The St. Louis Development Corp. will award grants to qualifying businesses in north St. Louis as part of the agency's effort to boost economic development in the area.
EDWARDSVILLE – State Senator Erica Harriss (56 th -Glen Carbon) spent Valentines Day hand-delivering homemade cards as a part of her first annual Valentines for Seniors Card Drive. “It’s truly humbling to see so many church groups, local organizations, and schools, create homemade cards for us to deliver to area seniors across the 56 th District,” said Senator Harriss. “On a day focused on love, it was great to see so many smiles on the faces of residents as we personally delivered valentines cards to each facility.” Senator Harriss’ Valentines for Seniors Card Drive was created to allow members of the community a chance to donate their time and creativity in making cards to be delivered to nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and other long-term care facilities across the 56 th Senate District. This year Senator Harriss’ office collected more than 2,000 cards and delivered them to 36 facilities across the district during the
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) announced today that Perry County will receive a $818,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program to construct a storage facility for a fleet of dump trucks, a wash bay, and salt equipment. “In rural communities, grants like these go a long way,” said Bost. “This investment in Perry County will help maintain equipment that is especially important to for local residents and commuters during these winter months.
A report released last month said there were 158 homicides in 2023, compared to 200 in 2022 and the recent peak of 263 in 2020. Police Chief Robert Tracy said 158 is “still a lot of murders.”
Record Store Day has announced the list of exclusive releases for its 2024 event, taking place in independent record stores on April 20. Here are some of the offerings that will be available…
From My Leader Paper: Festus R-6 officials have agreed to spend a total of $1,536,900 on improvements at the Festus Elementary and Festus Middle schools. The Festus Board of Education voted 6-0 Jan. 18 to spend $1.49 million on HVAC replacement and roof repairs projects at the elementary school, and in another motion the board […]
This is a little boat landing on the outskirts of Giverny. The stream is the Epte River, which runs along the entire southern edge of town. It doesn't look like much, but it's 70 miles long and empties into the Seine a few miles from this spot.
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: The commons area at Edwardsville High School will take on an all-new look and size based on a proposed $6.8-million expansion. At the most recent District 7 board of education work session meeting Monday, work on the new commons area was discussed. No vote is needed for the school district to […]
Drake offered a lot to his concert attendees in St. Louis Monday and Tuesday, including paying for a man's upcoming surgery and sending a couple to Turks and Caicos.
From St. Louis Business Journal: Regional Business Council President and CEO Kathy Osborn will step down from her role May 1. She’s to be replaced at the business advocacy group by Karen Branding, senior vice president for external engagement and corporate communications at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. She’ll be an RBC employee […]
You can now bring Mötley Crüe home sweet home in action figure form. The toy company Super7 is releasing plastic recreations of Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Tommy Lee and Mick…