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GODFREY – The Village of Godfrey consultant - Good Energy - has informed the village that Ameren Illinois has established its new residential electric rate for customers in the Godfrey area and these rates should be released by June 1. Although the rate filings are not yet official, the preliminary rates for Ameren BGS-1 Residential, which would be from June 2023 – May 2024, are estimated to be $0.08450-$0.08650. However, residents need to also know the newly filed rate can return to an upward swing anytime during that period. These new rates are lower than Godfrey’s current municipal electrical aggregation contract with Constellation New Energy which is $0.1220. With the extreme volatility in the energy markets, in terms of both commodity and capacity, aggregation programs have deviated away from the primary goal of consistently saving the residents money to seeking the best available rates and allowing those rates to be insurance and protection during volatile

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GRANITE CITY - Granite City High School English teacher Ashley Richey was selected to receive a $1,000 Book Love Grant from the Book Love Foundation to expand her classroom library. With this $1,000 grant, Richey will be able to purchase a wide variety of new books to expand her classroom library and give students a diverse selection of books to independently read. "The Book Love Foundation is providing me with the opportunity to expand my classroom library and guide students into the wonderful world of reading," said Richey. "I am ecstatic to give my students more reading selections and allow them to be immersed in a book of their choice." Richey is in her second year at GCHS and teaches freshmen and sophomores in English 2A and 4. She graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2021 with a bachelor of arts degree in secondary English education. "Ashley began her teaching career at Granite City High School in our English Department and had an immediate impact,"

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Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. said Thursday it will open stores in four indoor water parks, part of a shift in the company's location strategy toward nontraditional retail sites.

WOOD RIVER – Refuge was joined for a night of hope and inspiration by nearly 350 community members at their 8th Annual Fundraising Dinner on April 20, 2023. On a mission to change the lives of Madison County children affected by trauma, the non-profit holds its fundraising dinner during Child Abuse Prevention Month every April. Next year’s dinner will be held on April 18, 2024, at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey. “Our community showed up for our most vulnerable population, and we can’t thank them enough for their support,” said Executive Director Erin Bickle. “Refuge is 100% community funded, so it truly takes all of us to provide the hope and healing needed by so many children in our area.” Since 2014, Refuge has served children and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, or exposure to violence. Refuge works to prevent the potential lifelong social, emotional, and physical impacts of trauma through a holistic

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Sunset and fast food on the Louisiana bayou.

Arnold Britt, 40, of Ballwin, was charged Thursday with felony receiving stolen property and misdemeanor fraud. A former Mizzou football player, Britt has been St. Louis firefighter since 2013.

Terms of the settlement, with Fox Associates buying Foxland's portion of the theater, weren't disclosed.

The Saint Louis Zoo will officially extend its hours Friday in anticipation of Memorial Day Weekend and summertime.

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3629 Hydraulic was a long vacant / nuisance property with an out of state owner in Tower Grove South.  TGCDC’s goal was to purchase the property and restore it to affordable rate housing.  The property was horribly damaged due to time, weather, and squatters over the years.  TGCDC cleaned out and demoed the interior, masonry was completed to rebuild failing walls, a new roof was installed, new sewer and water lines were completed, new electric and plumbing services were added, and new HVAC services were installed.  All of this work left us with basically a brand new building in which we created 2 beautiful, 2 bedroom rental apartments. 

During construction a new partnership was created with a local not for profit organization, Opportunity House. Opportunity House uses a community based approach towards supporting unhoused young adults by providing housing, creating stability, encouraging growth, and building community.  We are proud to be partnering with Opportunity House by transforming 3629 Hydraulic into their first housing site.  3629 Hydraulic will become home to 4 unhoused young adults who identify under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella.Opportunity House will provide counseling, life skills training, and financial support to these young adults to create stability and opportunities for education and employment.

An open house was held on May 13th to show off the building to Opportunity House staff, board members and donors.  The projected move in date for the young adults is June 1st, 2023.  For more information on Opportunity Housing , please visit their website: https://opportunityhousestl.org/lgbtqia-youth-housing/

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3629 Hydraulic After Opportunity House Open House

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Strengthening federal air pollution rules could force some of the nation’s “deadliest” coal plants to upgrade their facilities or retire them, according to a report released Thursday by the environmental advocacy group Sierra Club.  In some cases, just more stringent enforcement of existing standards could force changes.   The Sierra Club report urged the U.S. Environmental […]

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Gerard Craft, James Beard Award-winning chef and owner of Niche Food Group, said the group has plans to reopen Porano in Des Peres in 2024.

In his concurrence, Justice Gorsuch called the Supreme Court’s decision last week in the Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith case a narrow one of statutory interpretation, ostensibly doing nothing more than interpreting the breadth of the first fair use factor (“the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial […]

Summer 2023 safe and fun activities and job opportunities for St. Louis youth

Editor’s Note:   Recently PreventEd, an agency working toward a community free of alcohol and other drug addiction, misuse, and related problems became the latest Missouri workplace to become designated a Recovery Friendly Workplace under a program developed by the University of Missouri Extension. During the ceremony marking the occasion Dr. Doug Swanson of UM Extension […]

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party is returning to St. Charles. The Family Arena has a buy one, get one deal for tickets.

Earlier this month, a federal grand jury indicted a St. Charles County man for allegedly selling firearms without a license.

Police stopped a group of at least five people from breaking into cars Wednesday evening around Downtown St. Louis. Two 18-year-olds are behind bars after the thwarted break-ins.

According to the Wall Street Journal, same-sex couples account for 1% of all households nationwide. Of that, half are married and a little less than half are unmarried partners. The remainder live alone or in other arrangements.