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Margie Vandeven served seven years in the appointed role leading the state's education department.

The 2023 LIV Golf Tournament Team Championship is this weekend.

Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and his backers are in the best financial position in the Republican race for Missouri governor, new reports show, while Democratic candidate Crystal Quade used the summer to build a bank balance for the fall 2024 race with the GOP winner. Kehoe raised more than $500,000 for his official campaign committee […]

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EDWARDSVILLE – North Myrtle Street will be closed to all traffic for several days starting Monday, October 23, while the existing asphalt pavement is removed and replaced. North Myrtle Street runs between St. Louis Street and Randle Street. Weather permitting, the project will get underway about 7 a.m. on Monday, October 23. North Myrtle Street is expected to reopen sometime on Wednesday, October 25. The City appreciates everyone’s patience and cooperation while the project is ongoing. While City crews and equipment are on site, drivers in that area are asked to please use caution. Anyone with questions about the project can call the City’s Public Works Department at 618-692-7535.

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The family-friendly event at Lou Fusz Plaza will feature appearances from players and staff, as well as live entertainment, activities, food and drinks, and more.

St. Louis singer is having more fun than ever with their music and leaving it all on the stage.

The Circle in the Square Quilters presents the Quintessential Quilt 2023 exhibit at the University City Public Library October 1 - October 28, 2023. Sixty quilts – traditional, contemporary, and […]

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ALTON - The Alton School District Board of Education named the next Director of Financial Services at their regular meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 17, 2023. The Board approved Kimberly Y. Nixon for the new post beginning July 1, 2024. Nixon will replace Mary Schell who is retiring at the end of June 2024. Nixon moves into the role with significant experience in school finance and fiscal management. She currently serves as the Assistant Business Manager and Board of Education Treasurer for the District. Her background includes experience in payroll, bookkeeping, audits, budgets, insurance, grant management, accounts payable, employee benefits and quality control. Prior to the Alton School District, Nixon also worked in school finance for the Bethalto and Collinsville School Districts. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Lindenwood University and a Master’s Degree in School and Business Management from Northern Illinois University. She also holds Chief

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Join our esteemed panelists, Gary Pierson and Pete Salsich III of Capes Sokol and Mark Sableman of Thompson Coburn, for a captivating exploration of the intersection between technology and the […]

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Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael […]

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Two people are dead in what police are calling a double homicide In the Benton Park West neighborhood of south St. Louis.

Court rules that Eric DeValkenaere will have to serve a six-year prison sentence.

When Jason Momoa came to St. Louis yesterday, he didn't stick to the Ritz-Carlton or the streets of Ladue. Instead, he dined at a favorite spot among the denizens of Tower Grove East. The hunky movie star is in town to promote his Meili Vodka at Dierbergs, with appearances at the local grocer's store in Des Peres yesterday and ones planned today in Crestwood and Chesterfield.

Utility customers throughout Illinois will likely see higher natural gas bills beginning in January after staff at the state’s utility regulatory agency recommended rate increases for four gas companies. Those recommendations – made by administrative judges at the Illinois Commerce Commission – next go to the appointed five-member commission itself. Over the next two months, the ICC will weigh whether to approve rate hikes for the 4.1 million customers of Ameren Illinois, Nicor Gas, Peoples…

The victims and suspect all knew each other, police said.

Once a year like clockwork, the telecom industry trade association releases a study claiming that if you squint just right–broadband prices have dropped year after year. It’s their annual attempt to pretend (and to help the politicians that coddle them pretend) that the U.S. broadband market isn’t heavily monopolized and woefully uncompetitive. Last week, AT&T-backed […]