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Dry and mild mid-November weekend, soggy start to work week

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Cloudy skies through the morning will slow down our warmup a bit. Clouds should decrease some but in general there will be many more clouds Saturday afternoon compared to Friday. Temperatures will climb to the low 60s. Mostly cloudy for Sunday but temperatures will be a bit milder, up to the mid to upper 60s. [...]
Jaime Travers

Caritas Family Solutions Seeking Gift Donations for Foster Children

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BELLEVILLE - It’s the holiday season and for some families in Southern Illinois and the Metro East area, getting gifts under a Christmas tree is not always a given. Caritas Family Solutions, a nonprofit human services agency, is encouraging people to sponsor children through its Secret Santa program, which is expected to help provide gifts for nearly 1,400 children this year. Abbey Turner, an Administrative Manager Supervisor who manages the program, has been with the agency since 2018. Her parents were foster parents during her childhood so helping youth in care has been close to her heart for a long time. She said she knows very well how valuable the support of a community is for programs like these. “We simply can't make this program happen without the generosity of people in our community,” said Turner. “Our kids receive really special gifts from people who are looking to help fill a need. By giving them the gift they want, we are providing them with a sense

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Saints Peter and Paul Parish Announces 25th Annual Christmas Bazaar

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ALTON - 25 years ago, the December edition of "The Old Cathedral" Saints Peter and Paul parish newspaper was able to predict the future when it ended an article about the very first Christmas Bazaar with the following: "Before the day was over dozens of people had begun talking about the Second Annual Old Cathedral Christmas Bazaar. The thought of this becoming a tradition in our Parish, was perhaps as gratifying as the end result of the initial event." Little did they know that the tradition would carry on for 25 years. Plans are currently underway for the 25th annual Christmas Bazaar to be held at Saints Peter and Paul Church in Alton on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. With the exception of the COVID year, this marks the 25th consecutive year for the Bazaar. The Bazaar vendors, bake sell, breakfast and lunch and other activities are held in the gymnasium behind the church while the school building is used for display of the Granny’s Attic merchandise. The Bazaar

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Scouts gather food donations in annual 'scouting for food' drive

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ST. LOUIS – Scouts across the St. Louis region will be dropping off donation bags for their annual ‘Scouting for Food’ drive. If you receive a bag, you can help by filling it with non-perishable food items, like canned goods. The scouts will be back next Saturday to collect the filled bags. This drive is [...]
Jaime Travers

Urban Leagues expands cleanup efforts to Cahokia Heights

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CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Il. – The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and the Regional Business Council are teaming up again to clean up the bi-state area. As part of the ‘Clean Up Build Up’ Initiative, volunteers will be working in Cahokia Heights today. They’ll be demolishing abandoned properties, clearing brush, and picking up trash to [...]
Jaime Travers

Winter Weather - Get It Together, Plan Ahead For Snow and Ice

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SPRINGFIELD – With the days growing shorter and temperatures gradually getting colder, the public is being reminded that it’s time for “Winter Weather – Get it Together.” The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and Illinois Tollway are prepared for whatever snow-and-ice season has in store, but also are asking you to get ready for winter travel over the coming months. “The unseasonable weather might mean snow and ice are the furthest from your mind, but conditions will change very soon. You don’t want to be caught by surprise and unprepared,” said Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman . “Our team at IDOT spends the entire year getting ready for winter by bringing in extra help, stocking up on materials and making sure our equipment is ready to go. By doing your part now, we can ‘Get it together’ and make this the safest winter ever on Illinois roads.” Now is a crucial time to

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Vacant home in south St. Louis catches fire

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ST. LOUIS – A vacant two-story home in south St. Louis caught on fire Friday night. The fire happened just after 10 p.m. at Nebraska Avenue off of Gasconade. Firefighters got the fire out just before midnight but then around 1 a.m. Saturday morning, smoke was coming out of the building again. The St. Louis [...]
Jaime Travers

What a Moberly court case in 1955 tells us about teacher diversity today

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MOBERLY — Mayme Williams sat in the lobby of the Country Villa apartments in Moberly, reminiscing about the all-Black Lincoln School in the early 1930s, when the city’s public schools were still racially segregated. At 97, Williams still remembers her childhood years at the Lincoln School: her friends, the walk to school from her family’s […]
Olivia Gyapong