BETHALTO - The Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 recognized several employees during their Golden Eagle Award ceremony. On Thursday, April 24, 2025, community members gathered at the Central Office for the ceremony, where 29 BCUSD8 employees received the Golden Eagle Award for outstanding contributions to the district. This year marked the eighth annual Golden Eagle Award ceremony. “We just want to display all the wonderful things and acknowledge all the wonderful things happening in this district,” explained Jen Weber, special education coordinator. “We’re proud of every single person here.” Each school nominated four employees for the awards. Bethalto East Primary School nominated Kathy Schollmeyer, Tammy Hyman, Lori Griffith and Melissa Meiser. Principal Chrissy Pavlinek introduced each recipient and thanked them for their work at the school. Parkside Elementary School Principal Aaron Kilpatrick introduced Kelly Wooten, Keri Lugge,
Rodney Jetton, former chief of staff to scandal-plagued House Speaker Dean Plocher, accused Dana Rademan Miller of causing him to lose state employment. She says the suit should be dismissed.
Attorney General Andrew Bailey asked the Missouri Supreme Court to review two orders issued by a Jackson County judge that have effectively permitted abortions after passage of last year’s abortion-rights amendment.
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This week's Arch City Report Podcast examines a trend of outsiders moving to downtown St. Louis, and what the slow-growth region is doing to attract more of them.
But first, we talk about St. Louis County Executive Sam Page's announcement that he'll run for re-election next year.
And we discuss how to nominate superstars in the business community for our awards programs.
The stories discussed this week are:
Outsiders are moving downtown. What's St. Louis doing to attract more of them? Many…
KISS co-founder Peter Criss is releasing a new solo album, which will be his first in almost 20 years.Criss revealed the news in an announcement video posted by the KISS FAQ podcast,…
What could possibly go wrong? Operatives from Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are building a master database at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that could track and surveil undocumented immigrants, two sources with direct knowledge tell WIRED. DOGE is knitting together immigration databases from across DHS and uploading data from outside agencies including the Social […]
A man faces felony charges after he allegedly threw rocks and shattered windows at a church and several other businesses in south St. Louis County earlier this week.
Mayor Spencer has said she'll look to replace Streets Department Chief Betherny Williams, who faced scrutiny amid poor response to January's winter storms.
It doesn’t take long after landing in St. Louis to realize that the city has strong entrepreneurial prowess. New restaurants pop up every month to appease local foodies, business incubators are flourishing and multiple agencies award financial support to help entrepreneurs get their dreams off the ground.
“Washington University’s got an incubator, Saint Louis University does too, and Harris-Stowe has a great program, plus we’ve got accelerators at Cortex,” said Kathy O’Neill, St. Louis…
The Trump administration is extending the deadline for states to submit their final proposals for a federal broadband program, further delaying an effort that’s still largely in the planning phase after more than three years. States will have an additional 90 days to submit their final plans for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, […]
The Trump administration is extending the deadline for states to submit their final proposals for a federal broadband program, further delaying an effort that’s still largely in the planning phase after more than three years. States will have an additional 90 days to submit their final plans for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, […]
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