The St. Charles County executive writes that he and others envision the Femme Osage watershed as the community's future Wildwood and the upper Dardenne watershed as its future Chesterfield.
Kevin Riggs, also a majority stakeholder of local engineering firm Cole & Associates, said his background in science informed his work in the cannabis industry, calling commercial cannabis "one of the most underestimated technical and scientific projects that you can possibly do."
ALTON - Community members lined up in the Alton Housing Authority’s housing developments for free meals on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 7, four food trucks delivered 500 free hot meals to community members in the Oakwood Estates, Alton Acres, Toledo Estates and Alton Manor housing developments. “We’ll just enjoy one another and use food as a way to connect and bless the people,” explained John Michel. Michel oversees the operations of Soulcial Kitchen and Currency of Caring, two programs that fall under the Food is Love brand and aim to fight food insecurity in the St. Louis metro area. He explained that the Currency of Caring program allows people to purchase $8 tokens to provide a free meal to their neighbors. This month, Alton Township decided to purchase 500 tokens to provide meals to community members. “We’re going to do 500 meals, 125 meals per truck, and a total of $4,000,” said Ray Strebel,
The number of new firms hiring their first employees declined 27% last year in the St. Louis metro area, dropping to a level slightly above the startups created in 2016 as the nation emerged from a recession.
WASHINGTON — Congress plans to spend just 35 days between now and the end of the year in the nation’s capital, a fitting end to one of the least productive sessions in decades. The deeply divided 118th Congress so far has placed just 78 public laws on the books, a fraction of the hundreds enacted […]
SWANSEA – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, will join state Sen. Christopher Belt, D-Swansea, and state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, in a visit to Cambridge House of Swansea Thursday at 2 p.m. to highlight legislative efforts to support older adults – including an increase in the monthly personal needs allowance for qualifying supportive living facility residents from $90 to $120 per month. “Personal needs allowances help older adults with small personal expenses, such as paying for haircuts, clothing, magazines and other purchases,” Hoffman said. “These are often the kinds of purchases we take for granted, and every dollar helps. Whether it’s to buy a treat for a grandkid or something personal, this is an increase that matters.” Hoffman has been a leading advocate for an increase in the monthly personal needs allowance, introducing legislation that would effectively raise the figure for qualifying supportive living facility residents
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Cori Bush warned her political enemies she has no restraints in her concession speech on Tuesday after losing to St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell in the Democratic Primary in the 1st District.
In the latest YouGov poll, Kamala Harris is two points ahead of Donald Trump, the same as last week. I think she might get another little bump out of Tim Walz and the Democratic convention, but from here on out it's mostly just going to be a three-month grind. The big spikes from newfound Democratic ...continue reading "Kamala Harris is preferred to Trump 49% to 44%"
WOOD RIVER — The Health Department warns public after mosquitos tested positive for West Nile virus in Madison County. Madison County Health Department announced that mosquito batches collected in Madison County on Aug. 2, tested positive for West Nile virus. West Nile Virus is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito that has picked up the virus by feeding on an infected bird. Common West Nile Virus symptoms include fever, nausea, headache and muscle aches. Symptoms may last from a few days to a few weeks. However, four out of five people infected with West Nile Virus will not show any symptoms. In rare cases, severe illness including meningitis or encephalitis, or even death, can occur. People older than 50 are at higher risk for severe illness from West Nile Virus. The best way to prevent West Nile disease or any other mosquito-borne illnesses is to reduce the number of mosquitoes around your home and to take personal precautions to avoid mosquito bites. Avoid
A St. Louis Circuit Court judge has filed an arrest warrant for a man accused of fatally shooting a gas station/convenience store clerk after being caught shoplifting.
Sammy Hagar has talked at length about his failed attempts to get in contact with his former bandmate Alex Van Halen. Now he thinks he may know why the drummer is…
Evictions are a window into America’s rental housing crisis: In 2022, more than half of all renters spent over a third of their income on housing, and millions of tenants who miss rent payments are evicted each year. When renters are kicked out of their homes, the consequences can be disastrous. Families might lose their […]
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