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BELLEVILLE - St. Clair County residents impacted by the July 16, 2024, flooding continue to be urged to register for federal disaster assistance. The St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency announced that those affected can seek help through FEMA by calling 1-800-621-3362 or visiting https://www.disasterassistance.gov/. The St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency said in addition to online and phone registration, in-person Disaster Resource Centers will be established in the county in the coming days. Details regarding the specific locations of these centers will be released shortly. The flooding event has caused significant damage throughout St. Clair County, prompting the need for federal aid to assist residents in recovery efforts. The St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency also said it is working closely with FEMA to ensure that all affected individuals receive the necessary support.

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ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis region will be welcoming back the Evolution Festival for its second consecutive year in Forest Park. The festival is a two-day event taking place on Sept. 28 & 29 at Forest Park's Langenberg Field, which is across the street from the Dwight Davis Tennis Center. The Evolution Festival will [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Tim Ezell has been voted the Best Local TV Personality in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's 2024 "Best of the Best" Headliners program. Ezell won the category, beating out fellow nominee Elliott Davis of FOX 2. The annual program invites the St. Louis community to nominate and vote for their favorite local businesses [...]

My PSA score is now well into the normal, healthy range: I was somehow expecting something even lower, but I don't know why. According to the Kaiser test portal, anything below 4.5 is normal, so this is a very good result. I'm now down to only one cancer, for which I'll be getting a new ...continue reading "Health update"

COLLINSVILLE - The Collinsville School District announced on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, that Maryville Elementary Named 2024 National Blue Ribbon School Collinsville, Illinois – September 23, 2024 – Maryville Elementary School (Maryville, IL) has been named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The announcement was made by the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. Maryville Elementary is one of 18 schools in the State of Illinois, and only 356 schools nationwide, chosen for this prestigious honor. The National Blue Ribbon Schools designation highlights schools that excel in academic performance or make significant strides in closing achievement gaps among different student groups. "The National Blue Ribbon Schools Award is a testament to the exceptional achievements of students and educators at each of these schools,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “The 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools are raising the

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ALTON - The Junior League of Greater Alton is looking for new members to help them with three projects before the end of the year. The women in the organization meet once a month. They have a “Retro Recruitment” event planned for Oct. 10, 2024, where community members are invited to the Sportsman’s Club in Godfrey to learn more about the organization. The goal of the Junior League is to bring women together to improve their community. “We are an organization that is focused on helping women make a meaningful community impact,” explained Meredith Elfrink. “We do this, our mission statement says, through volunteer action, training and collaboration. We are a group of women that want to be the next leaders to make an impact in our community.” The organization is currently collecting food for Community Hope Center and working with Caritas Family Solutions to help kids in the foster care system. They also hope to participate with the City

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The list for this year's National Blue Ribbon Schools have been announced. Both Missouri and Illinois received a total of 26 of these awards across schools, with eight of those being awarded in our area.

Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour recently dropped Luck and Strange, his first solo album of new material in nine years, but it sounds like fans may not have to wait long for…

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The city's position diverges from St. Louis County, which in July removed its previously approved $550,000 home value cap.

The move marks the latest shift from permanent staffing to temporary workers in St. Louis County government.

Lucky the one-eyed french bulldog chihuahua mix!!! is the best dog!!!

Super cute chipmunk spotted in Boulevard Heights Neighborhood!

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The brothers behind one of the city’s most prolific apartment developers were indicted Friday on fraud charges related to the city’s minority hiring program. Vic Alston and Sid Chakraverty — along with their accountant, Shijing “Poppy” Cao — are accused in a federal indictment unsealed Friday of falsifying records related to […]

For those who truly believe breakfast is the most important meal of the day, finding the ideal eats to start the day is a top priority. Food writers recently praised one St. Louis restaurant as the best for brunch and breakfast in Missouri.

I do not understand why California Governor Gavin Newsom thinks he has to be the Democratic equivalent of Texas Governor Greg Abbott or Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, signing obviously unconstitutional laws for the sake of winning culture war arguments. It’s really shameful. It’s cheap political pandering, while disrespecting the rights of everyone he’s supposed to […]

From Builder Online:  General and trade contractors need more than just tools in their belts. They need conflict resolution tools, according to a report from Dodge Construction Network in partnership with Dusty Robotics. On the jobsite, contractors have an average of 17 interactions daily with people from other companies with 44% of those interactions involving […]

From West Newsmagazine:  Funds for the construction of Main Street have once more become an issue in a proposed development in Wildwood’s Town Center. TB Realty and Benton Homes have proposed a plan for 55 attached and detached single-family dwellings at the southeast corner of Eatherton Road and Crestview Drive in Wildwood, called Latitude N38. […]