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Discount grocer Aldi is opening a new store in Maryland Heights at 8:45 a.m. on Feb. 29.

WOOD RIVER - Malyk Spiller, a 5-foot-11 senior guard for East Alton-Wood River, has been a standout for head coach Kevin Gockel's squad all boys basketball season. Spiller is a Midwest Members Credit Union Male Athlete of the Month for the Oilers. He has also been a boys' soccer player as a forward/midfielder for the Oilers. Spiller is an outstanding student with a 3.5 grade point average. He extended a thank you to his family for being supportive throughout everything and taking him to and from games and making sure he was there on time and prepared. "I wouldn't of made it this far without them," he said of his family. Spiller said he is most proud of, "Keeping my grades up and trying my hardest in the sport I love to play. I have been playing basketball since the age of 4 or 5. I like all the fun that is involved with it even during the losses because it's all a part of the game. It helps build character." Spiller said his school career in sports has developed him into a mentally

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GODFREY - Kidada Miller will host her second annual Bougee Bawse Brunch masterclass to support personal and professional development for local entrepreneurs. On Feb. 24, 2024, the event located at 5800 Godfrey Road will welcome entrepreneurs from across the region to network and learn about financial literacy, CRM skills and personal/professional development. Miller said the “power-packed” lineup of speakers is sure to steer attendees toward better business in the new year. “I see people in our town and surrounding areas that just have so much potential and have great products and services, but they just can’t get the traction on it,” Miller explained. “It may be marketing, it may be the personal/professional development, it may be funding. So let’s come together, bring all the pieces together at once to give the people what they need.” The conference will include a panel discussion, networking opportunities and breakout sessions

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A very small earthquake was reported just west of St. Genevieve, Missouri by the USGS late Sunday night.

A 17-year-old has been charged with murder for an attempted robbery that resulted in the shooting death of one of his associates.

COLLINSVILLE - Gabby Semple was one of four seniors on the Granite City High girls basketball team - the other three being Emily Sykes and Sophia and Isabella Mangi - who helped a very young Warrior team through a very difficult season. The season ended on Feb. 12, 2024, with a loss to Alton in the IHSA Class 4A regional semifinals at Vergil Fletcher Gym in Collinsville. Despite a tough year, the Warriors never surrendered and kept working hard throughout, even in the most difficult of circumstances. Semple contributed with points and rebounds, along with having 13 assists, seven steals, and a blocked shot on the season. As a senior, she was a leader for the team all season. Gabby is a Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete of the Month for the Warriors. After the regional game against Alton, Semple had these comments: "I think we kept putting up a good fight, "no matter what they threw at us. We were getting through the press, we were running what we could, we were still putting

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Letter To The Editor: Tis the season of love. This time of year begets the question "What is Love?" Love (genuine love) is special. It is one of the most powerful forces in the world. It changes people for the better. It can calm an angry man down and it can make a woman feel as if she has wings and roots. Wings for her to be herself without fear of being rejected because she also has roots to secure her love. People have misconceptions about love. Some believe that it is romance and sex. Some believe that it is something mystical, undefinable. Love is none of those. Love is not a certain behavior. Love is a certain type of behavior. It is the reason for doing something. If you give a hungry poor man a sandwich, that would be an act of love. But if you do that same thing and demand 2 dollars for it, that would not. Love is a gift, not an exchange. Love isn't love until you give it away. Love is unconditional. It is given without conditions, with no strings attached.

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A 71-year-old Dixon, Missouri, man died late Sunday afternoon when his SUV overturned on a rural highway.

Five people were killed in a house fire early Monday in Ferguson. A neighbor said a woman lived there with at least two children, twin sons of about 8 years old.

In her 1994 text, The Body in Pieces, art historian Linda Nochlin proposes the fragment as a metaphor for modernity. She argues that artists’ impulse to portray the human body […]

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A huge piece of history sits right in downtown St. Louis, and even more emphasis has been placed on preserving the stories that played out at the old courthouse. Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom on the same grounds where slaves were once auctioned off on the front steps.

The employee allegedly quit when asked to take a drug-screen test and left before officers arrived.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville chapter of “I Support the Girls” has partnered with an SIUE class to sponsor a fundraiser for bras, underwear and period products. Dr. Diane Owino’s communication class created the fundraiser to assist the I Support the Girls (ISTG) organization. On March 29, 2024, they will also host a “Build-a-Bra” event at the Caseyville Township Administration Building to decorate bras for the organization. Dr. Alicia Alexander, the affiliate director for ISTG Edwardsville, explained that the organization provides help to people in the region who need these products and undergarments. “When people learn about it, they really recognize that there is a need,” she explained. “We take gently used and new bras, and people will say, ‘Who wants a used bra?’ Well, people who don’t own a bra.” Alexander pointed out that most people will change bra sizes multiple times throughout their lives and ma

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There are plenty of tablet options, but Apple’s iPad is hugely popular. So you'd better act fast if you want to score a tablet at a steep discount.

MARSHALL, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV)-- A Missouri woman faces several charges after crashing into an Illinois State Police squad car on I-70 on Friday. According to a release from ISP, a trooper was outside of their vehicle, investigating a weather-related crash near mile marker 151 just after 5:30 p.m. That's when 32-year-old Tiffany Paige Henderson failed to [...]