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30 Years Of Service: Glen Carbon Police Chief Honored For 'True Leadership'

1 year 11 months ago
GLEN CARBON - Glen Carbon Police Chief Todd Link was honored on Tuesday night for building up the GCPD and its morale over his three decades of law enforcement service. Mayor Bob Marcus presented Chief Link with the Meritorious Service Award at this week’s Village Board meeting. Officers from multiple police departments, including his own, submitted 35 letters in support of Link. Among the many attendees were Retired Chief Scott Penny from the Fairmont City Police Department and John Cunningham, former NAACP president and personal friend of the chief. From boosted morale to equipment upgrades , new officer hires , a $1 million expansion of the GCPD Dispatch Center , and more, Public Safety Administrative Supervisor Coleen Schaller said Chief Link’s “true leadership” has ushered in a new era for the department. “The Glen Carbon Police Department has not always been great,” Schaller said. “10 years ago, Chief Link did not inherit

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The Final Bell - The Sam Muchnick 1982 Retirement Card

1 year 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- On New Year’s Day 1982, more than 19,000 spectators packed the CheckerDome in St. Louis for a professional wrestling event to honor St. Louis’ own Sam Muchnick. Muchnick helped bring “Wrestling at the Chase” to our TV screens. The program that aired weekly on KPLR-TV from 1962 to 1982. The special fight [...]
Mike Colombo

Missouri appeals court hears case over local governments stacking sales tax on marijuana

1 year 11 months ago
The court debate Tuesday over how Missouri marijuana products get taxed statewide sounded similar to a grammar class on conjunctions and comma placement. The constitutional amendment voters approved in 2022 legalizing recreational marijuana allowed local governments to impose additional sales tax on the products. The big question before the three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District on Tuesday was: what did voters intend by “local government?” Attorneys for St. Louis…
Rebecca Rivas