ALTON/GODFREY - The North Alton-Godfrey Business Council (NAGBC) invites you to join them for their monthly meeting to learn more about the businesses and volunteerism in the community. NAGBC’s next meeting is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 10, 2023 at OSF St. Anthony's Medical Center in the Perpetual Care Center. The organization has approximately 150 members, and the group meets once a month to network and share information about volunteer opportunities, upcoming events and ways to boost each other’s businesses. “We have fun but yet we do good,” said Margaret Freer, owner of Freer Auto Body in Godfrey. “It’s truly a great organization. The members are giving, they’re caring, they’re supportive…That’s what it’s all about, helping one another.” Freer has been NAGBC’s secretary for 31 years and jokes that President Zeke Jabusch has held his role “since he was born.” Throughout
Not for Julia We all feel differently about food. There are dishes that everyone loves (like pizza, for instance).Then there are those we can take or leave (think: Brussel sprouts.) Then there are those foods we just can’t tolerate. Maybe it’s in my DNA, but eggs and I don’t get along. I’m okay with them...
To pass a package of tax credits designed to expand affordable child care will require getting by the “knuckleheads” in the state Senate, Missouri Chamber of Commerce President Dan Mehan said Wednesday.
As he greeted the audience and panelists at a forum on the state’s child care needs in Columbia, Missouri, Mehan blamed the defeat of a bill crafted as part of Gov. Mike Parson’s legislative package on Republican factionalism in the Missouri Senate. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Brenda…
ST. LOUIS – For those interested in understanding the impact of human activities on our environment, Saint Louis University has recently published a report on Cliff Cave. This report highlights the findings of a research team that found the presence of microplastics within a cave that had been sealed for the past three decades. In [...]
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A big investment at the University of Missouri will help millions of cancer patients around the world. The MU Research Reactor facility, known as MURR, is the only manufacturer in the nation to produce lifesaving treatments for liver, pancreatic, thyroid and prostate cancers. The $20 million expansion project is expected to help [...]
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour seems to have revealed his feelings about allegations his former bandmate Roger Waters is antisemitic. The rocker shared a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, featuring Campaign Against Antisemitism’s documentary The Dark Side…
A Hazelwood man filed suit this week in federal court, challenging a Missouri law that says he must display a "no candy or treats at this residence" sign at his house on Halloween because he is a sex offender. Thomas Sanderson, 58, has been on the state’s offender registry since 2006.
The Humane Society of Missouri had a busy week, rescuing 106 dogs across several counties throughout the state of Missouri, including Pettis, Ripley, Perry, and Harrison.
One of the foremost defenders of embattled St. Louis-area police officers appears to have gone from backing the blue to taking their asses to court. Jeff Roorda, we hardly knew ye. The often-bombastic former business manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association filed suit yesterday against his own former police union, saying they breached his contract and interfered with his performance.
ALTON - Alton Fire Department responded in a quick fashion to a serious fire in the 2300 block of Sunset on Wednesday night. Alton Fire Chief Jesse Jemison said the fire appears to be “suspicious” in nature. He said the fire is being investigated by the fire department and the state fire marshal’s office was called in. Alton Police Department is also part of the investigation. Jemison said the house was occupied and the blaze appeared to start on the front porch. “The fire was knocked down within about 20 minutes,” he said. “The firefighters put a good hit on it and kept it confined to the house's front porch.” The chief said he could not release any more about the fire because of the ongoing investigation and that family members are being consulted, but more will come out later today.
Hillsdale’s top government official was in the passenger seat at the time of the incident, and Fox2 cited an accident report stating “Mayor” Dorothy Moore instructed the defendant to drive away.
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