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Marquette Catholic High School Opens "Alice in Wonderland" Play

5 months 3 weeks ago
ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School invites the community to come out to their fall play. At 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, you can catch “Alice in Wonderland” at Marquette in Alton. Madison Foreman, music and theater teacher, expressed her excitement to share the show with the community and her pride in her students for their hard work. “I wanted to do a more classic story that everyone would know. But it has a modern twist with it,”

Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski Meets with Local Nonprofits to Talk SNAP and Food Insecurity

5 months 3 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski stopped by the Glen-Ed Pantry in Edwardsville to hear from local leaders about food insecurity amid cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). On Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, Budzinski met with Jane Ahasay, Executive Director of Glen-Ed Pantry ; Michelle Babb with the Overnight Warming Locations ; Rachael Craddick, Fund Development Director of Riverbend Family Ministries ; Ann Crane, Executive Director of Community Hope

Missouri anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss and decline in tax revenue, studies find

5 months 3 weeks ago
When Rob Connoley shut down his award-winning St. Louis restaurant last year, business was thriving. Tourists and locals alike lauded Bulrush as a destination for Ozark cuisine, making its way into local and national publications as a top restaurant. Profit margins were beyond national averages, and Connoley was a newly awarded James Beard Award finalist. […]
Annelise Hanshaw

How to Create a Gratitude Journal for the Month of November

5 months 3 weeks ago
Did you know that practicing gratitude regularly can increase your overall happiness by up to 25%? This compelling statistic, supported by numerous psychological studies, highlights the transformative power of acknowledging the positive aspects of life. But how can one cultivate such a habit effectively and sustainably? One practical method is through maintaining a gratitude journal, particularly over a focused period like the month of November. This article explores how to create and maintain

This Day in History on November 7: Franklin Roosevelt Wins Unprecedented Fourth Term as President

5 months 3 weeks ago
November 7th is a date that resonates with transformative moments in world history. 1917: The Bolshevik Revolution – A Turning Point in Global Politics Arguably the most impactful event on November 7th is the Bolshevik Revolution, also known as the October Revolution (due to Russia’s use of the Julian calendar at the time). In 1917, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, successfully overthrew the Provisional Government in Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg), marking the beginning

Crash with material spill closes NB I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County

5 months 3 weeks ago
STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY, Mo. - Crews are responding to a crash in Ste. Genevieve County Friday morning. According to MoDOT, all lanes of northbound Interstate 55 at MO Route 32 in the county are closed due to a crash that involved an overturned tractor trailer, creating a "material spill." The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed [...]
Megan Mueller

Safety net policies don’t catch every Missouri farmer

5 months 3 weeks ago
A rainbow of crops fills farmer Abbey Innes’ table at the Columbia Farmers Market: tomatoes, squash, garlic, kale and flower bouquets — all from her and her husband’s 15-acre farm in Howard County. But for a few markets last year, the table was a bit emptier. “We planted hundreds of pounds of seed potatoes and […]
Harshawn Ratanpal