Election results will be posted here when the polls close in Missouri at 7:00 pm on November 8, 2022. Missouri’s top race is a face off between GOP Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine for retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt’s seat, which is considered safely Republican. Schmitt largely campaigned against President Joe Biden and [...]
With Democrats’ supermajority control of the General Assembly, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has enjoyed four years of pushing through major initiatives beginning with an overdue $45 billion capital construction plan, a $15-an-hour minimum wage, legalized recreational marijuana while later reducing tens of billions of dollars in debt. Additionally, a great deal of the second half of his term [...]
Schnucks is recalling certain packs of fresh ground beef sold at its one Metro East store because the product might be contaminated with foreign materials.
Last night (Nov. 3) the Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) announced the winners of its 2022 Keystone construction industry awards at a 25th anniversary dinner event held at the River City Casino Hotel. The awards ceremony featured Tom Ackerman, KMOX Radio sports director as emcee for the program showcasing the creativity and talents of […]
S. M. Wilson & Co. recently completed work for Winfield R-IV School District’s $16 million bond program in Winfield, Missouri. Projects included the construction of a new middle school, new high school locker room and vocational agriculture (VoAg) additions, interior renovations to the existing middle school as well as other district-wide improvements. S. M. Wilson […]
Elementary school restructuring was scheduled to take effect in 2023-24 school year, but input from parish communities caused the archdiocese to delay that timeline.
For years we’ve been firing no shortage of low-Earth orbit satellites into space without the federal government showing much concern about the the impact of these new technologies at scale. Like, the navigational hazards of unchecked space junk, or the way scientists warned that Starlink causes significant light pollution that seriously harms scientific research and […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: Aegion Corp., a Chesterfield-based infrastructure repair company, sold its energy services business to a private equity firm. New York City-based American Industrial Partners (AIP) and its Brock Group acquired Aegion’s Rancho Dominguez, California-based energy services portfolio, the private equity firm said last week in a press release. Terms of the […]
EAST ALTON - In the brick building on Shamrock Avenue that once housed local elementary students, center director Pam Schwarberg gazes through her large glass office window at a group of preschool children playing in the large activity center of Toddle Towne Learning Center’s East Alton location. “Watching the boys and girls having fun is the best part of my day,” she shared. “We have rotating stations like an auto repair shop or post office to spark their imagination. Their little minds are like sponges, and I love seeing them learn while they play.” Since 1977, Ms. Pam has taught children and even grandchildren of former students. She started her career at Toddle Towne as a student herself as a junior at East Alton Wood River High School. She didn’t realize her future was unfolding when her favorite teacher suggested she join a new vocational program that placed high school students at local preschools for on-the-job experience. “I was
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Voters decided a variety of issues in this midterm election. Republicans and Democrats are vying to control congress and the senate. Races for Illinois governor and US Senate from Missouri have been in the national spotlight. The Show-Me-State made recreational marijuana legal. High profile races Several races have garnered local and [...]