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With one of the busiest travel seasons upon us for the Thanksgiving holiday, Welch's Fruit Snacks is ready to equip traveling families in Illinois with free "FruitSide Assistance" for restless kids.

ALTON - On Friday, November 22nd Alton Main Street will host an event that’s sure to get you into the holiday spirit. The 31st annual Community Tree Lighting at Lincoln-Douglas Square will begin with the arrival of Santa Claus on the trolley at 6:00 p.m. The free festivities, including caroling, cookies and hot cocoa, will continue until 6:45 when Mayor David Goins flips the lights on the beautiful tree, which is provided by the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club. Families are encouraged to bring their cameras to take pictures with Santa and other costumed holiday characters. Music will fill the air throughout the evening provided by area Girl Scout Troops, the Great Rivers Choral Society, and the Salvation Army’s “Let the Music Begin” song and dance group. Rev. Nate Gnau of Universal Life Church Monastery will bless the tree, and other speakers include Alton Main Street President Chris Miller, Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club President Donna Bemis, and Salvation Army Captain

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Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

ALTON - It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Alton’s Rock Spring Park as the annual Christmas Wonderland light display prepares to open for the season on Friday, Nov. 29. Christmas Wonderland will be open nightly Nov. 29 through Dec. 27. The park is located at 2100 College Ave, in Alton. Hours are Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Over the last three months, the Grandpa Gang, a group of retired volunteers, has been busy hanging lights and counting down to the opening day of Christmas Wonderland. More than 4 million lights will twinkle against the beautiful backdrop of Rock Spring Park, lighting the way toward another illuminating holiday season. Returning this year to Christmas Wonderland will be the annual walk-through event set for Monday, Dec. 2. People are allowed to walk through the park during the evening to enjoy the lights. Admission for the walk through is $1 per person. The popular Enchanted

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After a manhunt that spanned multiple counties, a man suspected of killing his neighbor in Wright City turned himself in.

It should be clear by now that being a fan of one particular politician doesn’t make you a member of a “protected” group. It’s just a stupid as cops claiming they should be given more rights and protections because people just don’t seem to be showering them with unconditional love in recent years. Wearing clothing […]

(The Center Square) – Homeschooling is on the rise in Missouri.

Taking on Big Pharma and Big Ag isn’t a one-man job.

Leaders from across the St. Louis region came together to announce a promise: they want to do something about homelessness.

Investigators say that school security footage captured a man wearing a red hoodie and black sweatpants riding a bicycle around the school building late at night.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - The Salvation Army in Arnold is asking for donations after a fire ignited in the location's food pantry, causing significant smoke damage. According to a release from the Salvation Army, the fire broke out around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning after a refrigerator in the food pantry caught fire at the organization's [...]

ALTON - Alton High School will host a Restorative Practices Program on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., aimed at addressing conflict resolution and community support among youth. The event, located at Alton High School at 4200 Humbert Road in Godfrey, is sponsored by the Alton Branch NAACP and the Alton Branch Youth Council. The program will feature Tonya Covington, a seasoned professional with 35 years of experience in restorative justice, alongside Viola Cox-Henry. Covington expressed her commitment to the program, stating, "It is very important to me. I am very much dedicated to it because I have seen it work in so many ways and really heal communities." The event will consist of two main sessions. The first session, scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will focus on educators, community leaders, and stakeholders discussing community topics through a restorative lens. It aims to enhance school-community partnerships and develop strategies for creating

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Bonnie Raitt has announced a new set of tour dates for 2025.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s newest tour will launch March 5 in Temecula, California, hitting such cities as…

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       The renovation of  the Muny’s upper plaza area shown in these rendering will be open for  the 2025 season     When you return to The Muny for Season 107 in 2025, there will be a new experience the results of a complete renovation of our upper plaza area! A gift of $5 […]

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James Frazer turned himself in to authorities at 11 a.m.Wednesday at the county jail in Warrenton, accompanied by his attorney.

As part of EQ’s building a contextual map of the St. Louis innovation and entrepreneurial scene, we interviewed Anthony Sardella, the Chairman and CEO of the Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients Innovation Center (hereafter referred to as the API Innovation Center), an independent business leveraging our region’s bioscience and manufacturing strengths to solve a vital twenty-first century challenge. We thank Tony and his staff for generously sharing with us their expertise, their enthusiasm for the API Innovation Center’s mission, and their assistance with this narrative. What follows stems from this interview and the API Innovation Center’s published reports.

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The program would use tax revenue to give $25 certificates to voters, who could donate the vouchers to candidates of their choosing.

EDWARDSVILLE - The City of Edwardsville plans to offset some of its energy costs by opting into a community solar array located outside the city. City Council members on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement with Ampion, PBC, to subscribe the City of Edwardsville’s electrical account to a community solar array. Alderman William Krause said the agreement would lead to energy savings of about 10%, adding the city’s participation in the associated Community Solar Program is entirely cost-free. "The city is not going to be developing any solar facilities on our own, but we will be opting in to a solar farm that will be located outside of the city," Krause explained. "Then we will receive credits from the energy that is generated from that solar facility to offset the power consumption that we would use." He added that the City of Edwardsville was “sought out” by Ampion, calling the agreement a “good opportunity” for the city. Finance Director

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