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GODFREY - The College for Life program at Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) recently celebrated the end of their gardening class with a meal using produce from the garden. College for Life (CFL) is a community education program for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. This summer, 12 students tended to LCCC’s Growing Knowledge Garden and learned how to harvest and cook the produce they grew. They celebrated with a homemade luncheon on Aug. 4. “To be a part of is one of the best parts about my job,” LCCC’s garden designer and horticulturist Katie Piper said. “I honestly have so much fun and I really love getting to work with all the students and getting to hang out with the College for Life teachers…You guys brighten my day.” Piper led the students through taking care of the garden and cooking the meal. Administrators and community leaders attended the luncheon with CFL students and staff. They enjoyed a meal

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The order is in place for the entire Highland water system.

Retailers prepare for the Black Friday of back-to-school shopping.

Crowds gathered to protest over a closed public pool Friday as children and teens ask the City of St. Louis to reopen the swimming pool in Fairground Park.

The Missouri Department of Transportation did not release an estimated time for when the vehicle will be cleared.

Visit the Cardinals Museum for a candid interview in our Sportsman’s Park Theater with 2006 Cardinals World Champion John Rodriguez on Friday, August 4th at 4:30pm.   Autographs will not

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The laws focus on Native American remains, wearing cultural regalia at graduation and mandating Native American history is taught in the state's public schools.

On Friday morning, 5 On Your Side saw crews wrapping up the logos outside, covering it up with a tarp.

The chart below shows the net number of people added to corporate payrolls each month in the US. As you can see, it's been going steadily down for the past two years: I let Excel draw two trendlines through the raw data. If things level off, we get a soft landing. If a straight line ...continue reading "Net hiring has been declining for the past two years"

Former Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon dove back into the political fray last week when he announced his involvement with No Labels, a group of centrist politicians pushing back against what they see as the extremes of both the Republican and Democratic Parties. The group is rankling some Democrats who think its actions could create an avenue for Donald Trump to return to the White House. STLPR political correspondent Jason Rosenbaum talks with Jay Nixon on this episode that first aired on the station’s Politically Speaking podcast.

Pickleball, a paddle sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, has gained popularity in recent years with players of all ages and abilities hitting the courts. New research touts St. Louis among the best U.S. cities for pickleball enthusiasts.

GODFREY - After much discussion and debate, the Godfrey Village Board of Trustees decided not to vote on an amendment to the village’s Electrical Code which would have established electrical licensing requirements and more. Supporters cited safety concerns, while critics claimed it would discourage electricians from working in Godfrey. Under the proposed amendment, any person or company doing electrical work in Godfrey other than “minor electrical repairs” would need to apply for an electrical license first. That person, or a designated individual chosen by an affiliated company, would be required to pass a licensing exam with a grade of 75% or better. Trustee Jeff Weber criticized the low testing threshold and said it “wouldn’t actually make anything safer.” He noted that this amendment also failed to pass two meetings ago. “This ordinance doesn’t stop the bad people or electricians doing stuff without a permit or without a license,”

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The interview took an unexpected turn when host Harvey Levin asked him about the controversy over Bud Light. The beer brand's parent company, Anheuser-Busch, lost billions in market value after a brief partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

Urban Chestnut’s Grove Bierhall is a treasure, from pizza to beer to a fun time. This place has it all.

Ah, copyright. Eric Goldman alerts us to to a new bit of copyright nonsense. Jieun Kiaer, an Oxford professor of Korean linguistics, recently published an academic book called Emoji Speak: Communications and Behaviours on Social Media. As you can tell from the name, it’s a book about emoji, and about how people communicate with them: […]

Sinead O'Connor's death in July at age 56 has caused fans to revisit her catalog, or to check it out for the first time. Billboard reports that in the days after…

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The iconic pictures of summer — sunsets, beaches, mountains and famous landmarks — have filled my social media feed for weeks.