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ALTON - Trudy Cairns, the artist and teacher behind The Painting Bee , recently appeared on an episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com to discuss the painting kits she sells for both kids and adults, as well as an upcoming “Paint & Sip” event later this month at Grafton Winery The Vineyards. The Painting Bee’s “Paint & Sip” event at Grafton Winery The Vineyards will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. Cairns said the $43 cost of admission includes one free glass of wine and all necessary painting materials. To learn more, see the event on The Painting Bee’s Facebook page , or you can sign up directly at this link . “The views out there are beautiful, I’m looking forward to it,” Cairns said. “It’s my first event there - it’s a new venue for me, so I’m really excited.” The Painting Bee also sells painting “kits” of different sizes for kids and adults, whic

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Uber-blogger-turned-substacker Matt Yglesias was profiled in the Washington Post last week, so now everyone is talking about Matt Yglesias. What's his secret? Why is he so popular? Whatever you happen to think of the quality, wit, or erudition of Matt's writing, there's no question that one of his talents is sheer quantity. He can churn ...continue reading "Quote of the day: Putting your fingers on the keyboard"

JERSEY COUNTY - Jersey County Sheriff Nick Manns released information on Thursday that Kaila M. Vatole remains missing at this time. Manns said the Jersey County Sheriff's Office is seeking assistance in locating Vatole. "Kaila went missing on the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, from her residence located on Little Piasa Road in Dow," Sheriff Manns said. "In the past, Kaila resided in Carlinville, Alton, and Wood River, Illinois. She is a cancer survivor, and has recurring medical complications, and wears a colostomy bag." Anyone with any information about Kaila is asked to contact the Jersey County Sheriff's Office at (618) 498-6881 or stop by 114 North Washington, Jerseyville, IL., 62052, the Jersey Sheriff's headquarters. The sheriff described Kaila with the following details: 39-year-old female 5-3 tall, 111 pounds, hazel eyes, brown hair dyed blonde Multiple tattoos on neck, arms, legs, and hands Believed to be wearing black sweatpants with white lettering, a black

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WASHINGTON — Just like teens, members of Congress are setting up TikTok accounts — even as the popular app is increasingly barred from government devices and heads of federal intelligence agencies raise concerns about data collection and surveillance obtained by a Chinese-owned company.  At least 32 members of Congress — all Democrats, including U.S. Rep. […]

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The 316,541-square-foot office building in unincorporated north St. Louis County sold for $36.5 million, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

Elvira Reyes-Hernandez, who used Roundup while working on tree farms before being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2019, expected to share in the settlement.

The Eagles are extending their time on the road. The band just added another date to their Hotel California tour. The latest show is set to take place April 8 in Baltimore, Maryland, with tickets going…

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A former St. Louis County employee thought he had it made. Anthony “Tony” Weaver Sr. was, in his own words, a man "inside St. Louis County" and plotting to retire a millionaire.

BETHALTO - The Bethalto Police on Thursday announced a woman has been charged in Madison County Circuit Court with one felony count of offenses related to a motor vehicle. Rosemarie A. Baker, 26, of Cottage Hills, faces the above charge. Bethalto Police said today that at 12:06 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, a Bethalto officer observed and stopped a vehicle that was reported stolen out of Washington County, Illinois, in the driveway of 16 Ray Street, Cottage Hills, Illinois. Baker was taken into custody as the driver of the vehicle, while an unknown male passenger fled on foot. Officers from Bethalto, East Alton, Wood River, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, and the Illinois State Police responded and attempted to find the subject who fled the stolen vehicle, but were unable to locate him. At the time of the posting, Baker was being held in the Madison County Jail in lieu of a $25,000 bond, which was set by the Honorable Judge Amy Maher on the charge. It is importan

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A nationwide comparison of electric utility performance by an Illinois consumer advocacy group found that customers in states that are heavily reliant on fuel oil and natural gas, as in the Northeast and South, tend to pay more than those with larger amounts of carbon-free generation, among other findings.  The report by the Illinois-based Citizens […]

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The Teamsters declined to sell their 1.7-acre lot next to Gambrinus Hall in the Marine Villa neighborhood.

The salt runoff from years of salting the roads could be affecting the Mississippi River. Currently, chloride is a pollutant found in the river, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) states on its website that the pollutants are getting worse as the years go by, adding that salt is now part of the problem.

Though it dropped its agreement to be the only beer company allowed to show commercials during the Super Bowl, Anheuser-Busch will still have the most beer ads this year.

Nouriel Roubini is . . . not optimistic these days: What I have called megathreats others have called a “polycrisis” — which the Financial Times recently named its buzzword of the year. For her part, Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks of a “confluence of calamities”. The world economy, she ...continue reading "I would like to never hear the word “polycrisis” again"

Arnold Donald possesses two rare, equally enviable and diametrically opposed gifts. He can foresee, prepare for, and ultimately manifest an unlikely and successful future, and he can successfully navigate utterly unforeseeable crises with grace and aplomb. Someone with his pedigree…

More than 300 participating locations across Missouri, Illinois and Iowa will offer 40 cents off per gallon of fuel from 3-6 p.m. Friday.

A Belleville, Illinois, man was sentenced earlier this week to nearly six years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm.

Data brokers like Experian and Equifax pose tempting targets for malicious hackers looking to find another source for personal info they can hawk online to other malicious people. The sad thing is, no one really needs to hack their databases. They’re more than willing to just leave them exposed. In 2017, Equifax leaked personal info […]