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Bethalto Homecoming Promises Fun for Labor Day Weekend

2 years 8 months ago
BETHALTO - Four days of fun are in store at the Bethalto Homecoming next weekend. From Sept. 1–4, families can enjoy carnival rides, games, live music and plenty of food and craft vendors at 213 N Prairie Street in Bethalto. Proceeds will go to the Bethalto Fire Department, who also organized the event. “We do take great pride in being able to provide something for the community where it’s safe to bring your family and just have a good time,” Chief Brian Buhs said. Buhs added that there will be a few new carnival rides this year. The Bethalto Homecoming kicks off at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1; this is a “two-for-one night,” so two people can ride the carnival rides for the price of one. The carnival opens again at 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and it will run from noon to 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4. Monday is “family bargain day,” so every ride costs one ticket. The Steve Ewing Band is set to play on Friday, followed by Infringement

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How Zach Post Makes an Art of Breeding Cannabis

2 years 8 months ago
On a recent Saturday at George Washington Carver Farms, a room full of teenagers have a lot of questions.  About 10 had gathered at the nonprofit’s location in north St. Louis’ Fairgrounds neighborhood to learn about the cannabis industry.
Monica Obradovic

Single Mom Was Stabbed to Death at St. Louis Gas Station

2 years 8 months ago
Family members say the woman who was stabbed to death at a gas station in St. Louis last week was the single mother of an 8-year-old son. Natalie Stepney, 33, has been identified by law enforcement as the victim in a violent interaction at the Gas Mart at Delmar and Goodfellow boulevards last Monday.  A police incident summary says that officers arrived on the scene to find Stepney "unresponsive" and "suffering from multiple stab wounds." Booker T. Boyd, 52, has been charged in her death.
Sarah Fenske