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Letter To The Editor by Local Business Entrepreneur Jason Harrison The unfortunate truth of owning and running a business. Running a business is really hard. What they don’t tell you is that it can cause severe stress and anxiety, and drains you mentally to the point of depression in even the most laid-back people. People will talk about you, compare you to others, use you, they will view you as a service and not a person anymore. Some close to you will expect discounts and people will value you and your hard work less than a big chain store. You have to worry about if you forget to email/message someone back, are they going to think it was on purpose? Did you disappoint them? Will they hold that against you? When in reality you just can’t get to everyone’s messages and emails. Starting up and running a successful business puts incredible strain on personal lives and relationships, many of which fail because there is just often no work-life balance. You need

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ST. LOUIS – On March 2, 2022, United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk sentenced Antwan Jones to eight years in federal prison for his role in a carjacking, weapons charges and assaulting a federal officer. Jones had previously pleaded guilty in November 2021. According to the plea agreement, Jones and his co-defendant stopped their SUV next to the victim on January 15, 2020. Jones approached the victim at gunpoint and demanded her purse. The carjacking victim surrendered her purse, which contained the keys to her car. Jones and his co-defendant drove around the area and used the victim’s key fob to locate her Mercedes Benz. Once they found the car parked nearby, they used the victim’s keys to drive her car away. Later that night, police tracked the victim’s phone to East St. Louis, Illinois. There, police discovered the SUV originally used by Jones parked in the 1800 block of Boismenue Avenue with the victim’s purse still inside. According

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Thursday, March 3, 2022, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued warrants on suspect Devon Gibson, 28 years of age, of the 6800 block of Georgeland in St. Louis, Missouri 63134, for one count of Murder First Degree, three counts of Armed Criminal Action, one count of Assault 1 st , one count of Unlawful Use of a Weapon and one count of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. A mugshot of Gibson is attached. Gibson is being held on a $750,000 cash only, no 10%, bond. Please note, charges are merely an accusation and Defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. The probable cause statement for Gibson reads: On February 25, 2022, the Defendant arrived at the Liquor Doctor in a 2019 Nissan Altima and pulled alongside the Victim’s vehicle in the parking lot. The Defendant, utilizing a .40 caliber handgun, shot from his vehicle into the Victim’s vehicle striking both occupants, killing Victim and causing

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The St. Louis Blues made the announcement on Friday.

Executive Order Returns Schools to Normal Operating Procedures for Infectious Diseases CHICAGO– With Illinois continuing to see vast improvement in recent weeks of COVID-19 hospitalizations and transmission, today Governor Pritzker released an updated executive order lifting the school exclusion requirements, shifting schools back to the ordinary processes for handling infectious diseases. The executive order was initially put in place to standardize CDC requirements for schools and alleviate the burden on overwhelmed local health departments from having to provide individualized recommendations. Now that the COVID-19 surge has subsided, schools and local health departments can return to exercising their longstanding authority to address infectious disease cases among students and staff. The CDC and IDPH continue to strongly recommend that students, teachers, and staff stay home when they have a confirmed case of COVID-19 or have signs of any infectious illness, including

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The tattoo policy developed by the police chief sets his department apart from others.

The group will visit Poland, the country that has taken in the most Ukrainian refugees

The lottery ticket was a "Rose Gold" ticket, which is a $10 game that began in August.

A Kansas City area carrier admitted to stealing almost 100 cards worth thousands of dollars.

Gerald Fitzgerald Hunter led a conspiracy that brought fentanyl to St. Louis from California.

ALTON - A motorist knocked down a telephone pole around 3 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Brown and Milton in Alton. The Alton Fire Department said the woman declined any medical treatment at the scene and was not transported to a local hospital. Alton Police is investigating the crash and there were no other details available. The vehicle encountered significant damage in the crash.

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Thanks to the one-two punch of the infrastructure bill and COVID relief, there’s more money sloshing around in the U.S. broadband ecosystem than perhaps any time in history. $46 billion (with a b) is slated to be distributed by the government over the next year, much of it overseen by the National Telecommunications and Information […]

Police said they don't know if the man was lying or standing in the road, or the exact location where he was initially struck.

Can the region prepare now for the next giant earthquake?

Maria Ellis has her choir students rehearsing some 90s classics, like “No Diggity,” for their upcoming Black History Month performance. And, she hopes to take them to Carnegie Hall to perform next year.

At exactly 2 p.m. around the world on March 13, theater lovers will take part in a production of “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit.” St. Lou Fringe Festival President Matthew Kerns explains why — and what makes the play so unique.

Is your company involved in Supply Chain and Logistics? Do your front-line employees need training for advancement? Madison County Employment and Training and St. Clair Intergovernmental Grants have received a federal grant to train local employees at no cost in a 9 county region starting March 18, 2022. Additional sessions will start every 2 weeks thereafter. The training will be […]

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At 92, Shirley Norris manages projects worth millions of dollars at the Missouri Department of Transportation. Norris shares her secrets of longevity and tells tales from her nearly half-century of work for the agency.