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WOOD RIVER - At 7 p.m. Thursday, a public hearing will be held on whether or not to allow the City of Wood River to separate a 10-acre portion of Belk Park for a proposed wedding venue. One resident has already voiced their opposition to the plan, and more residents may voice their opinions at tonight’s hearing. Resident Brian Mallory spoke against the proposal at the Wood River City Council meeting on Monday and claimed part of the proposal was to “donate the land to a for-profit developer to build a wedding venue.” Councilman Bill Dettmers said he has heard no mention of the land being “donated” to the developer, but confirmed that the plans were for a wedding venue to be built on 10 acres located toward the front of Belk Park along Rock Hill Road. Mallory also claimed that part of the deal would include the construction of a hotel near highways 255 and 143, but Dettmers said this is not part of the proposal being discussed tonight. Any approval

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A teen was shot Wednesday in the 4200 block of South Grand Boulevard.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  City development agency St. Louis Development Corp. said Monday that it plans to take applications for a modified business grant targeted for North City starting Aug. 1. The Board of Aldermen last month gave final approval to changes to the $37 million program, after SLDC had not distributed any aid […]

From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  Tea Properties of Missouri, LLC, a Springfield-based holding company for Mercy, has requested the rezoning of 1.209 acres at 3343 Hwy. K to enable the construction of an ambulatory and out-patient surgery. The request before the O’Fallon City Council is to rezone the site from newly annexed to C2 general business […]

Robert Green, founder and CEO of Saint Louis African American Artifacts Festival and Bazaar, said there had to be a second Taste of North St. Louis following the overwhelming success of the inaugural event in 2022.

It looks like a lot of fans made sure they saw Dead & Company on what was billed as their Final Tour. The Grateful Dead offshoot has been touring for eight years, and as Billboard reports, this…

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The board for the St. Louis Development Corp., which manages development and tax incentives citywide, approved $680,000 to hire Candid marketing firm and $204,000 to hire Levy Consulting.

The libraries now require 16- and 17-year-olds to have a parent or guardian present when they sign up for a card. They're also worried what the new state rules will mean for partnerships with schools.

From Burns & McDonnell: by Zoe Dempsey, Burns & McDonnell I began my working life in forensic science, but when I joined the Energy Systems Catapult in 2018, it was the springboard for me to appreciate how exciting it is to work within the energy transition. It also opened my eyes to the diverse range […]

GODFREY – Freer Auto Body’s well-known Christmas In July is returning from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July 21, at the shop located at 4512 North Alby Street in Godfrey. Sloppy Joes, chips and a cold drink will be served for those who attend. As always, there are several excellent raffle prizes. The raffle prizes include a seven-night stay at a Panama City beach house, a seven-day stay at a Lake of Ozarks lakefront three-bedroom location, $2,500 cash, a five-day date at a blue crab shack in Carrabelle, Fla., four Cardinal Green Seats, four Cardinals tickets with gear, a Rustic Home Salida, Co., getaway date, and $1,000 cash. Prize donors are as follows: Darel and Vicky File, Might Rivers Recycling, Axalta Coatings, Reda and Tammy Iskarous, Jayne and John Simmons, DMMW Law, LLC, and Freer Auto Body. Taylor and Lily Freer are back once again as hosts. “They are here today making Sloppy Joes and will be here tomorrow,” Margaret Freer, the girls' grandmother,

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The amendment hit a snag in April, when Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey refused to sign off on Republican Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick's cost estimate.

St. Louis grocery chain Fields Foods on Tuesday abruptly closed its Pagedale location, just months after its opening.

Less than two weeks away from the MLB trade deadline, teams in need of pitching will likely ask the St. Louis Cardinals about two pending free agents: Jack Flaherty and Jordan Montgomery.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A disagreement between Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has been settled by the state supreme court. It has to do with Missourians’ constitutional right to direct democracy through the initiative petition process. The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday to decide if Bailey could override Fitzpatrick [...]

Enterprise Bank & Trust says a Fenton auto parts maker has defaulted on $10 million in loans, as it seeks control of the business through a receiver.

This is downtown Los Angeles at night viewed from Angeles Crest Highway. City Hall is off to the left. There's a thin marine layer settling in south of downtown, with the lights of Long Beach behind it and then yet another marine layer over the ocean.

The building once served as the global headquarters for soft drink company 7-Up, which left in the 1970s to move its headquarters to Dallas.

Last night I posted a chart showing the relationship between interest rate hikes and subsequent changes in the unemployment rate. I got some pushback because the data was so noisy it seemed like the relationship was made up. To clarify things, here's a smoothed version of the chart that uses rolling 6-month averages: Apologies for ...continue reading "Another look at interest rates and recession"

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senate committee approved legislation Thursday that would update how the federal government prepares for and then responds to pandemics and natural disasters. The broadly bipartisan legislation moved through the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee following a 17-3 vote after members adopted two bipartisan amendments. Republican Sens. Rand Paul of […]

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