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OTTERVILLE - The 39th annual Hamilton Primary School Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 25 from noon to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Hamilton Primary School, located at 107 E. Main St. in Otterville. The festival will feature everything from paranormal investigators to live entertainment, food, tours of the historic Hamilton Primary school, and more; proceeds from the event go towards the restoration of the historic school building. This year, the “Just Say Boo” Paranormal Group will have an information booth set up in the school on Saturday, and will host a paranormal investigation of the school that evening. “In past years, we have had a lot of paranormal groups who have come and visited our school,” Festival Chairperson Mary Drainer said. “Just Say Boo has graciously offered to come to the festival on Saturday the 24th and set up a booth in the upper level of the school to tell more about their grou

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A native of Salvador, Brazil, who moved to Sao Paulo in his mid-20s, Eduardo Platon in January became the new president and CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis. The author and business executive talked about his life and his impressions of St. Louis.

Between COVID relief and the new infrastructure bill there’s a massive, historic, $50+ billion taxpayer subsidy headed for the broadband industry that should do a lot of good in shoring up access in underserved locations. But we’ve also noted how the government still doesn’t have a great idea of where that money should be spent, […]

Manchester Road over Black Creek just west of Hanley Road will reopen Monday, Brentwood Mayor David Dimmitt said.

The likelihood of a Democratic trifecta in the Bay State is not as comforting as it appears.

The Grateful Dead's "Meet-Up at the Movies" screening events are set to return this year for the first time since 2019. The latest edition of the cinematic gathering, dubbed "Grateful Dead…

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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and Mayor Tishaura O. Jones have not approved a June request to move NFL settlement to higher-yielding accounts, missing out on millions for taxpayers.

Following Wednesday's win, marked by Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina's historic start, the dynamic duo's teammates drenched them in some of the stickiest drinks imaginable.

Foo Fighters have announced a new best-of compilation. The collection is titled The Essential Foo Fighters and is due out October 28. The track list includes selections from every Foo Fighters…

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The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) held a juried international photography contest collecting submissions from talented artists from all around the world.

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The photographs in the Silver Seas exhibit are an extraordinary result of an exceptional career. Ernest H. Brooks II, often referred to as the Ansel

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One person died and two others were hurt Thursday morning after a crash in a rural area of the Metro East.

EDWARDSVILLE - Three Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 teachers have been named recipients of a grant from the Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation (IRTAF). The IRTAF recently awarded $36,500 in grant money to public school educators (PreK through 12) statewide. Laura Brennan and Tyler Slaby of Liberty Middle School and Shanyra Cox of Woodland Elementary School were all awarded an IRTAF grant. Below are summarized paragraphs of the project in each of the three’s own words. Laura Brennan , Liberty Middle School ($750) My class would benefit from purchasing a SRA Reading Laboratory Kit. SRA supports a growth mindset within every student. Students are interested in their own learning with self-monitoring progress, which is an integral part of student success. Students are motivated through self-guided, cross-curricular reading selections that connect their reading level with their topics of interests.

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As Albert Pujols chases the landmark 700 home runs, prominent media members have pointed, not so subtly, at the possibility of Pujols cheating. On September 12, Max Kellerman, the famous ESPN TV show host, hinted that something else might be causing Pujols’ magical run on the show This Just In.

Yadier Molina wore a special helmet Wednesday night when he and Adam Wainwright set the record for most starts as an MLB battery.

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