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The summer months provide the perfect opportunity to conquer cabin fever and explore the great outdoors. But before you head out for that hike, health care experts remind you to take precautions to avoid tick bites. “A tick will get on your body and will stay there. It'll bite you and embed into your skin. If that tick is removed within 24 hours, the chance of getting ill is diminished. After 24 hours there's a chance you could get some illness transmitted from that tick itself,” says Dr. Richard Ginnetti, an OSF HealthCare primary care physician in Bloomington, Illinois. One of the most common tick-borne illnesses is Lyme disease, which is a bacterial infection. You get it when the blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, bites you and stays attached for 36 to 48 hours. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates around 300,000 people are infected with Lyme disease each year. Dr. Ginnetti says there are tell-tale signs of Lyme disease, including

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After guitarist Nita Strauss announced earlier this week that she was exiting Alice Cooper's touring band, the shock rocker has revealed that he's "welcoming back" Kane Roberts for his September and…

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Here in St. Louis, we already know and love Jason Spencer and the myriad bonkers artistic works he creates through his Killer Napkins brand. His demonic creatures haunt our galleries, his trippy sci-fi murals cover our walls, his monstrous tapestries keep us warm in the winter. Now, word of our hometown hero's outsize talent has gone international.

A serial sexual harasser spent five years preying on coworkers in the St. Louis County Jail before his firing earlier this year. That’s just one component of an ongoing investigation by Riverfront Times staff writer Ryan Krull, who discusses the overlapping scandals at the embattled jail.

Photos from this article (and gallery) may be purchased for personal use at: https://www.randymanning.com/Miss-Jersey-County-Pageant JERSEYVILLE - The new 2022 Miss Jersey County is Matilynn Thornsbury. She was crowned Wednesday night at the Jersey County Fair. Allie Hunn won Miss 1st Runner Up, People's Choice, and Miss Congeniality. Sammie Malley was Miss 2nd Runner Up. Matilynn said she had a lot of "adrenalin going" when she was named Miss Jersey County and was very proud to accept the honor. "We did a lot of preparation for the pageant," she said. "The pageant crew was outstanding and all of us girls were very excited about the competition. I have a lot of family and friends here, so that also has me excited." Matilynn will be attending Oklahoma State in the fall and said she will be taking the trip back and forth from Stillwater, OK. She also said she is very excited and honored to assume the crown and represent Jersey County over the next year. Tiffany Phillips, th

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O'Neill is hitting .241 with four home runs and 28 RBIs in 45 games this season.

This year's Corporate Counsel Awards honorees are experts in mergers and acquisitions – like our honoree Jackie Burkhardt of Core & Main – who has guided the company through 13 acquisitions in three years, as well as a host of other segments, like compliance and human resources.

It’s no secret that Donald Trump’s Trump Media and Technology Group — which was launched with big plans, but so far only has a total flop of a barely used social media app, Truth Social, to show for it — was struggling. But then came the news that the ponzi-scheme-esque reverse merger deal was actually […]

Authorities are now offering a $15,000 reward for information that could lead to an arrest in the murder of Damion Baker.

Police said Damion Baker was shot and killed in the early morning hours of July 3 on the 800 block of Cerre Street, near some popular bars.

GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College has released the lists of full- and part-time honors students for the Spring 2022 semester. Students earning a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher out of a possible 4.0 are named to the President’s List. Those students earning a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.74 are recognized each semester on the Dean’s List. Further requirements are listed in the college’s online catalog at http://catalog.lc.edu . Any questions should be directed to the Enrollment Center at (618) 468-2222. President’s List ILLINOIS ALHAMBRA – Brooke Kinder; Megan B. Pickerill; Webb M. Slifka; ALTON – Gabriel R. Ahlin; Christopher A. Ayres; Hunter M. Bailey; Emma M. Barham; McKenna S. Bergin; Robyn D. Brandon; Randas J. Caruthers; Bryce T. Christner; Mary A. Curvey; Lucy A. Dugan; Alyssa Eagleton; Sydney K. Ehrman; Olivia N. Ellebracht; Emily I. Enos; Nicole R. Ezeagu; Taylor R. Fencel;

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Ice cream shops in the area are participating in National Ice Cream Day with raffles, deals and giveaways.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Thursday, July 14, 2022, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued warrants on suspect Otis Johnson, 47 years of age, of the 7200 block of Ashley Oaks Drive in Memphis, Tennessee 38125, for Domestic Assault Second Degree, Domestic Assault Third Degree, Kidnapping First Degree, and Resisting Arrest. A mugshot of Johnson is attached. Johnson is being held on $100,000 cash only, no 10% bond. Please note, charges are merely an accusation and Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. The probable cause statement reads: At 10:16 PM, on July 13, 2022, Officers responded to Koeneman Park, located in the 8900 block of Lucas and Hunt Road, in reference to a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers heard Victim screaming. As officers approached the pavilion by the park’s lake, officers observed Victim running towards them and Defendant fleeing to a wooded area. Victim stated that she and her ex-boyfriend, Defendant

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Authorities believe a fire occurred overnight between July 7 and 8 after the two were discovered on July 9.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was in St. Louis Thursday touting $15 million in grants to aid manufacturing of semiconductors and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in the state. He held a ceremonial signing at the Cortex innovation community for a bill that took effect July 1. It says the grant money is to go to "state based organizations creating infrastructure for industries that are fundamental to the national security of the United States where the manufacturing of essential products have become…

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