These days Kylee Sunderlin is often the first person people will talk to about needing or wanting to terminate a pregnancy, even though she’s not a nurse or doctor or a loved one. She’s a lawyer. This is Sunderlin’s third year overseeing a national hotline dedicated to helping people navigate legal questions around abortion in […]
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Community Foundation has appointed Kristopher Lakin as its newest board director. Lakin is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at Sangita Capital Partners, a Clayton, Missouri-based private equity firm with holdings that span four continents in a myriad of sectors, including technology, healthcare, cannabis, real estate, infrastructure, and media. “Change emanates from the grassroots, which was the founding impetus of ECF more than 25 years ago and remains its bailiwick today,” Lakin said. “As Dr. King famously said, ‘Everybody can be great because everybody can serve,’ a principle that shines brightly throughout ECF’s entire organization.” “We are pleased to have Kris join the board and lend his expertise in strategy and relationship building to add value to our organization,” said Caryn Mefford, ECF Board Chair. Prior to Sangita, Kris worked for nearly a decade with Edwardsville-based Eudora Global
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) honored Lewis & Clark Community College Board of Trustees Chairperson Julie Johnson and Desirée Bennyhoff, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce at the Emerging Women Leaders brunch held at the State Capitol in Springfield on Tuesday. The event honored the contributions of emerging female leaders from throughout the state. “Julie Johnson and Desirée Bennyhoff are two local leaders making a positive impact in our communities,” said Rep. Amy Elik. “Julie is strengthening our community college system to better prepare students for today’s workforce, and Desirée is committed to helping our region’s economy grow and prosper. It brings me joy to witness their success as two emerging leaders in the Metro East.” Julie Johnson serves as Chairperson of the Lewis & Clark Community College Board of Trustees and is a retired CPA.
ALTON - Steve Honaker, owner and founder of Steve’s Service, is getting ready to retire and close his auto repair shop on April 28 after 27 years in business. He says multiple generations of loyal customers have kept him in business for so long in the Alton community. “ to take care of the customers as best as I could, treat everybody fair and honest, and that’s how I stayed in business,” Honaker said. Honaker bought the business from Jack Keller in 1996 after working for Keller since 1983. He said it was officially time for him to retire now that he has multiple fourth-generation customers. “I told my wife that when I got fourth-generation customers, I was going to retire - and right now, I’ve got two fourth-generation customers,” he said. “The younger ones are 16-17 years old and I actually worked on their great-grandparents’ cars when I was at Jack Keller’s.” He said the response from the community has been
The county has seen a 300% rise in police chases this year. Police leaders say the increase is an effect of saturating certain areas with more officers.
From KMOV: A controversial and expansive mixed-use development project next to Creve Coeur Lake is currently being considered by the Army Corps of Engineers. The project includes nearly 800 apartment units near the northwest corner of the lake that is partially within a floodplain, which means a 1% annual chance of flooding. “There could be […]
From St. Louis Public Radio: The Missouri House gave first-round approval Tuesday to an $860 million plan to widen parts of Interstate 70 while a Senate proposal would spend nearly $3 billion to expand the entire road. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Lincoln Hough presented the much larger road improvement plan Tuesday. “The intent is to […]
A famous Eddie Van Halen guitar has sold for big bucks at auction. The custom-made Kramer electric guitar the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist played in the video for the band’s hit “Hot…
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis County’s ongoing budget woes have caused it to cancel nearly $27 million worth of road projects planned for the next five years. County Executive Sam Page, at a news conference Wednesday, highlighted six major projects now underway or slated to start. But he also warned residents that the county […]
Nikki Budzinski, who represents part of the Metro East, got EPA boss to commit to naming special coordinator to look at longstanding sewage, flooding problems.
Police on Thursday identified a woman killed one day earlier after police said she fled a traffic stop, ran a red light and collided with a semi-truck just off Interstate 70 on Adelaide Avenue, police said.
From KSDK: On Tuesday, the St. Charles County Highway Department released a series of road construction projects slated to start soon that would improve nearby road conditions. According to a press release from Mary Enger, communications director with St. Charles County, the projects will improve “traffic flow, reduce congestion, and safety at two-high volume intersections.” […]
The Grateful Dead are the latest artists to join TikTok. On Thursday, 4/20 by the way, the band launched their official account with a post featuring archival Dead-related footage soundtracked to a…
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