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Father McGivney Catholic Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony

2 years 5 months ago
GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic High School, a coed Catholic college preparatory high school, held a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the expansion of its campus today. The new addition will be a 3,550 sq. ft. facility called the “Commons Building”. The new addition, once complete, is slated to provide an indoor gathering space to support the school’s growing student body. The student body along with staff members, donors, parents, and supporters gathered today to celebrate All Saints Day with an all-school mass followed by the Groundbreaking Ceremony. The new Commons space is part of a four phase expansion. The addition of the Commons will be the first phase of the McG Master Plan, the remaining plans will include a larger gym with locker rooms and offices, a beautiful chapel, dedicated space for fine arts performances, a band and chorus room, and completion of the athletic complex with an all-weather track and tennis courts. The funds necessary to build the new

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‘Broken system’: Call center backlogs impede Missouri families seeking food assistance

2 years 5 months ago

Treasure Dowell has called Missouri’s social services department three times a day for nearly a month and has yet to speak to a human being. Sometimes she is automatically disconnected hours before the call center closes because it has reached capacity for the day. Other times she waits hours, her phone on speaker atop the […]

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Clara Bates

The B-Side to Close on Cherokee Street

2 years 5 months ago
South city burger spot the B-Side (2709 Cherokee Street) says it will close after service Sunday. The restaurant made the announcement on Instagram last night. "Thanks for the 7 years of new friends, old friends, good times and memories," its post read.
Sarah Fenske

Google Fiber Back From The Dead, Unveils 20 Gbps Fiber

2 years 5 months ago
When Google Fiber launched back in 2010, it was heralded as a game changer for the broadband industry. Google Fiber, we were told, would revolutionize the industry by taking Silicon Valley money and disrupting the viciously uncompetitive and anti-competitive U.S. telecom sector. Initially, things worked out well; cities tripped over themselves offering all manner of perks to […]
Karl Bode

Simmons Hanly Conroy Highly Ranked Nationally and in Key Metro Areas in 2024 Best Law Firms  

2 years 5 months ago
ALTON – Simmons Hanly Conroy , one of the nation's largest mass torts firms and a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is pleased to announce that the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms® (formerly known as U.S. News – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms”) has awarded the firm with a Tier 1 national ranking in the practice area of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs. In addition, the firm received 10 metropolitan rankings in Tier 1 (the highest recognition level) and three additional metropolitan rankings across its offices. Now in its 14th year and compiled by the legal peer review publication company Best Lawyers, the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 practice areas across metropolitan regions. Best Law Firms rankings are based on client/professional reference feedback, information provided by firms through the formal submission process,

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