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A Crystal City, Missouri man was sentenced Thursday for trying to arrange a tryst with a 14-year-old girl and that girl's mother.

From West Newsmagazine:  Now that streetscape project along Manchester is complete, the city of Wildwood can focus on the Route 66 roadside park. Manchester Road was part of the original Route 66, before it was realigned. The highway corridor, created in 1926, served as a major connection to the west. It ultimately stretched 2,448 miles […]

ALTON - For the first time in multiple months, the Alton Fire Department will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Fire Station 1 333 E. 20th Street in Alton. "We are excited about having a blood drive here," Margaret Renken, the Alton Fire Department Office Manager, said. "We are hoping to see more donors sign up and give the gift of life. We used to have blood drives here for years, but COVID-19 changed things. We are hoping for strong attendance." Renken also mentioned the Red Cross is encouraging appointments for the blood drive. The Red Cross number is 1-800-733-2737 or sign up on the Red Cross website . The Red Cross will have a T-shirt giveaway and those who register also get a $10 E-Gift card. All donors who register must have a valid e-mail on file to receive the E-Gift Card.

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Tower Grove officially opened the new waterway Wednesday morning. The new stream is named Nee Kee Nee, or “revived water” in the language of the Osage people who once inhabited the land.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police Crimes Against Persons detectives and the Accident Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal motor crash in the 9700 block of Halls Ferry Road that resulted in the death of a teenage male. On November 2, 2022, at 3:58 PM, St. Louis County police officers from the North County Precinct responded to a call for service for a motor vehicle accident in the 9700 block of Halls Ferry Road. Arriving officers located two vehicles involved in a motor vehicle crash. Preliminary investigation has revealed a Kia Forte was northbound in the 9700 block of Halls Ferry Road when it turned into oncoming traffic and was struck by a Hyundai Genesis. The driver of the Kia Forte was transported to an area hospital with life threatening injuries and was later pronounced deceased. The Hyundai Genesis had two occupants. The driver left the scene of the accident. The passenger, an adult female, was transported to an area hospital with non life threatening injuries.

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Before she became CEO of a nonprofit that works to eliminate barriers to learning, Miranda Walker Jones got a Super Bowl ring and spent time in new Congresswoman Cori Bush's office. A conversation with Bush helped push Walker Jones to her new role.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  When Tim Morris says the Mississippi River area just north of the Chain of Rocks is a “prime site for a marina,” it seems clear that he doesn’t know the story of Michael Weber. Morris is a developer based in Nashville. He is the latest to pitch to the Board of […]

From St. Louis Public Radio:  After seven years of community planning, the Cherokee Street Community Improvement District is moving to redevelop Love Bank Park, the street’s only public gathering space. To some, Love Bank Park is exactly that — a place where people can bank on love. Although the park was officially founded in 2015, when its […]

The Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience, which shares a campus with CVPA High School, will resume classes virtually on Monday.

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More pics at: https://www.randymanning.com/Alton-Halloween-Parade ALTON - Dr. Bruce Vest and company with Alton Orthopedic Sports Medicine did it again in 2022, capturing first place in the Commercial Division of the Alton Halloween Parade. This year’s float was called “Fiesta Spectacular,” which contained what Dr. Vest described as “every kind of spook imaginable with music and skeletons.” In an interview at the Alton Halloween Parade, Dr. Vest said this is his 21st year of having a float in the Alton Halloween Parade. Alton Physical Therapy was second in the Commercial Division, Tarrant & Harman was third and The Home Depot was fourth. All the float entries in the Commercial Division were outstanding in 2022. “I have seven children and I guess we started in the Alton Halloween Parade because we thought it would be a lot of fun to do,” Dr. Vest said. “We started doing it every year. Normally, we do something related to bones an

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From Citizens for Modern Transit: Citizens for Modern Transit is teaming up with the St. Clair County Transit District and AARP in St. Louis to activate the space around the 5th and Missouri Transit Center in East St. Louis. This joint initiative, known as the “Transit Stop Transformation Project,” will transform the area between the MetroBus area […]

Letter To The Editor: In the wake of an election and encouraging voters to go to the polls I begin to wonder why so many are not engaged in this process. There are many worries that black and brown people may have that have them somewhat distracted right now. One of them is that tenants are pushing for solutions to rising rents and evictions, and to address private equity’s role in exacerbating the nation’s housing crisis. Some tenants are organizing to save their homes and create more just local and national housing policies, as well as the role of private equity in fueling the housing crisis. Questions are being pondered over: What is the impact of housing speculation and private equity in the single-family and multi-family rental markets? How do public policies and the actions of the Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) play into the housing crisis? How are tenants and community organizations working to build power for a just housing future. The U.S. is currently

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The World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba on the PGA TOUR not only showcased some of the world’s top golf talent, but Jim Kavanaugh, CEO of sponsor WWT, and his team also had the unique opportunity to promote and educate…

While trees have long inspired artists with their wonder and natural beauty, Forest Through the Trees takes a new look at this familiar subject matter. As a park and a

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Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated by the captain or a

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