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St. Louis Sewer District’s $900M Wastewater Upgrade Aims to Boost Air Quality

2 years 6 months ago
From ENR:  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping to finance an upgrade of two of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s wastewater treatment plants to reduce negative emissions and improve air quality. The Solids Management Upgrades project, expected to start next spring and finish by 2029, would replace aging systems with modern processes that […]
Kacey Crawley

Women’s Safe House Will Soon Welcome Pets

2 years 6 months ago
From NPR:  Seventy-one percent of women in domestic violence shelters report that their abuser threatened, injured or killed a pet. The fear of violence against a beloved animal can make survivors feel trapped. The Women’s Safe House in St. Louis is working to remove that deterrent. “Women would call the safe house crisis line and […]
Kacey Crawley

Wood River Mayor Announces Upcoming Events, Grant Funds

2 years 6 months ago
WOOD RIVER - Wood River Mayor Tom Stalcup announced several upcoming events around the city and some newly secured grant funding at the City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Mayor Stalcup said he was recently notified by the office of State Senator Erica Harris that the city has been awarded $100,000 in grant money from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to use on “infrastructure projects within the city.” “City Manager Palen has been the point-of-contact person for this grant, and I want to thank Director Palen for his work along with Senator Harris’s office for this grant,” Stalcup said. He then announced some events coming up in Wood River, the first being the Downtown Business Alliance’s Annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 from 2 to 6 p.m. on Ferguson Avenue in downtown Wood River. The mayor encouraged residents and visitors to “please come downtown to sample the different chilis offered

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Jim Jordan gains support as vote nears for U.S. House speaker, but outcome still in doubt

2 years 6 months ago

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan swayed several Republican opponents to his side Monday, moving the Ohio Republican closer to the speaker’s gavel ahead of a crucial Tuesday afternoon vote. Jordan, who has been a polarizing figure in American politics for much of his time in Congress, will need the backing of nearly all the […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Stephen Sichmeller Joins Horner & Shifrin as Assistant Regional Manager – Transportation

2 years 6 months ago
Stephen Sichmeller, PE has joined Horner & Shifrin as assistant regional manager responsible for leading transportation efforts in Arkansas. Stephen has more than 12 years of experience in transportation engineering design, with an emphasis on roadway infrastructure. He has spent the last 12 years at Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), most recently as Assistant Division […]
Tom Finan

Forest in Arizona is burning

2 years 6 months ago
I know you rely on me for the latest breaking news, so here it is: there is a prescribed burn being conducted in the Coconino National Forest south of Flagstaff. Do not report this fire. Repeat: DO NOT REPORT THIS FIRE. The US Forest Service thanks you for your cooperation.
Kevin Drum

Biden will visit Israel to demonstrate U.S. support following Hamas attack

2 years 6 months ago

President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with the Middle East ally, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday. Biden will “reaffirm the United States’ solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security,” send a message to other groups and powers in the region not to […]

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Jacob Fischler