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NGRREC Awarded American Water Charitable Foundation 2023 Water And Environment Grant

2 years 8 months ago
EAST ALTON - NGRREC announced this week that it is the recipient of an American Water Charitable Foundation 2023 Water and Environment grant, focused on the expansion of the Water Festival experience to the Chicago and Bellville service areas. “The generous support provided by the American Water Keep Communities Flowing grant enables NGRREC to expand the Water Festival across Illinois,” said Jennifer Mandeville, interim director of education at NGRREC. “This expansion will provide free water and environmental education programs and educator professional development to communities in nine new counties. NGRREC will serve as a resource center to the new communities and provide training, manuals, and serve as consultants to support the establishment of Water Festival in other parts of the state.” The grant is part of the American Water Charitable Foundation’s Keep Communities Flowing Grant program. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization established b

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Chaos at St. Louis City Justice Center Draws Legal Concerns

2 years 8 months ago
Well after a SWAT team put an end to the hostage situation at the St. Louis City Justice Center Tuesday morning, chaos continued to reign at the jail for days, according to multiple attorneys with clients in the facility.   Attorneys speak of detainees not being adequately fed or clothed, being housed in an area that is supposed to be a temporary transfer point, and being denied access to legal counsel.
Ryan Krull

This $5M Missouri log cabin takes glamping to a new level

2 years 8 months ago
This house in Defiance, Missouri, takes the idea of "glamping" to a whole new level. Log houses might make you think of "Little House on the Prairie," but this remodeled "log" cabin changes what it means to live on the prairie for $5 million.
Liz Dowell

Javapalooza Celebrates the Metro East Coffee Scene All September

2 years 8 months ago
When you think about the greater St. Louis area food and drink, gooey butter cake, t-ravs, sweet wine and lot of craft beer probably come to mind, not artisanal coffee roasters. But really, with java giants Kaldi's, Goshen and Blueprint in town, you should be thinking bean. Our near neighbors in southwest Illinois, on the other hand, are ahead of the game in this respect.
Jessica Rogen