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WEST FRANKFORT — Centerstone, a national leader in behavioral health and addiction services, has named Jennifer Thomason, LCPC, as regional chief operating officer for its Illinois operations, effective August 7. As Centerstone’s Regional COO, Thomason’s day-to-day will entail providing statewide leadership and management to the organization’s $52 million operations in Illinois, which provides outpatient mental health counseling services, suicide prevention and crisis care, vocational training programs for special needs populations, residential and supportive housing services, and comprehensive outpatient and residential addiction treatment programs to more than 12,000 people annually. “Jennifer’s experience in different realms of behavioral health, plus her leadership skills, will ensure the expertise Centerstone needs to grow operations in Illinois while ensuring we are continuing to deliver care that changes people’s lives,” said

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Remember the Humane Society of Missouri motto, "70 and over, don't take Rover!"

EDWARDSVILLE – Paris Somerville, Evergreen Hall resident at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been selected as the recipient of the 2023-2024 James R. Anderson Housing Scholarship. The scholarship is given annually to an academically motivated student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher who has demonstrated civic leadership in community service and housing activities. “I would like to thank SIUE for giving me this scholarship to assist me in pursuing my academic goals and education,” said Somerville. “I am very grateful for this offer to receive a scholarship.” The Chicago native will be graduating in May 2024 with a degree in computer science and mathematics. She hopes to pursue a master’s degree in computer science or management information systems upon graduation and hopes to secure a job as a software engineer or in the information technology field. Somerville has stayed involved on campus as a student-athlete on the Women’s

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On Wednesday, the Senate revealed an amended version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) for today’s hearing over the bill. One would hope with so much public pushback over the bill, they might do something crazy like trying to fix the bill. That is, apparently, way too much to ask. Earlier today, the Senate […]

Stevie Nicks has shared a new rarity from her upcoming box set, Complete Studio Albums & Rarities, which drops July 28. The latest release is a remastered version of “My Heart,” which…

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EDWARDSVILLE - Main Street’s 222 Artisan Bakery doesn’t just offer coffee, pastries and sandwiches, though that is a big part of their menu. This spot in the heart of downtown Edwardsville is a refuge for residents to connect every morning. “The coffee is fantastic. The company is good,” Edwardsville Alderman Will Krause said. “It’s a downtown staple. Just a place to feel welcome when you come in…You don’t get that sitting at a Starbucks.” That’s what owner Kim Goodner has always aimed for. Krause, who sits at the window and drinks coffee every morning, calls Goodner “the mom of Main Street.” With several regulars and an endless supply of hot coffee, 222 Artisan Bakery has become a second home to many people in the Edwardsville community. Goodner owns the bakery with her son, Trevor, who used to work there as a barista. The duo knows almost all of their regulars by name. Goodner can point to each table and

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Thursday 07/27 Feed Me, Seymour The cult classic play Little Shop of Horrors plants its roots this summer at the Muny (1 Theatre Drive, 314-361-1900).

Despite a series of pop-up storms and sporadic rainfall this month, much of Missouri continues to deal with drought conditions.

"Thoughts and prayers are not enough. Inaction is not an appropriate response. Doing nothing is not an option."

Occasionally, my schedule is so packed I’m not able to catch a show until late in its run. This summer, a broken wrist suffered during a family vacation added another complication.

On view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum until Aug. 6, African Modernism in America is the first major traveling exhibition to examine the complex connection between modern African

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In some states, new laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth are dissuading health care providers from offering mental health services and other medical care that isn’t explicitly banned by those laws. In the first few weeks after Mississippi’s law went into effect in February, nurse practitioner Stacie Pace said she was fielding calls and […]

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Former President Donald Trump is bracing for a third possible criminal indictment this year as a Washington grand jury meets Thursday to review evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into the effort to block the transition of power following the 2020 election. Smith has been investigating numerous ways Trump and those in his orbit [...]

A Missouri woman who made national news for robbing banks twice in her 70s and who earlier this week missed a court date for her most recent robbery may have had good reason for her no-show: She appears to be dead. Bonnie Gooch, 78, missed her arraignment Monday for a bank robbery she was accused of having committed this past April in Pleasant Hill, a city of about 8,000 people south of Kansas City.

Huey Lewis & The News’ classic album Sports is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion, Lewis is reissuing the album on vinyl. The vinyl release will drop September…

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Growing up in a family that ran a retail-centered commercial real estate firm, Laura Jones always expected she would one day work for RL Jones Properties, which is owned by her parents, Ramona and Lloyd Jones. Graduating during the Great Recession accelerated the timeline.