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ALTON - It’s Epic Food Month, and with over 60 local restaurants participating, you have plenty of epic foods to choose from. The month is divided into Epic Burger Week, Epic Taco Week, Epic Sandwich Week and Epic Ice Cream Week. Epic Food Month is sponsored by the Great Rivers & Routes tourism bureau. “It’s just a chance for us to highlight our local business owners and encourage people to travel to the region for food,” Cory Jobe, the president of the bureau, said. “That is one of the many reasons people come to our region, our craft spirits and our great food scene throughout our six-county region.” Jobe says that the bureau office has been sampling burgers all week for Epic Burger Week, in which 25 featured restaurants participated. Even though Epic Burger Week is coming to an end, there are still three more weeks of great eats that will satisfy any foodie. The month is focused on local businesses, but one of its goals is to bring out-of-towners

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The rain passed, the night cooled and the fans packed in to let the good times roll for the last-ever Dead & Company concert in St. Louis. After the Final Tour, Dead & Co will discontinue its current lineup configuration, one that has stopped at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre for the past three summers.

EDWARDSVILLE - The City of Edwardsville has placed a large emphasis on the development of its parks and on Wednesday afternoon, the dog park on Schwarz Street was dedicated. As the sign displays, the new recreation area is the Brent Leh Dog Park. Dr. Brent Leh's family helped the Edwardsville Parks and Recreation Department dedicate the sign, placed in honor of the beloved local veterinarian who was killed in a motorcycle crash in 2018. "It's a beautiful sign. It's striking to see his name in print," Dr. Leh's mom, Ann Leh Culp (shown in pink floral shirt) said. "Adding this sign in his memory means the world to our family," she said. After Dr. Leh's death, his family and friends raised funds for the turf installation at the park to honor Dr. Leh in a wonderfully compassionate and fitting way.

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Festus Police Chief Doug Wendel said he didn’t mislead the sheriff “in any way, shape or form.”

Yesterday I posted evidence from GSS that young men became suddenly more conservative between 2021 and 2022. Here's a follow-up from a Gallup poll released today: This is quite different. Young people have spiked upward in their conservatism, but middle-aged people have spiked up even more. And this is for both sexes, not just men. ...continue reading "Conservatism jumped in 2022—and then even more in 2023"

A North County Police Cooperative officer was arrested Wednesday on allegations he sexually assaulted a handcuffed man near Normandy High School last week.

ALTON - The Rotary Club of Alton and Godfrey president Antione Williams presented the William E. Moyer Vocational Arts and Science Scholarships to three students attending Lewis & Clark Community College. Each student received a $1,500 scholarship. In addition, the scholarship is renewable for a second year. This year the awards were presented to Savannah Alexander, James Vaughn, and Masen Day. Lewis and Clark Community College Director of Development, Debby Edelman, introduced Savannah and James, announcing they were the recipients of the William E. Moyer Vocational Arts and Science Scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year. Savannah Alexander, of Hamburg, graduated from Jersey Community High School in May 2023. She is pursuing an Associate of Applied Science degree in Welding Technology. She looks forward to learning more about the industry from her instructors and through an internship in order to decide on her career plans after graduating in the spring of 2025. James Vaughn,

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The AARP Foundation’s Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is currently accepting applications from St. Louis City and County residents aged 55 and older who are looking for work.

One Illinois bill awaiting the governor's review would restrict the use of the state’s license plate readers in cases involving abortion care seekers.

The citation comes as the executive expands his company's focus from solely animation into live-action productions and does so with the help of a new president hired out of Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is highly disappointed by the UK High Court’s rejection of Julian Assange’s appeal of his extradition to the United States on Espionage Act charges.

While Assange may still have additional legal remedies available to avoid extradition, it seems increasingly likely that it will be up to President Joe Biden, who recently proclaimed that “journalism is not a crime,” to do the right thing and end this Trump-era prosecution.

“The idea of Assange or anyone being tried in a U.S. court for obtaining and publishing confidential documents the same way investigative reporters do every day should be terrifying to all Americans,” said FPF Director of Advocacy Seth Stern.

As FPF Executive Director Trevor Timm has previously explained, anyone who values the First Amendment should staunchly oppose these charges no matter what they think of Assange or Wikileaks. The case is not about one individual, it’s about freedom of the press, and the government weaponizing the Espionage Act to criminalize routine newsgathering.

“If Biden lets this case proceed, future administrations will surely use the precedent of the Assange prosecution, and the unconstitutional authority to criminalize newsgathering that Biden is claiming, to go after journalists they don’t like,” said Stern.

“It’s time for Biden to drop this case and show the world he’s serious about press freedom.”

  STAGES’ ‘Aida’ is a Tragic, But Delightful, Love Triangle Music and lyrics by Elton John, Tim Rice                                                by Pat Lindsey Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida” is a timeless story of love and war.   It begins in a museum where modern-day people are enthralled by an ancient Egyptian exhibit. Suddenly, the exhibit […]

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is seeking the immediate removal of a sheriff who earlier this year was accused of being part of a "criminal street gang" that attempted to kidnap the daughter of one of its members. In March, Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett, two of his deputies and a fourth man named Donald Gaston were arrested on charges of trying to kidnap Gaston's daughter after a dispute over a bottle of liquor led Gaston to get into a fight with the girl's mother. Now Bailey has filed a quo warranto petition against Burkett, seeking to remove him from office in a similar vein as when Bailey tried to remove St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from her post earlier this year.

by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum  In a shining example of what can be accomplished with collaborative effort by the St. Louis Region’s construction industry, the St. Louis Construction Cooperative (SLCC) has rolled out a comprehensive career path website for construction skilled trades career paths. https://stlouisconstructioncooperative.org/ The website, which was built on past work […]

A springtime bloom of yellow alstroemeria in our backyard.

Here’s a chance to get up close and personal with Peter Frampton. The legendary guitarist just announced he’s taking part in Tommy Emmanuel’s Guitar Camp USA, set for September 21-24 at the Grand Hyatt…

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Missouri’s attorney general used same tactic in trying to oust former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from office

Plans for luxury hotels, helicopter rides, and a golf course in Augusta are on hold, dead or delayed, according to a Hoffmann Family of Companies official.