O’FALLON, Ill. — On Wednesday, Nov. 5, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Emergency Services had the honor of presenting Elena LaFleur with the Dr. Jeffrey Shafer Memorial Scholarship for $3,000. This $1,500 scholarship, in partnership with Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC), is awarded to SWIC students pursuing a career in emergency medical services (EMS) in memory of Dr. Jeffrey Shafer and his career as an EMS-trained physician. Dr. Shafer’s family generously matched the
O’FALLON, Ill. — On Wednesday, Nov. 5, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Emergency Services had the honor of presenting Elena LaFleur with the Dr. Jeffrey Shafer Memorial Scholarship for $3,000. This $1,500 scholarship, in partnership with Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC), is awarded to SWIC students pursuing a career in emergency medical services (EMS) in memory of Dr. Jeffrey Shafer and his career as an EMS-trained physician. Dr. Shafer’s family generously matched the
Kirkwood officials have selected a developer and finalized a plan to turn the former site of the city's public works department into more than 200 new housing units.
WOOD RIVER — Chestnut Health Systems™ invites the community to attend an Open House at its new Wood River location, 337 E. Ferguson Ave., Wood River, on Thursday, November 13 from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. This event celebrates the opening of Chestnut’s newest facility in Madison County, offering residents the chance to tour the building, meet staff, and learn more about the comprehensive behavioral health and primary care services available to the community. “We’re
WOOD RIVER — Chestnut Health Systems™ invites the community to attend an Open House at its new Wood River location, 337 E. Ferguson Ave., Wood River, on Thursday, November 13 from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. This event celebrates the opening of Chestnut’s newest facility in Madison County, offering residents the chance to tour the building, meet staff, and learn more about the comprehensive behavioral health and primary care services available to the community. “We’re
Back in October, Def Leppard joined The Who, Peter Frampton, John Fogerty, The Doobie Brothers and others to play a benefit concert in the backyard of a California home, and…
ILLINOIS - United Cerebral Palsy in Seguin aims to “create life without limits for persons with disabilities.” Joseph Mengoni serves as the president and CEO of UCP Seguin. Mengoni explained that the organization has existed since 1949 and runs several programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “We believe that everybody deserves a chance,” Mengoni said. “They all have needs. We want to be there to help create life
Investigators with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are asking for the public’s help to solve a shooting outside a Halloween party earlier this month.
ILLINOIS - United Cerebral Palsy in Seguin aims to “create life without limits for persons with disabilities.” Joseph Mengoni serves as the president and CEO of UCP Seguin. Mengoni explained that the organization has existed since 1949 and runs several programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “We believe that everybody deserves a chance,” Mengoni said. “They all have needs. We want to be there to help create life
TOPEKA, Kansas — The Kansas City Chiefs put out a request for proposals to design a new stadium on the Kansas side of the state line and are negotiating for land near the Kansas Speedway, according to two reports from Kansas City area talk show hosts. Pete Mundo of KCMO talk radio broke the news […]
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As the Kansas City Chiefs weigh whether to play future games in a renovated Arrowhead Stadium or a proposed dome in Kansas, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday floated a potential mixture of the two concepts aimed at keeping the team in his state. Kehoe, who has been in regular [...]
Much needed improvements to the wastewater treatment plant servicing the growing St. Louis suburb of O’Fallon, Mo. have been completed. Contegra Construction completed the modernization of the facility serving 93,000 city residents. The 14-month project includes a new two-story headworks building and discharge conveyer. At the front end of the process, the 2,000-square-foot concrete headworks […]
Chris Hawn has joined S. M. Wilson & Co. as Vice President of Retail Construction. Hawn is responsible for leading the strategic national expansion of the firm’s retail division. He will focus on developing multi-site programs and building long-term partnerships with retailers across the country, spanning ground-up construction, closed-store and open-store remodels, tenant build-outs and […]
The city of Wildwood, the St. Louis region’s largest by land area, is preparing for its third consecutive deer culling season to address concerns over high deer density and public safety.
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