GREENVILLE – Greenville University is excited to announce a new partnership with Jersey Community Unit School District 100 through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This collaboration aims to provide mutual benefits to both organizations by offering scholarship opportunities to employees of Jersey CUSD 100 and creating pathways for professional development and employment. Under the terms of the MOU, employees of Jersey CUSD 100 will have access to a tuition scholarship for Greenville University’s online undergraduate and graduate programs. This opportunity is available for employees seeking to advance their careers while working full or part-time in the school district. The scholarship applies to a range of academic programs including Bachelor of Science degrees in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Organizational Leadership, and Psychology, as well as various master’s degree programs such as Management, Business Administration (MBA), and severa
JERSEYVILLE - St. Francis/Holy Ghost Catholic School will be hosting its 26th annual Harvest Fest coming up this weekend. The fest will be complete with entertainment, prizes, fun, and great food. The event will be held on the grounds of St. Francis at 506 S. State Street in Jerseyville. It kicks off at 5 p.m. this Friday with games to entertain the kiddos including a color wheel and a dime toss. A cornhole tournament will also be held for any competitive folks out there, and of course, those who just want a good time. The fun begins at 11 a.m. the next day with raffle baskets opening right at the start. There will be even more fun for the kids on Saturday with bounce houses, a police radar baseball pitch, and much more. That evening there will be a live auction. Sunday starts at the same time with the raffle baskets opening when the festival begins. Kids get to partake in the Harvest Fest Olympics, as well as a pie-eating contest following the Olympics. Each day will
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced the Puppy Protection Act , which would create stronger standards for veterinary care, housing, and breeding for dogs. The legislation would ensure that dogs within breeders’ care have suitable and safe enclosures, access to outdoor areas, and regularly interact with other dogs and humans. “As many Americans welcomed a dog into their family during the pandemic, we must ensure that the demand for pets is met with a commitment from breeders to raise dogs in humane conditions before they find their forever home,” said Durbin. “I’m proud to lead this effort in protecting dogs from neglectful breeders who have evaded proper oversight and inspection in the past. The Puppy Protection Act will ensure breeding dogs and puppies will be well-cared for and live a healthy life.” Specifically, the bill would do the following: Caging and space requirements: Expand
WASHINGTON — The closely divided U.S. Senate gridlocked Tuesday over the best way to provide nationwide protections for in vitro fertilization, despite lawmakers from both political parties maintaining they want to do so. Republicans voted against advancing a Democratic bill that could have prevented states from enacting “harmful or unwarranted limitations” on the procedure and […]
Editor’s Note: Last week Ron Unterreiner, founder of PEOPLE of Construction was honored by the St. Louis Business Journal as a “Champion of Diversity”. The event was at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Ron was nominated by many of his colleagues in the industry, who also turned out in force to honor him. We are reprinting […]
DOW - This October, there’s an unlikely partnership between Got Faith? and R Acres of Terror. R Acres of Terror, a haunted attraction in Dow, prides itself on scaring people for Halloween fun. Got Faith? works throughout the year to help people in the Riverbend. The two organizations are teaming up to collect socks for unhoused community members and raise money for Got Faith? The nonprofit is also sponsoring a Safe Zone at R Acres of Terror. In the Safe Zone, all of the scaring stops. People who need a break from the scares can sit down, have a soda and hear more about the Got Faith? organization by talking with founder Steve Pegram. “We do have people who can’t make it through,” explained Ron Root, owner of R Acres of Terror. “We literally have grown men who will turn around in the second or third scene. People’s scares and their reactions, everybody’s totally different. You could have a 10-year-old go through and give everybody
The Concrete Council of St. Louis is hosting its annual Professional Engineers’ Seminar Sponsored by Vee-Jay Cement Contracting Co. and Korte Co. on Wednesday, October 2nd at Fabick Headquarters located at One Fabick Drive, Fenton, MO 63026. The Professional Engineers’ Seminar gathers some of the most respected voices in the industry to discuss innovations in […]
Henderson Companies, the 100% employee-owned parent company of Henderson Engineers and Henderson Building Solutions, proudly announces it has opened an office in downtown St. Louis, establishing the company’s 14th office location. Driven by a strategic desire to better serve clients in the St. Louis region and attract top-tier local talent, the new office is located […]
If you’re a Techdirt reader (or any tech news reader) you’ve already heard a lot of stories about the chaos of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, but no matter how much you know, there’s a lot to learn in a new book that hits the shelves today. Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, by […]
Peter Frampton has canceled his Tuesday show at Virginia Credit Union Live in Richmond, Virginia.A post on the soon-to-be Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s Instagram blames the cancellation on…
Robert Anzalone, a 60-year-old St. Louis man, has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly assaulting two neighbors with a metal bat and holding one captive in his home.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge's ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away.
UPDATED: (2:30 p.m.) - A baby who was found Monday night unresponsive and not breathing died as a result of severe hyperthermia and dehydration. That could have been the result of being in a closed vehicle for a long period, said Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood "I can't sugarcoat it. Those are the facts. There [...]
The main goal of the act is to stop pollution that comes from fluorescent lights. Fluorescent lighting is known to be incorrectly disposed of which leads to mercury and other toxins being released into the air.
A woman found dead in an Illinois cornfield in 1991 has been identified as a Chicago-area woman more than a decade after authorities began re-examining the cold case.
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