and shortened even further to two minutes per

Legalize and tax or ban them outright? Missouri lawmakers debate video lottery machines

2 hours 7 minutes ago
Video lottery operators on Tuesday promised Missouri will reap a windfall of money for education and other programs if lawmakers will substitute their devices for slot machine-like games currently in thousands of retail locations across the state. But opponents of a bill, which was debated by the House Emerging Issues, said legalizing video gambling in […]
Rudi Keller

Why Winter Feels Slower Than Other Seasons

2 hours 17 minutes ago
At 4:30 p.m., it can feel like the day has already been used up. You glance at the clock, you’ve done a normal amount of work, and yet everything seems to move in slow motion—your energy, your plans, even your patience. It’s not just imagination. Certain months really do feel slower, and there are several reasons your brain and body push that impression to the front. The “slow” feeling is real—even if the clock doesn’t change A day is still 24 hours.