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GRAFTON - On Oct. 11, 2023, the City of Grafton will unveil plans for their veterans memorial and museum, which Mayor Michael Morrow said will result in major growth for the region. The memorial will be located near the current Grafton Visitor Center at 950 E. Main Street, and the center itself will “be transformed into something wonderful,” Morrow explained. At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, community members are invited to a ceremony at the Visitor Center to learn about the project and view the designs. “They’re very excited and they’re also very humbled, because this will quickly take on not only national but international ,” Morrow said. “They’re also realizing that it’s going to mean growth for the region. Grafton is going to change. I briefed the Jersey County Board in Jerseyville about three weeks ago, and at the end of the briefing they said, ‘Oh my gosh, we’re going to have to build new hotels.’ Ther

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In honor of fallen Missouri firefighters, Acting Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Capitol dome to be lit in red.

Grant’s Farm invites artists to participate in its mural contest as part of the 120th anniversary celebration.

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are pushing a bill that would boost support for organic farmers amid rising demand for their products. U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Angus King of Maine in the Senate, alongside U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree of Maine and Annie Kuster of New Hampshire in the House, introduced the Organic Market Development […]

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Here's the medium-term trend in blue-collar wages:¹ Wages are up slightly over the past year but have been dead flat for all of 2023. I know I bore everyone with repetition, but this is not the sign of a tight labor market. ¹Using an estimate for September inflation.

Bruce Springsteen has announced his 2024 plans. In late September, The Boss pushed all of his remaining 2023 dates with the E Street Band to 2024 in order to give himself more time…

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St. Louis police announced this morning that they apprehended a 29-year-old suspected of robbing Pi Pizzeria earlier in the week.  According to police, around 9 p.m.

The American economy gained 336,000 jobs last month. We need 90,000 new jobs just to keep up with population growth, which means that net job growth clocked in at 246,000 jobs. The headline unemployment rate stayed the same at 3.8%. This is a nice, strong jobs report. It's not world beating, and job growth remains ...continue reading "Chart of the day: Net new jobs through September"

The Blues has signed a multiyear, naming rights deal for the Post Holdings name to don a garage entrance to Enterprise Center.

If you're out on the town this holiday season and realize you've spent a little too much on pumpkin spice cocktails and are now a bit short for your Uber Ride home, the Missouri Department of Transportation has your back. Through the wee hours of January 1, every Missourian can claim two $10 vouchers for Uber ride shares with the code SoberMO23. The code is eligible to be used from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m.

New tools can help prevent against RSV — the leading cause of hospitalization for U.S. infants — but they are difficult to get as the season begins, experts say.

Queen is taking a look at some of their favorite performance venues over the years in episode 36 of their weekly YouTube series, Queen The Greatest Live. "Iconic Venues" has guitarist Brian May and…

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GODFREY - Approximately 350 customers are out of power as of about 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, after a vehicle struck three power poles in the 7600 block of Humbert Road in Godfrey. The accident caused significant damage. Ameren Illinois workers are at the scene working on the poles and will be out there throughout most of the day. Customers should have power back by mid-afternoon. The power lines initially blocked the road in the Humbert area.

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