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Missouri Botanical Garden appoints first female president

9 months 4 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Botanical Garden announced on Monday their first female president in the garden's history. International botanist and conservationist, Dr. Lúcia G. Lohmann, was announced as the garden's eighth president and will take on her new role Jan. 2, 2025. Garden President Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson has served as the garden's president [...]
Kamy Smelser

VIDEO: Home-Grown Construction Tech Pioneer Tells Why Gateway South District Counts

9 months 4 weeks ago
Editor’s Note: Luke Schuette, founder and CEO of structural bamboo manufacturer ReNüTeq, will be on the Forum’s Future of Construction discussion panel set for 7:30-9:30 AM Sept. 26th at Gateway South Advanced Building Collaboration District (GSABCD). The panel will be preceded by networking and followed by an exhibition of componentized/modularized construction technology and tours of […]
Tom Finan

Goalkeeper Patrick Henesey Has Been Key In Alton Boys Soccer Resurgence, He Is An Auto Butler Male Athlete Of Month

9 months 4 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Patrick Henesey, a senior goalkeeper for the Alton boys soccer team, has shown great progress in helping the Redbirds in their resurgence, taking a 6-1 win over University City, Mo., on Sept. 7, right after a loss at Edwardsville 1-0 on Sept. 5. Henesey has allowed only eight goals in net for Alton in the first six matches as the Redbirds are off to a tremendous start, one of the best starts for the Redbirds in many season. In an interview that followed the game against Edwardsville, Henesey felt Alton had played well, but also though his team could have done better. "It was a good game," Henesey said. "We just need to work on a few things. We should have scored and put it away, but we played well. It was a tough finish." The Redbirds did have some good opportunities in the match, particularly towards the end, when everyone pushed forward to get the equalizer. The goal, however, never came as the Tigers took the three points. "Yeah, it was a good game," Henesey

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Madison County Judge Sarah Smith Selected To Serve As Deep Wing Official For NCAA Division 3 Football Crew

9 months 4 weeks ago
MADISON COUNTY - Football season is upon us, and not just for our local high schools and colleges. This season, Madison County Judge Sarah Smith was selected to serve as a Deep Wing Official in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. She is also officiating at the high school level, freshman on up to Varsity Friday Night Lights games throughout Southern Illinois. “I have three sons who all play football and a husband who coaches at the middle school. Football just runs in our blood, and since I plan on retiring from the military next year, I figured it was the perfect time to get into the officiating profession,” said Smith. The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC), which is comprised of eight full-time member schools from Minnesota and Wisconsin, began in 1972 as the Twin Rivers Conference and was renamed to its current title in 1983. In 2008-09 academic year, the UMAC became a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The UMAC includes

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Abortion-rights measure will be on Missouri’s November ballot, court rules

9 months 4 weeks ago

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that an abortion-rights measure will be on the state’s November ballot. The ruling on Tuesday ensures voters will have a chance to weigh in on whether to restore abortion rights to the state. A group of Republican state lawmakers and other abortion opponents had…

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