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Greene County Seeks Public's Assistance To Test For West Niles Virus Presence

3 years 8 months ago
GREENE COUNTY - The Greene County Health Department is seeking the public’s assistance in obtaining dead birds to submit to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to test for the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV). Please contact the Department at 217-942-6961, Ext.102, and the staff will retrieve species of “perching birds” (Passeriformes) in addition to crows, blue jays, robins, cardinals, catbirds, mockingbirds, many species of sparrows, finches, flycatchers, swallows, warblers, wrens and small or medium size hawks or owls for submission to the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign for testing. Vector Control/Arbovirus Surveillance from IDPH indicates that WNV arrived in Illinois at the end of the summer of 2001. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that counties with a WNVpositive bird before August 1 were twice as likely to have a human case than

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More Renters Added To Lawsuit Against Hertz Over False Car Theft Claims

3 years 8 months ago
Late last year, more than 165 Hertz customers sued the company over false allegations of theft. Multiple plaintiffs claimed they had been stopped by law enforcement for supposedly having stolen a rental car. In some cases, customers were jailed for months before criminal charges were dropped. One former Hertz employee claims this is just how […]
Tim Cushing

Handcrafted Soap Shop Opening in Edwardsville Buff City Soap To Open Brand-New Makery

3 years 8 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Buff City Soap – a rapidly growing retail franchise known for its handmade plant-based soap and body products made in-store daily – is opening this Thursday in Edwardsville. The new Makery will be located at 2328 Troy Road by Target and is slated to open Thursday, May 5. The first 50 people who visit the new store each day Thursday, May 5 – Sunday, May 8 will receive free soap for a year. Customers can also enjoy in-store specials all weekend such as 20% off an entire purchase or buy one Laundry Soap, get a second container 50% off. “We are excited to open our brand-new Soap Makery to the Edwardsville community,” said Brittany Peterman, Director of Operations. “Buff City Soap provides guests with an opportunity to see how our delightfully scented soap products are made daily right before their eyes.” Each Buff City Soap store offers over 30 signature scents across dozens of handcrafted soap products; including its famous soap

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Fake Populist Meets Real Populist

3 years 8 months ago
Today on TAP: An Ohio Senate race between J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan would test the appeal of cultural grievances versus economic ones.
Robert Kuttner

Union Police Shoot and Kill Dog

3 years 8 months ago
Late in the afternoon of April 26, Lynnette Seamon arrived home to find her dog dead on the ground in front of her Union, Missouri home. Officers had dispatched to the trailer park she lived in for a report of a dog bite and shot and killed Seamon’s dog soon after.
Monica Obradovic

Jan. 6 panel asks three GOP members of the U.S. House to cooperate in probe

3 years 8 months ago

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House committee looking into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol sent letters Monday to Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Mo Brooks of Alabama and Ronny Jackson of Texas, asking them to share information about meetings and conversations they had in the days and weeks leading up to the insurrection. “The […]

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Jennifer Shutt

When is a fractional CFO right for you?

3 years 8 months ago
Making the decision to bring in a fractional CFO can be a strategic growth move for both startups and early-stage companies. If your business is not in a financial place or at the level of complexity to fill a full-time CFO position, there are substantial benefits to looking into an outsourced option. Let’s look more into the role of a fractional CFO and help determine if this can be a smart tactic for your organization. What is a fractional CFO? A fractional or an outsourced CFO is a person…
Beth Schulte

Randi Naughton to retire from FOX 2 this summer

3 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Randi Naughton is retiring from FOX 2 on July 25th. She tells KTVI/KPLR General Manager Kurt Krueger that she is looking forward to "what’s next." Naughton began her broadcasting career over 41 years ago on the radio in Buffalo, New York. Her television career began at KTVI in 1992 as a [...]
Joe Millitzer

An Insider’s Guide to Cherokee’s Cinco de Mayo Festival

3 years 8 months ago

The wait is over! St. Louis’ Cherokee Street Cinco de Mayo Festival is finally back, in person, on May 7. Organizers are expecting this year’s turnout to be the largest attendance they've seen yet—so enjoy these tips from Festival Vendor Coordinator Adina O’ Neill on making the most of your Cinco de Mayo experience.

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Emily Thenhaus

St. Louis County Man to Be Put to Death for Murders Committed in 1996

3 years 8 months ago
Governor Mike Parsons said in a statement today that Missouri will go ahead with the execution of Carman Deck, whose death penalty sentence has previously been overturned three times. Deck's execution has been opposed by the Missouri Catholic Conference, the ACLU of Missouri, the Missouri State Conference of the NAACP and a variety of other civil society organizations.
Ryan Krull

St. Louis County Man to Be Put to Death Tomorrow for 1996 Murders

3 years 8 months ago
Governor Mike Parsons said in a statement today that Missouri will go ahead with the execution of Carman Deck, whose death penalty sentence has previously been overturned three times. Deck's execution has been opposed by the Missouri Catholic Conference, the ACLU of Missouri, the Missouri State Conference of the NAACP and a variety of other civil society organizations.
Ryan Krull

Threat of damaging winds during storm Monday evening

3 years 8 months ago
St. Louis weather from FOX 2 Meteorologist Jaime Travers: ST. LOUIS - Two rounds of storms will impact the metro area Monday event. Showers and a few storms spread north Monday as a warm front lifts north across the region. Temperatures climb to the upper 60s to near 70. The first round is possible mainly late in [...]
Jaime Travers

Daily Deal: Prism Drive Secure Cloud Storage

3 years 8 months ago
Free up space on your phone, tablet, laptop, or home computer. Prism Drive is a lightning fast hot storage solution that allows you to store all of your files in one place, and access them from any device. Easily share large files, like video, graphics, images, and audio. Access files from your computer, your phone, […]
Gretchen Heckmann