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Are you merging correctly on the highway?

1 year 10 months ago
You might be merging incorrectly on the highway if you aren't following these rules. The standard for merging dictates that those attempting to enter the highway do not have the right of way. Instead, they must match the flow of traffic and merge without causing disruptions to existing highway traffic.
Liz Dowell

3rd Annual Grafton Winter Lights Parade Grows to Include Over 100 Entries

1 year 10 months ago
GRAFTON - Grafton’s Winter Lights Parade was bigger and brighter than ever on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. The parade kicked off at 5:30 p.m. at Hawg Pit BBQ in downtown Grafton. The route traveled along the back road and ended at the Loading Dock at 401 Front Street. Alison Rohan explained that this new town tradition began as an inside joke and has quickly grown to include over 100 parade entries. “ It started as a little joke,” she said. “Two of us decorated our car with lights during the holidays, and we would have a parade. So we did it the first year and had fun doing it and the next year we had 25 people in the parade, or cars. So this year on social media it really blew up, and we had over 100 entries in the parade.” This year’s parade was sponsored by the Grafton Chamber of Commerce. They encouraged people to grab dinner at the Loading Dock or somewhere else in Grafton and explore more of downtown Grafton after the parade concluded.

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BEC Office Products Gets $25,000 Small Business Grant

1 year 10 months ago
GRANITE CITY - BEC Office Products, a family-owned and operated office supply store serving the St. Louis Metro region for more than 50 years, recently received a federal grant for small businesses totaling $25,000. BEC received a Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) grant of $25,000, which they were recommended for by Guardian Savings Bank of Granite City. The grant is to be used to upgrade their HVAC system and improve signage along Madison Avenue. Community First Accelerate Grants for Small Business (or simply "Accelerate Grants") such as the one received by BEC assist the growth and development of small businesses in Illinois and Wisconsin. Grants of up to $25,000 are awarded to eligible small businesses through member institutions of Guardian Savings Bank. BEC Office Products first began as a typewriter repair and sales business in the basement of “Typewriter” Tony Mangi’s house in Venice, Ill. in 1957. The business now offers over 25,000 office products from

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