TROY — For Dawn Mushill, the past 25 years as President & CEO of the Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce have been more than just a career — they’ve been a dream come true. “There are very few jobs where you can ride an elephant, give a high school commencement speech, appear in a rap video, perform a dance routine with the mayor, and drive a ‘Chambermobile,’” said Mushill with a smile. “Everything I love —connecting people, building relationships, providing resources, and planning events — is part of what I get to do every day.” When Mushill took the role in 2000, she had just moved to Troy and didn’t know a single person in the community. With no clear roadmap, she brought her own vision and energy to the job. “In each of my interviews, I brought suggestions and ideas. By the third round, the Board President told me, ‘Now put those ideas to work’ — and I did.” At
This is a combo piece with the first half written by law student Elizabeth Grossman about her take on the recent FTC moral panic about the internet, and the second part being some additional commentary and notes from her professor, Jess Miers. The FTC is fanning the flames of a moral panic. On June 4, […]
ST. LOUIS - The Disaster Assistance Center (DAC) at SLU's Chaifetz Arena will remain open for those impacted by the May 16 tornado. From June 17 to June 18, the center, located on Compton Avenue, is open from 10 a.m. up until 7 p.m. And from June 23-26, the DAC will be open for St. [...]
REO Speedwagon’s original frontman Terry Luttrell is recuperating in the hospital after wrecking his car on the way home from an REO Speedwagon reunion event Saturday in the band's hometown…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat who was forcibly removed from a press conference with the secretary of Homeland Security, said Tuesday that his home state is the testing ground for President Donald Trump’s push to deploy the military within the United States. Trump is using immigrants in the country without legal […]
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis County Police launched a new way of communicating with dispatchers. Individuals can now text 911 dispatchers within St. Louis County. "What we would like to know is, first, where you are. Then, the type of services you need," Veronica Clayborn said. Clayborn serves as the communications director, and she said [...]
Chief Ty Bounds, who stirred controversy this year alleging a sheriff's deputy might have helped cover up a death, did not give a reason for his resignation.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce, who spent 13 seasons with the St. Louis Rams, still maintains strong ties to the St. Louis area and remains committed to giving back to the St. Louis community.