ROXANA — Village Administrator Bob Coles commended the Roxana High School seniors for their participation in the annual “Senior Assassin” game, a tradition that fosters camaraderie and creativity among students. This year, 42 seniors are engaged in the game, which involves students secretly assigned targets to “eliminate” with water guns while protecting themselves from being eliminated. The game has garnered attention for its lighthearted nature, as students don floaties or swimming goggles to avoid detection. Coles highlighted the positive spirit of the community, and said, “At a time when so much attention is placed on negative news, it’s refreshing to see our youth engaging in clean, wholesome fun.” Participants have been spotted around town in their floaties, creating amusing scenes in various settings, including workplaces and local stores. One student shared his experience of removing his floaties at the gym to avoid standing out,
From The St. Louis Post Dispatch: Woodworking is not a path many women pursue. In fact, only 4.2 percent of carpenters working in the United States today are women according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the category of woodworkers the number is so insignificant statistically it doesn’t register. Luckily, when wood spoke to […]
GOP-controlled Senate adopted legislation authorizing the state to take over St. Louis police. It still needs a final vote in the Senate before moving to the House for further consideration.
From Infrastructure Report Card: This week, the American Society of Civil Engineers released a new paper, Measuring the Benefits and Burdens of Infrastructure in Disadvantaged Communities. The report looks at how several communities across the country consider equity when investing infrastructure funds, and the impact of those projects on lower-income communities. Read the report: ASCE Benefits and […]
From The St. Louis Post Dispatch: A new bill introduced in the St. Louis Board of Aldermen seeks to regulate mold in rental housing, aiming to protect tenants from the health risks associated with hazardous mold exposure. The proposed Board Bill Number 223, sponsored by Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer, would require inspections, tenant notifications, and remediation […]
The Bank of Washington's donation came as an entity of the St. Louis Development Corp. was adding more properties owned by NorthSide's Paul McKee to its list of sites targeted for eminent domain.
The hate and stupidity continues. Emboldened by Trump’s first presidential term and his subsequent, extremely destructive return to the Oval Office, legislators with an unacknowledged preference for fascism are pushing further and further, comfortable in the uncomfortable fact that the only thing capable of stopping them is their own shame. And since they don’t have […]
Bryan Adams is giving fans another preview of his upcoming album, Roll With the Punches.The rocker just released the new track “Make Up Your Mind,” which he says is a…
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More than three years ago, health insurance giant Centene Corp. settled allegations that it overcharged Medicaid programs in Ohio and Mississippi related to prescription drug billing.
Now at least 20 states have settled with Centene over its pharmacy benefit manager operation that coordinated the medications for Medicaid patients. Arizona was among the most recent to join the ranks, settling for an undisclosed payout, Richie Taylor, a spokesperson for the state’s attorney general, told KFF Health…
A St. Charles man appeared in St. Louis County Circuit Court Thursday morning to face allegations he had inappropriate sexual contact with a child at the daycare where he worked.
Spring Break Fun With Animals and Family Activities at St. Louis Aquarium Free Baseball for First 25 Kids Daily March 14-30 St. Louis loves baseball and the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station is celebrating Spring Break with the animals from Friday, March 14 – through Sunday, March 30 with its new Spring Training […]
(The Center Square) – A coalition of 21 attorneys general sent a letter to Democratic and Republican leadership in the U.S. Congress calling on them to put limits on DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence technology that has some experts worried…
Courtney Love is far from A Complete Unknown, though she sings about feeling like one in a cover of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone."The Hole frontwoman put her spin on…
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