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BELLEVILLE - The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows is preparing for its 80th Annual Healing and Hope Novena happening July 28 through August 5. A lot of people agree that healing and hope are exactly what they’re looking for right now. “The shrine has an overarching sort of mission statement: It’s a place of healing and hope. Those are two things that people constantly need,” said Reverend Father Salvador Gonzalez, OMI. “While it is a Catholic Mass and it is a Catholic prayer, it’s open to everyone. Everyone’s welcome to come, especially if they’re dealing with one of these issues that we are praying for that night.” Gonzalez, known affectionately as Father Sal to his congregation, explained that the novena is nine nights of prayer. Each night has an intention, and the prayers will be led by local preachers and accompanied by area choirs. After the Mass, they honor a tradition from the first novena: an outdoor candlelight

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SOUTH ROXANA - Officer Bryce Dell, South Roxana Police Chief Bob Coles and Mayor T.J. Callahan exemplified community dedication in a Friday evening rescue operation. In the event that encapsulates the spirit of a close-knit community and dedication to public service, a regular Friday evening turned into an unexpected community service call when a concerned citizen reported a potentially hazardous situation involving a tree limb precariously hanging over the roadway. The incident occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday in South Roxana, emphasizing that the duty to serve and protect extends well beyond regular business hours. Officer Dell was alerted to the problem by a resident. Officer Dell notified Chief Bob Coles about the issuer. Recognizing the safety risk, Chief Coles brought the situation to the attention of Mayor Callahan, who recently took office. Mayor Callahan told me he would be there to help me whenever needed. "To the surprise of some, Mayor Callahan agreed to get

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This week, both our winners on the insightful side are responses to tiresome comments from some… prolific commenters. In first place, it’s Rocky tackling some platform/publisher nonsense: “Fox News and the NY Post are publishers, not platforms. We don’t care to control what they publish.” The 1A doesn’t care if a private company is a […]

Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) from birth, her life was predicted to be short-lived, but Schwegel had other plans.

Springfield-based Life360’s nonprofit arm, Missouri’s largest USDA meal program provider during the pandemic, used government money to pay six-figure salaries, reimburse church expenses.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 17, 2023 – Cava Foods, Inc., a subsidiary of Cava Group, Inc. in Washington D.C., is issuing a voluntary recall of one lot of its packaged CAVA Spicy Hummus due to the potential for the product to contain undeclared sesame, which is a food allergen. People who are allergic to sesame run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product. The single affected product lot was distributed to retailers including Whole Foods Market, Giant Foods, MOM’s Organic Market, and regional independent retailers. CAVA’s packaged Spicy Hummus is sold nationwide. CAVA voluntarily initiated the recall after a single retail store notified the company that packaging lids for CAVA Spicy Labneh (which do not declare sesame as an ingredient) were applied to containers of Spicy Hummus, which contains sesame, a common allergen. The wrong lid was applied to a limited number of Spicy Hummus containers by a third-party

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A south St. Louis 'Dollar Tree' employee was robbed for the business's bank deposit Saturday evening.

It’s once again time for our monthly Meetup! This month we are happy to announce that Meetup will occur on … MoreMeetup At Babe’s Tavern

Doug Dick is stepping down from the LPNA Board after over 30 years!  It has been our good fortune to … MoreThank You Doug Dick!

The boy was walking down the street in the Greater Ville neighborhood when he heard gunshots.