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Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois Recognizes Fall Product Top Sellers
GLEN CARBON – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) has wrapped up the annual Fall Product Program for 2023. Girls in Southern Illinois crushed it this fall, selling over $525,000 in tasty treats, magazines, and other fun products. Let’s give a shout out to the following girls for being Fall Product Top Sellers for their respective areas: Alvina Farley from the Alton/Godfrey/Wood River/Roxana Service Unit sold $1,415 in product Riley Isaak from the Granite City/Madison/Venice Service Unit sold $1,409 in product Katelynn Norman from the Bethalto Service Unit sold $2,230 in product Kinsley Godier from the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Service Unit sold $1,293 in product Allison Malter from the Troy/St. Jacob Service Unit sold $1,234 in product Layla Basso from the Highland Service Unit sold $1,370 in product Margeaux Williams from the Collinsville Service Unit sold $701 in product “Our Girl Scouts continue to amaze me with their entrepreneurial spirit
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Lewis and Clark State Historic Site To Commemorate Explorers' 1803 Arrival At Camp River Dubois
HARTFORD – The 220 th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s arrival at their Illinois winter encampment will be commemorated with “Arrival at Camp River Dubois” Dec. 9-10 at the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site in Madison County. Activities will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the site’s interpretive center. The event is free and open to the public. Reenactors and demonstrators will interpret life for the Lewis and Clark Expedition soldiers while wintering at Camp River Dubois from December 1803 to May 1804. Visitors will see how the training and preparation at Camp River Dubois forged the Corps of Discovery and prepared it for a strenuous journey. Soldiers in period uniform will be on site. Lewis and Clark Expedition uniforms can be seen on demonstrators of the White Pirogue boat. The War of 1812 artillery unit will display and interpret their cannon and equipment. Some of the Expedition soldiers went on to serve during this
Missouri landlords took millions in federal pandemic aid. Now they're kicking tenants out
In the St. Louis region, eviction filings are happening at a faster rate than before the coronavirus pandemic. An in-depth report by journalist Mike Fitzgerald explores the reasons why. Fitzgerald discusses the current eviction crisis alongside Kennard Williams, organizing manager with the group Action St. Louis.
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Missouri pension board rejects push by Vivek Malek for China divestment
The board overseeing Missouri’s state employee pension plan voted down a proposal by state Treasurer Vivek Malek to sell off any investments in Chinese stocks and other securities.
On a voice vote last week, the 11-member board of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System rejected Malek’s call to punish the Asian economic powerhouse for COVID-19, spy balloons and the fentanyl crisis by pulling its pension investments in the Asian economic powerhouse.
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Best Buy Black Friday deals you should jump on now
If you’re interested in electronics, you won’t want to miss our roundup of Best Buy Black Friday deals. Best Buy has slashed prices on big-ticket items, such as TVs, headphones, speakers, laptops and tablets.
Five Below is practically giving its holiday décor away
If you need to step up your holiday decorating game but are on a budget, visit Five Below. Check out all the best deals on Five Below's holiday décor.
Riverbend Residents Receive Thanksgiving Meals from Local Organizations and Sen. Erica Harriss
ALTON - State Senator Erica Harriss partnered with Meridian Health and Alton’s Crisis Food Center to hand out 150 turkeys and hams to Riverbend residents. From 1–3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, cars lined the block around Crisis Food Center, located at 21 East 6th Street in Alton, to receive 75 hams and 75 turkeys in honor of Thanksgiving. Harriss noted that she enjoys days like this when she can work directly with constituents in her district. “Springfield is a big place,” Harriss said. “There’s only so much control you can have, whereas here back in the district, we have a whole lot more control over how much we can be helping people in the community. That was one of the things when I came in in January, I said, ‘Okay, as much as we can do locally and have an impact on, we’re going to go for and make that a big effort.’” Crisis Food Center chose people in the community to receive the food. Volunteers from Crisis and
The 19 best Apple Black Friday deals
Apple products are known for their premium prices, so now is the time to start checking on Black Friday sales. Right now you can save on some of Apple's most popular products.
Missouri soldier awarded medal for saving drowning family
A Missouri National Guardsman deployed along the Texas-Mexico border received the Soldier Medal earlier this month for rescuing a mother and her two children from drowning while attempting to cross the Rio Grande.
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Gene Simmons and Neil Young leave X following controversial Elon Musk comments
Rockers Gene Simmons and Neil Young have both announced they are leaving X, formerly known as Twitter. The move comes as several companies have pulled ads from the social media site after owner Elon Musk seemed to…
Downtown St. Louis office building sells for $7M less than it did in 2018
A downtown St. Louis office building has sold for $7 million less than what it last traded for nearly five years ago, a transaction that comes amid continued use of remote work and a gradual increase in central business district office vacancy.
Accounting firm with large St. Louis presence forms partnership with Mazars that will bring new brand, greater reach
The big local player will team up with Mazars, the world's 11th-largest accounting firm, by acquiring its U.S. subsidiary. Although the two companies will maintain separate ownership, they will operate under a single, new brand once the deal closes in June.
Fox Theatre's TINA Cast Visits Tina Turner's High School
Founded in 1875, Sumner High was established as the first high school for African American students this side of the Mississippi. In its nearly 150 years, the high school has provided the educational foundation for scores of prominent Black individuals in every industry and profession, including entertainment.
Alton Turkey Giveway Sponsored By Tor-Hoerman Once Again Warms The Hearts Of Those In Region
ALTON - There are many examples of a giving spirit in the area but one of the best each year is the Alton Turkey Giveaway sponsored by TorHoerman Law Firm for the past 10 years. This past Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, they once again distributed 500 turkeys along with sides that will make this Thanksgiving Day much more meaningful and festive to families. The coordinators of the event said the event upholds a decade-long tradition of giving and spreading joy and support to the local community. This year, the event was held at the Alton Amphitheater at 1 Riverfront Drive and several volunteered to direct traffic along with the Alton Police and even Alton Mayor David Goins. Kristie Stephens, executive legal assistant and event coordinator of the Turkey Giveaway for TorHoerman, said: “The Turkey Giveaway is such a blessing to the community and it blesses our firm to see all the love being shown during this grand event. We look forward to this event every year because we know how muc
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