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ALTON - The Alton Education Foundation hosted the annual Guardians of Education Recognition & Appreciation event this past week at the Post Commons in Alton and again it was a special event. This open house event featured exhibits from the 2021 teacher grant awardees. Coffee and pastries were served. The format was a little different this year as grant recipients had stations and showcased what they had done with their grants. Elaine Kane of the Alton School District said the district for years has so much appreciated what the foundation does for the schools. Ann McLaughlin coordinated the breakfast as this year's chair and did an excellent job, Kane said. “It is inspiring,” Kane said. “It is a group of volunteers and a group of donors committed to our teachers and schools,” she said. “They really go out of their way to show support and affirmation of the work our teachers do every day. It allows our teachers to be innovative and creative. I don’

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ALTON - Marquette Catholic's Sammy Hentrich is off to a sensational start for the 2022 track and field season for the Explorers. Sammy is the Tucker Automotive Repair & Tire, Inc., Female Athlete of the Month for Marquette Catholic High School. Sammy's Coach Tim Turnbeaugh describes her as one of the "catalysts" for his Marquette girls' team in 2022. The coach said Hentrich, a junior, so far this season has recorded a 13.64 time in the 100, 28.14 in the 200, 55.14 in the 300 hurdles, long jumped 14-0.5 outdoors, and long jumped 15-10 in the Jersey Winter Thaw indoors, one of the best jumps in the state. The 15-10 jump is "fantastic," her coach said. She also had a best of 8.57 in the 60-meter dash indoors. Coach Turnbeaugh said Sammy was 25th in the final rankings indoor. She is working towards the peak time and performance in the long jump when the state series comes around. "She is working very hard to get back to IHSA State Meet on May 19, 2022," the coach said. "So far this

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The finals of the tourney wrapped up Sunday with the Billiken board warriors edging Webster University for the title, known as the President’s Cup.

Oh my gosh, they're back again! The Backstreet Boys are coming to St. Louis this summer.

Learn about the municipal election in Missouri.

A St. Louis-based firm has made the largest ground lease investment since starting to do the deals two years ago.

Midnight on the subway.

Workers at an East Coast nursing home operated by a unit of St. Louis-based health care system Ascension have ratified a contract.

A judge decided whether to dismiss the charges against three people who were charged after the deadly sinking of a Duck Boat in 2018.

On March 9th, we covered a Virginia court’s decision to reject a geofence/”reverse” warrant as unconstitutional. This was brought to our attention by FourthAmendment.com. Roughly a month later, it’s suddenly news. The belated coverage — most of which is simply a reprint of an Associated Press report — is kind of terrible. So is the […]

In the latest filing, Sheena Greitens said her husband's reaction to the March 21 affidavit is consistent with his past behavior.

EDWARDSVILLE – Two of the legal industry’s most prestigious firms - Flint Law Firm, LLC. and Raefan Group - announced today that they have merged to form the preeminent litigation firm, Flint Cooper, LLC. The new firm will be co-led by founding partners Ethan Flint and Jeff Cooper, both of whom are world-renowned for their accomplishments litigating asbestos-related cases and 5th Amendment Takings cases. By joining forces, Flint Cooper immediately scales the reach and velocity with which the firm manages a diverse portfolio of multibillion-dollar cases. Currently, Flint Cooper is actively working on a caseload worth over $17B the majority of which is comprised of post-judgment collections and damages phase litigation. Flint Cooper has offices in Dallas, Edwardsville, and Paducah. "Our firms have always respected and supported each other when it comes to shared values around client commitment and reputational excellence,” says Ethan Flint, Co-Founder of Flint Cooper.

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From mid-March to early April, Glantz said GiftAMeal has launched more than 60 new restaurants in 13 different states, increasing its roster of restaurants using its app by 21%. The expansion is part of the startup's effort to bolster its footprint nationwide.

The largest component of the revitalization of Southtown is moving ahead. The SoGro Apartment complex, situated on the east side of...

Today on TAP: Rupert Murdoch’s editorialists disparage Biden’s stance against Saudi murderers.

Artists including Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Metallica have joined the Stand Up for Ukraine social media campaign. As previously reported, the Global Citizen-organized initiative will feature musicians coming…

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Former Florissant Officer Michael Vernon is suing Safariland, the company that made his vest

There are now four St. Louis-area Starbucks stores where employees in the past two weeks have declared their intent to join a union.

A 63-year-old St. Louis woman died less than a month after having hot oil dumped on her.