FAIRMONT CITY - Molina Healthcare of Illinois (“Molina”) is partnering with PBS KIDS (WSIU) and the Fairmont City Library Center to host a fun family reading event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. “Reading with Molina” will feature story time, Hispanic Heritage Month themed activities, and craft time. Additionally, every child in attendance will receive a free book for bilingual readers and an activity to take home. While proficiency in language arts for students in Illinois has improved to 35%, proficiency remains below pre-pandemic levels. Reading proficiency statistics are even worse among Illinois’ minority and low-income students, with only 17% of Hispanic third graders reading at grade level on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness in 2023. Through this event series, Molina hopes to instill a love of reading in Illinois’ youth as part of their mission to build stronger communities, one life at a time. WHAT: Molina Healthcare
Here's the blaring headline at the top of the Washington Post this morning: In a hyper-technical sense this is true. The new Georgia rule doesn't require a hand count of how people voted, but it does require a hand count of the number of ballots to make sure it matches the machine total. The Post ...continue reading "When is a hand count not really a hand count?"
Bruce Springsteen has treated fans to another edition of his Live Series. The latest is a 15-track playlist titled Songs of Conscience, which is now on Spotify. The playlist features performances…
WEST ALTON, MO – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Rivers Project Office is announcing its first Annual Deer Hunt for Mobility-Impaired Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces , in cooperation with the Olin Veterans Network and MO Vets Outdoors. The hunt will be held December 13th and 14th, 2024, with a hunt overview and meal provided on December 13th at 10 A.M. Applications are available at the Rivers Project Office and are due by October 9th, 2024. Applications may be dropped off to the Rivers Project Office at 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, MO 63386 or submitted via by email to Josh Pierce at Joshua.D.Pierce@USACE.Army.Mil . This hunt will allow for archery antlerless-only harvest only. Permits will not be provided. Hunters must provide their own Missouri hunting permits and archery equipment to legally and ethically harvest an antlerless whitetail in the state of Missouri during the 2024/2025 archery season. Proper licensing/permitting and equipment will be inspected
St. Louis rapper Nelly is being sued by members of his former rap group, St. Lunatics, for allegedly denying them credit and royalties from his album, "Country Grammar."
WASHINGTON — The country’s next president will need a friendly Congress to make their policy dreams a reality, but control of the two chambers remains deeply uncertain with just weeks until Election Day — and whether the outcome will be a party trifecta in the nation’s capital. Recent projections tilt in favor of Republicans taking […]
Three St. Louis construction businessmen have been indicted for allegedly deceiving the city's Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise program and misrepresenting minority and women-owned business participation in two major apartment projects.
WOOD RIVER - Wood River Main Street will host its Concert in the Park and Food Truck Festival this weekend. From 6–8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, community members can enjoy music by Trent Thrun and Matt Gadeken at the Central Park Bandstand in Wood River. The event is free and open to the public. Concessions will be available for purchase, or you can bring your own food and drinks. “It’s not a stuffy thing or anything like that. It’s just bringing a lawn chair, bringing a blanket, chill out,” said Kristen Burns, director of Wood River Main Street. “We’re really excited.” Friday’s free Concert in the Park event is the first in a series that will continue through October. Each concert will spotlight musicians who have played at Wood River’s farmers’ market this summer. Burns is especially excited for Thrun and Gadeken to perform, as they have been popular at the market these past few months. “They’re
ST. LOUIS -- On Thursday night in south St. Louis, two vehicles struck a bicyclist. It happened around midnight at Hampton and Elizabeth Avenues in the Clifton Heights neighborhood. According to the authorities, a car and then another car struck the bicyclist as he was crossing the street. The fire department was able to quickly [...]
The Beach Boys' classic holiday album is getting a special reissue for its 60th anniversary.The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album will be released Nov. 8 as a special limited-edition numbered LP…
Elon Musk fought the Brazilian law, and it looks like the Brazilian law won. After making a big show of how he was supposedly standing up for free speech, Elon caved yet again. Just as happened back in April when he first refused to comply with court orders from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, […]