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Industry Veteran Retires From Poettker After 40+ Years

2 years 4 months ago
From Rejournals:  Poettker Construction Company’s vice president of field operations Tom Albers has announced his retirement after 43 years. As one of Breese, Illinois-based Poettker’s first employees, along with the company’s founder Charles “Chuck” Poettker, Albers helped grow the business into one of the largest contracting firms in the country. Albers’ official retirement date is June […]
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Alton Council Splits On Bill Payment

2 years 4 months ago
ALTON - A typically routine motion to pay the bills led to a split vote by the Alton City Council on Wednesday night after specific bill items were debated heavily at the Committee of the Whole meeting earlier this week. At issue were the use of Tourism Tax dollars to pay Alton Main Street, as well as the city’s paid membership in the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative. The original bill listing for the city called for $5,312 to be paid to Alton Main Street from the Tourism Fund, but Alderman Raymond Strebel said at the Committee of the Whole meeting that those funds couldn’t be used to pay the organization. “There’s no ordinance that says you can pay Alton Main Street,” said Alderman Raymond Strebel. “It specifically says ‘Travel & Tourism Bureau.’” After some debate over whether those dollars could also be used on anything meant to promote the city, Alderman Strebel moved to separate that bill listing from

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Missouri Set to Receive $1.7B to Expand High-Speed Broadband

2 years 4 months ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  The Biden administration on Monday announced $42.45 billion to connect all Americans to high-speed broadband internet by the end of the decade, likening the ambitious goal to FDR’s New Deal-era rural electrification program that brought the then-modern technology to farms and rural areas across the United States. Missouri will receive […]
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St. Louis County Contractor Took Thousands for Work Not Done

2 years 4 months ago
From Fox 2:  A St. Louis County contractor accepted thousands of dollars in upfront payments for work he promised to complete, but never did. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office announced this Tuesday as part of a default judgement against John G. Adams and his company, A-1 Construction General Contractor, LLC. Adams is accused of falsely […]
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Erykah Badu

2 years 4 months ago

Erykah Badu will bring the Unfollow Me Tour to Enterprise Center on June 28.   Badu, a powerful creative force who transcends music, film and fashion, is renowned for her

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Disney’s Aida

2 years 4 months ago

A timeless love story, Disney’s Aida tells the tale of the transcendent love triangle of Aida, a Nubian princess stolen from her country; Amneris, an Egyptian princess; and Radames, the

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Rachel Huffman

Supreme Court tells Texas to pound sand over immigration

2 years 4 months ago
Jeez, another reasonable decision: States can’t use the federal courts to try to force the federal government to arrest and deport more people who are in the country illegally, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. The 8-1 decision could cut down on a flood of lawsuits recent administrations have faced from state attorneys general and governors ...continue reading "Supreme Court tells Texas to pound sand over immigration"
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