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Bill loosening rules for Missouri electric rates speeding toward passage

3 months 4 weeks ago
A bill changing how utility rates are set won overwhelming approval in a Missouri House committee Monday after a hearing where backers said it is vital to the state’s economy and opponents said it would soak consumers with higher costs. The proposal to repeal a 1976 law passed by initiative petition that prohibits companies from […]
Rudi Keller

Missouri Secretary of State withdraws state funding of digital library catalog

3 months 4 weeks ago
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is pausing funding to the digital library catalog company Overdrive until it can prove that it has as safeguards barring children from accessing inappropriate content. The action comes after a Missouri Senate committee heard a bill last week seeking regulation of digital library catalogs, alleging Overdrive-run app Sora allows […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Tis the season for invasive yard moles

3 months 4 weeks ago
With these wonderful spring temperatures, we’ll start to see a new set of challenges from the pest perspective. As we focus more on our outdoor landscapes, we’ll notice the increased activity of moles as our soil softens.
Jaime Travers

DOGE Has Become What It Claimed To Destroy

3 months 4 weeks ago
There’s that old saying that every accusation is a confession. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Musk/Trump administration, everything is projection. While claiming to champion free speech and fight government censorship, they’ve become the most aggressively censorial administration in modern history. After years of performative outrage about campus speech restrictions, they’re systematically dismantling […]
Mike Masnick

Pour Decisions to Host Comedy Night, Musical Bingo This Week

3 months 4 weeks ago
ALTON - Pour Decisions has a wide range of events for all customers to enjoy. You can stop by Pour Decisions, located at 204 State Street in Alton, for musical bingo on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month, followed by a comedy show on the second and fourth Fridays of every month. Owner Stacey and DJ Toni shared their excitement to welcome more people to the bar as they settle into their new location in downtown Alton. “The biggest thing I want to say is we're looking for guest DJs, guest bartenders, and if there’s anything you want to see downtown, please inquire on our Facebook page and let us know what you’d like to see because we are looking for things to do Sunday through Wednesday at the bar,” Stacey said. Musical bingo starts at 8 p.m. on Thursday evenings, including this Thursday, March 13, 2025. Toni encourages people to bring their families, as kids are welcome in the bar until 10 p.m. She explained that she will play a snippet

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