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Greene County Board Votes To Support Broadband Project With Full Funding Request Of $250,000

2 years 4 months ago
GREENE COUNTY - The Greene County Board voted to support the Greene County Broadband Project with the full funding request of $250,000 at its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday. "This support demonstrates the vision, leadership and commitment of the members of the Greene County Board to provide fiber internet to every household and business in the county," the Greene County Economic Development Group said in an information release. "The Greene County Board recognizes the need for high quality internet access and its benefits to families and businesses in Greene County. "This project will enhance and support education, healthcare, business, agriculture, and economic development across the county demonstrating the opportunities for rural Illinois." The reason for the project after a survey is that much of the Greene County area has slow internet download speeds of less than 25 megabits a second and more than half of fewer than 5 megabits per second upload speed. A survey showed

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What are the odds? Chiefs and Eagles Super Bowl bets

2 years 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- The Kansas City Chiefs are playing in the Super Bowl this weekend. You can't bet on sports in Missouri, but you can place a legal wager in neighboring states of Illinois and Kansas. What are the odds that the Chiefs win the big game? As of Tuesday, the Eagles were 1.5-point favorites [...]
Joe Millitzer

UK Government Still Looking For Ways To Criminalize Encryption

2 years 4 months ago
The across-the-pond Chris Wray analogues are still at work trying to undermine encryption for the sole purpose of greasing exceedingly squeaky law enforcement wheels. Friction is unacceptable, UK officials appear to believe, as they move forward with efforts meant to undermine this essential protection. It’s not that the UK government is wholly opposed to encryption. […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: Ground News Premium

2 years 4 months ago
Welcome to the world’s first news comparison platform, Ground News. Out of frustration with a fragmented and misleading industry, Ground News was created to be both comprehensive and neutral. It provides news from over 50,000 sources from across the political spectrum, and all around the world. This platform offers you a simple way to customize […]
Gretchen Heckmann

First Look: Lola Jean’s Pizza Opens in Southampton

2 years 4 months ago
What makes Lola Jeans’s pizza different is the crust. Thick and focaccia-like, it gives the pizza a nice fluffy texture, without sacrificing the crunch. That special pie is the latest effort from owners Russell Ping and Emily Ping, who opened up shop at 5400 Nottingham Avenue on January 11 in the former home of Lola Jean’s Giveback Coffee.
Katie Lawson

St. Louis moves toward providing counsel for tenants facing eviction

2 years 4 months ago
St. Louis lawmakers on Friday advanced legislation setting up a $5 million program to provide legal counsel for tenants facing eviction. The bill, which now seems likely to pass with one vote remaining, requires that the city's Community Development Administration have a program covering all city tenants by Jan. 31, 2027. It doesn't specify who the CDA should hire to act as tenant counsel. The legislation also requires that a landlord serving notice to evict also provide tenants a written notice…
Jacob Kirn

Missouri Agencies to Investigate Health Center for Transgender Youth

2 years 4 months ago
Three Missouri agencies are investigating a multidisciplinary care center in St. Louis catering to transgender children and adolescents after a former employee detailed her experience as a case manager. The whistleblower, Jamie Reed, provided a sworn affidavit about her time at the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital earlier this week to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office.
Annelise Hanshaw