GODFREY - Godfrey Fire Protection District personnel responded to a report of a vehicle overturned off Clifton Terrace Road in Godfrey at 6:36 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Thankfully, the person involved in the crash was not seriously injured, Godfrey Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Thomas Wills said. The road was closed down for a brief period until a tow truck came and recovered the vehicle, the assistant chief said. He said there have been multiple crashes in the area and he advised that anyone driving in the area slow down to the speed limit of 35 mph to be safe.
EDWARDSVILLE - Many parents spoke about bullying at the recent Edwardsville Community Unit School District #11 Board of Education meeting. On Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, a total of ten parents addressed the Board during the public comments portion of their regular meeting. Several of these parents shared accounts of bullying and discrimination in the school district, while one parent spoke about the district’s response to her son’s passing, which she said was mishandled. Jamie Miller was the first speaker of the evening. She shared that her son, Gavin Miller, passed away on Oct. 6, 2023. ECUSD11 sent a letter to district parents in which they did not identify Gavin, citing the family’s privacy. The district offered support to grieving students and expressed “great sadness” for Gavin’s passing. “The problem was, nobody from the district leadership or anything decided to contact our family and what we wanted,” Miller said. “My
James Harnden has been a longtime activist for cannabis legalization, ever since he got slapped with a low-level felony possession charge for having an ounce of weed. The 56-year old Rockford, Illinois, resident says that charge has cost him job opportunities for 30 years. Earlier this year, he saw an advertisement in the Craigslist “gigs” section posted by a Michigan cannabis real estate group called Canna Zoned MLS.
Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael […]
Now that growth is saturated in the streaming sector, companies are increasingly behaving like the cable TV giants they once disrupted in a bid to deliver Wall Street improved quarterly returns at any cost. Even if it means annoying consumers and damaging the company’s long-term brand. Netflix now wants to harass you for doing something […]
U.S. Steel Corp. CEO David Burritt said in a statement late Thursday with the Pittsburgh manufacturer’s earnings that its review of strategic alternatives launched in August is continuing.
The St. Louis Blues have made investments to grow women's hockey in St. Louis. That has included launching new programs, bringing events here and support initiatives by others locally. The efforts come as new North American women's hockey league launches with hopes of raising the profile of the sport.
NOEL, Mo. — On a Sunday afternoon in rural southwest Missouri, dozens of friends and family gather at a modest one-story home to sing and celebrate in the language of their homeland, more than 8,000 miles away. Some arrive from church, crowding into a living room to celebrate two brothers — one turning 7 and […]
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