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ST. LOUIS REGION – For the third consecutive year, World Wide Technology Raceway’s Jr. Dragster Thunder and Jr. Dragster Lightning championships were won by a brother-sister duo. The siblings from Pevely, Missouri, kept the streak alive when Kennedy Hale won the Duell Enterprises Jr. Dragster Lightning title and brother Cohen earned the Jr. Dragster Thunder crown. Sam and Sarah Stewart of Washington, Missouri, won both Jr. Dragster classes in 2019 and again in 2020. The Hale Family trophy shelf is full this year. Kennedy has two points race wins, in addition to an ADRL victory and a pair of Mid-West Series visits to victory lane. Cohen, not to be outdone, scored four points races and capped the season with a victory at the NHRA Division 3 Race of Champions at Indianapolis. Cohen is 13 and started racing one year before Kennedy, who is 15. He entered the Jr. Dragster arena in 2016 and won the championship in 2018. For Kennedy, the 2021 season was her first championship.

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ST. LOUIS - Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), Metro Transit, St. Clair County Transit District, Bureau of Transit Police, Metro Transit Public Safety, Chestnut Health Systems ™ , University of Missouri–St. Louis and AARP in St. Louis are teaming up to host FREE, pop-up health fairs at the Emerson Park and North Hanley Transit Centers – on Friday, March 11, 2022 . These events are part of a joint effort encouraging transit riders, and the community at large, to “Step into a Healthier You in 2022 with Transit” by providing access to an array of health and wellness resources and reinforcing how the region’s interconnected public transit system gets residents where they need to go – including doctors’ offices, hospitals, pharmacies, dentists, workout facilities, grocery stores and other establishments that promote health and wellness. The pop-up health fair at the Emerson Park Transit Center (929 15 th Street, East St. Louis, I

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URBANA – Exceeded only by floods, lightning is the second largest killer associated with storms. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , over 25 million cloud-to-ground lightning flashes occur each year. Duane Friend, University of Illinois Extension natural resources educator, says the number of lightning deaths has been steadily declining over the last 10 to 15 years. "Lightning kills by stopping the heart and damaging the nervous system," Friend says. "In non-fatal cases, people suffer permanent disabilities, such as short-term memory loss, distractibility, irritability, and personality change." There are several considerations for avoiding being hit by lightning. As a storm approaches, move indoor before the rain begins. "If you can hear thunder, lightning is close enough that it could strike your location at any moment," Friend says. "Lightning originating near the top of a storm can reach as far as 10 to 15 miles away." Do not stand under

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PEORIA - Cardiologists hope that by raising awareness of heart disease, risk factors and prevention methods, the public can charge into the year ahead armed with new heart health knowledge. Heart disease is a leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 659,000 Americans die from heart disease each year – that is one in every four deaths. According to Dr. Tinoy Kizhakekuttu, an OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute cardiologist, thousands of these deaths can be prevented. “Heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S.,” he says. “Most people die from heart disease, but it doesn't have to be that way. It's a preventable death in my opinion. Follow the ‘simple seven’ of life. What I always say is stop smoking, number one, exercise every day, eat healthy, lose weight, control your cholesterol, control your blood pressure, and control your blood sugar.

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St. Louis aldermen gave first-round approval to a bill requiring restaurants in the city to include only milk, water and fruit juices on single-price children’s menus.

The A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health is giving veterans free comprehensive dental screenings Saturday morning, at the St. Louis Dental Center. To make this event free to veterans, funding is provided through private donations. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. and runs until 11 a.m., but walk-ins are welcome. This is their fifth [...]

GODFREY - It has been three years today, March 5, that Godfrey Fire Capt. Jake Ringering died while battling a blaze on Culp Lane in Bethalto. Jake was 37 at the time when a wall collapsed on March 5, 2019, killing him and injuring three other firefighters. Firefighter Luke Warner was the other most seriously injured suffering two broken legs but did return to duty after a long recovery. Chris Stratton has a fund-raising plan for today that involves a 40-mile, 40-pound ruck, with Jake being 40 years old this year. For those who don't know, Rucking is just walking with a weighted rucksack (aka backpack). This is what Stratton had to say about his fund-raising plan for Backstoppers Inc. and FOB Rasor: “This year, in honor of my brother Jake Ringering some folks and I will be completing a 40-mile, 40-pounds ruck. Jake would of been 40 years old this year. Every penny that's donated will be given to BackStoppers Inc and FOB Rasor. I will be pledging $10/ Mile tha

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A private report shows the loopholes Amazon uses to lessen its climate impact.

They all were either friends or acquaintances of Emma Beauvais Thomas.  We may never know which.  Here are their images and many others from: The Emma Beauvais Thomas Grumley Collection – Part Seven. Regular followers of this space will already know that many of my most recent posts have featured vintage images that were once […]

After a one-year COVID-related hiatus, the Annual Mardi Gras Parade in St. Louis, the second-largest Mardi Gras celebration in the country, triumphantly returned to once again fill the streets of Soulard.

"We're taking a look and saying what makes the most sense for our audiences and everyone who comes to Powell Hall," a St. Louis Symphony Orchestra spokeswoman said.

Area veterans joined firefighters with the Central County Fire & Rescue department Friday for a ceremony pushing a new fire truck into service. 

Delbert Kinsey, 56, left his Jefferson County home around 4:20 a.m. on Feb. 19, just as he normally does.

A local group of Ukrainians started a donation drive to collect emergency donations set to ship out next week for Ukrainians stuck in the war.

I’ve banged on for quite a while about how video games have long not gotten the recognition they deserve as a major and growing part of the cultural landscape throughout the world. While there is no doubt that there has been a shift in this as time has gone on, it’s still the case that […]