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"A Special Man": Art Williams Marks 100th Birthday, Is Recognized By Area Club
ALTON - Art Williams is a special man and has an equally special group of friends - The Big Dogs - who honored him before his 100th birthday on Dec. 3, 2023. Godfrey Mayor Mike Mike McCormick read a proclamation that makes this Dec. 3, 2023, “Art Williams Day” in the village. “We are excited about Art’s birthday,” McCormick said. “He is one heck of a guy and one of my better friends. He is one of the smartest people I have ever met.” Art said he was very thankful for the club honoring him and is looking forward to his family marking his actual birthday with him. "These are a great bunch of guys," he said. "I am part of the group. I am thankful they did this today." In 2022, Art was the parade marshal of the Alton Memorial Day Parade. Art served in World War II and is a veteran who was in the service from 1942 to 1945. He served in the Pacific for a period during World War II. He also is a former plant manager at the old Shell Refinery
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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Artimus Pyle shares “Simple Man” featuring Sammy Hagar
Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle has shared a new preview of his upcoming tribute album, Anthems - Honoring The Music Of Lynyrd Skynyrd, dropping February 2. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just…
Up on The Rooftop
Decked out in glittering decorations, Up on The Rooftop will make you feel merry and bright. The holiday pop-up bar at Three Sixty atop the Hilton St. Louis at the […]
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New Italian restaurant sets opening date in Webster Groves
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois Recognizes Fall Product Top Sellers
GLEN CARBON – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) has wrapped up the annual Fall Product Program for 2023. Girls in Southern Illinois crushed it this fall, selling over $525,000 in tasty treats, magazines, and other fun products. Let’s give a shout out to the following girls for being Fall Product Top Sellers for their respective areas: Alvina Farley from the Alton/Godfrey/Wood River/Roxana Service Unit sold $1,415 in product Riley Isaak from the Granite City/Madison/Venice Service Unit sold $1,409 in product Katelynn Norman from the Bethalto Service Unit sold $2,230 in product Kinsley Godier from the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Service Unit sold $1,293 in product Allison Malter from the Troy/St. Jacob Service Unit sold $1,234 in product Layla Basso from the Highland Service Unit sold $1,370 in product Margeaux Williams from the Collinsville Service Unit sold $701 in product “Our Girl Scouts continue to amaze me with their entrepreneurial spirit
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Lewis and Clark State Historic Site To Commemorate Explorers' 1803 Arrival At Camp River Dubois
HARTFORD – The 220 th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s arrival at their Illinois winter encampment will be commemorated with “Arrival at Camp River Dubois” Dec. 9-10 at the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site in Madison County. Activities will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the site’s interpretive center. The event is free and open to the public. Reenactors and demonstrators will interpret life for the Lewis and Clark Expedition soldiers while wintering at Camp River Dubois from December 1803 to May 1804. Visitors will see how the training and preparation at Camp River Dubois forged the Corps of Discovery and prepared it for a strenuous journey. Soldiers in period uniform will be on site. Lewis and Clark Expedition uniforms can be seen on demonstrators of the White Pirogue boat. The War of 1812 artillery unit will display and interpret their cannon and equipment. Some of the Expedition soldiers went on to serve during this
Missouri landlords took millions in federal pandemic aid. Now they're kicking tenants out
In the St. Louis region, eviction filings are happening at a faster rate than before the coronavirus pandemic. An in-depth report by journalist Mike Fitzgerald explores the reasons why. Fitzgerald discusses the current eviction crisis alongside Kennard Williams, organizing manager with the group Action St. Louis.
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Missouri pension board rejects push by Vivek Malek for China divestment
The board overseeing Missouri’s state employee pension plan voted down a proposal by state Treasurer Vivek Malek to sell off any investments in Chinese stocks and other securities.
On a voice vote last week, the 11-member board of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System rejected Malek’s call to punish the Asian economic powerhouse for COVID-19, spy balloons and the fentanyl crisis by pulling its pension investments in the Asian economic powerhouse.
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