JERSEYVILLE – A local business planning to open at 221 S. State Street in Jerseyville will get a boost in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds to complete concrete work at the site. On Tuesday, members of the Jerseyville City Council unanimously approved a large facade commercial grant application submitted by Nana’s Hometown Sweets & Eats Owner Josh Chappell. Building & Zoning Director Jeff Soer said the scope of the work includes converting the gravel portion of the site’s parking lot into concrete. Not only will this ensure consistency between drive-up areas, but also compliance with city regulations against gravel parking lots. Soer said 50% of the total project cost is eligible for TIF funds. With an estimated cost of $48,800, the city has agreed to reimburse up to $24,400 in TIF-eligible project costs. The concrete work at Nana’s Hometown Sweets & Eats is expected to be completed sometime in May of 2025, weather and other conditions permitting. In
A groundbreaking Missouri bill could soon allow people to use silver and gold as legal tender for paying public and private debts, including for things like taxes and groceries, if the recipient agrees.
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ALTON - For a unique and successful blend of talents in band, theater and engineering, our most recent Remarkable Redbird, junior Wesley LeBrun, will be leading the way. Wesley said during a recent interview that "Alton High is a great school and he is proud to attend." Wesley has been a member of the Marching Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble and also the Marching 100 at Alton High. He has played a number of different percussion instruments including the snare drum, xylophone, kettle drum and marimba during his three years at Alton High. To participate in the Illinois Music Educators Association contest, Wesley submitted a video performance at a District Festival for a chance to perform with the top high school percussionists in the state of Illinois which he did during a contest in Peoria earlier this year. He was a member of the pit orchestra for the musicals his first two years at Alton High in playing for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and also Annie, but after talking
The sudden death of a major capital improvement bill in Missouri's legislature has left numerous St. Louis-area construction projects hanging in the balance.
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A St. Louis man appeared in St. Louis Circuit Court on Wednesday and admitted to fatally shooting his girlfriend in 2020 as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
"I'm just thankful and grateful he is getting out so that we can heal together," Marshaun Futrell's father, Tracy Futrell, said after the hearing. "It's been terrible for the whole family."
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