ALTON - Alton Family Martial Arts & Fitness invites you to join them at one of their classes. Steven Fisher, general manager, explained that the gym offers jiu jitsu, MMA and kickboxing classes. They also have a seven-day free trial period for people to check out their classes firsthand. He encourages people to give it a shot. “It’s never too early to start,” Fisher said. “We have every flavor in the gym and we take it at your pace, not our pace, so you have time to build that strength, build that momentum, and then you can go from there.” Fisher joked that many people are overconfident when they come to the gym at first, and the first class is known as the “ego killer.” While it can be intimidating at first, the coaches and fellow classmates are there to practice, and they always welcome newcomers. Adam Peipert knows this firsthand. Peipert has lost 100 pounds over the past 12 months of working with Alton Family Martial Arts & Fitness
It'll be a much cooler day today behind the cold front that brought some storms overnight. Highs today are near 50 with mostly cloudy skies. Decreasing clouds overnight, with lows falling into the mid 30s.
Illinois, which has lagged in installing public EV charging stations, expects to add 1,000 fast-charging ports this year at locations such as shopping centers, hotels, truck stops and restaurants.
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SPRINGFIELD – This Super Bowl Sunday, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police as well as law enforcement agencies throughout the state are taking a timeout to spread two very important safety messages to the public: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket.” “If you’re attending a Super Bowl party, the best call you can make before you start to celebrate is to plan for a safe ride home so that when the party’s over, you don’t get sidelined – or sideline anyone else – by driving impaired,” said IDOT’s Director of Highways Project Implementation Steve Travia. “Driving impaired is not a game and can have fatal consequences for you and others on the road.” If you’re driving this weekend, safety should be the top goal in your gameplan. When it’s time to leave the party, make sure your designated driver is sober. Remember that walking impaired also
Thousands of people will gather in Soulard on Saturday for the Mardi Gras parade and celebration. The Mardi Gras Foundation and Soulard businesses are prepared for the large crowds.
Here we go again. In so many of these trademark disputes, the disputer far too often is wielding overly broad trademarks granted by the USPTO to suggest that having that registered mark is all they need to shut down the use of those broad terms by others. Nowhere do you find any claims of actual […]
Look for offerings from Olive + Oak, Olio, Seoul Taco, and more, as well as cocktails from mixologist Ted Kilgore, kids’ meals, and allergen-free menu items.
After a decision to close a school, a parent group in the Meramec Valley R-3 School District is working to bring in the state auditor to investigate the district’s spending.