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Walmart Super-Center, City Of Wood River Celebrate 35th Anniversary With Grand Re-Opening

2 years 6 months ago
WOOD RIVER - The Wood River Walmart Supercenter Store at 610 Wesley Drive in Wood River celebrated its 35th anniversary in style this year with a process to remodel the store. On Friday morning, the City of Wood River and Walmart celebrated their grand reopening. On Friday, Walmart also donated several thousand dollars to a local charity, Wood River Mayor Tom Stalcup said. Store Manager Glenn Masterson and Mayor Stalcup delivered remarks during the event. Masterson spoke of a meeting with Walmart founder Sam Walton and how Walton inspired him to want to be a manager for the company. Apparently, Sam Walton picked Masterson up one time for about an hour’s long airport ride and he said after he left the car with the Walmart legend, he was sold on a future with the company. Masterson has been the general manager of the Wood River Walmart Super-Center for 25 years. Mayor Stalcup said Walmart has been their largest retail partner for 35 years and thanked them for their contributions

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'An inadvertent nondisclosure': St. Louis circuit attorney responds to allegation of withholding evidence in Lamar Johnson case

2 years 6 months ago
Updated with information from Friday's hearing. St. Louis Circuit Judge David Mason will not sanction St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s Office for failing to disclose evidence in the Lamar Johnson case to the Missouri attorney general. But that evidence can be allowed into a hearing to decide whether to overturn Johnson’s murder conviction as long as the attorney general lays a solid enough foundation to do so. Mason issued the order Friday after a flurry of court filings landed on…
Christine Byers, KSDK

Attorney General Raoul: Edwardsville Woman Sentenced For Forging Restitution Check

2 years 6 months ago
CHICAGO – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced an Edwardsville woman - 47-year-old Silk Lumpins - prosecuted by his office was sentenced to three years in prison after violating her probation by committing forgery. Lumpkins pleaded guilty in July to Class 3 felony state benefits fraud for allegedly omitting income and asset information on her application for the Chicago Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program. Attorney General Raoul alleges that Lumpkins, formerly of Chicago, fraudulently obtained more than $100,000 in benefits from the CHA. She was placed on probation and ordered to pay $105,762 in restitution to the CHA, with $20,000 of that due the day she entered her plea. Raoul said in Cook County Circuit Court this week, Lumpkins admitted to violating her probation by forging the cashier’s check she used to pay the $20,000 in restitution. “The Housing Choice Voucher Program provides important housing benefits to residents in need,

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World Cup soccer matches Saturday on FOX 2

2 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - FIFA World Cup soccer can be seen on FOX 2 Saturday starting at 8 a.m. with Morocco vs Portugal.  Then at 1 p.m. FIFA World Cup Soccer continues with England vs. France. See our full program schedule here.
Joe Millitzer

Friday Cat Blogging – 9 December 2022

2 years 6 months ago
This is Charlie hiding behind the drapes in my study. He doesn't do this a lot anymore, but that's mainly because I don't close the drapes very much this time of year. As always, Charlie has to adapt to the weird habits of his humans.
Kevin Drum

The Biden Paradox

2 years 6 months ago
Today on TAP: He deserves our thanks, but 2024 could be trouble.
Robert Kuttner

The US Finally Has A Chance For A Federal Privacy Law. It Should Take It

2 years 6 months ago
Strong privacy rights are a crucial first step to a healthy and productive online ecosystem. The European Union figured this out years ago, enacting the General Data Protection Regulation. In contrast, the U.S., the land of tech innovation, is tripping over its own feet at the finish line and hoping nobody notices we’ll be without […]
Mike Masnick