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Names: Left to right sitting is Marce Corbett and Sharon Rowden (deceased). Left to right standing as Ro Noll, Dee Lavic, Mary June Crowson, Mary Dixon, Jean Hauck (deceased), Joan Albers, Carolyn Dooley and Mary Lynn Rose. City: Godfrey and Alton Date met: June 1, 1954 What makes your relationship special? Friends from Marquette high school have been getting together monthly for almost 70 years! Share a memory you have made together: Picture taken on July 5, 2017. This ladies club began in 1954 when they graduated from Marquette High School. In the beginning, they alternated homes to enjoy coffee and conversation. Children were included. That lasted for a few years until there were too many children. From there they continued to meet in their homes but as a ladies’ night out and started playing cards, and sharing snacks and beverages. They would meet twice per month in those days. A few took lessons learning to play bridge, consequently teaching the rest of the

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As pioneers of heavy metal, Black Sabbath has inspired countless bands over the years. Now, the "Iron Man" outfit has inspired something a bit more unexpected. England's Birmingham Royal Ballet,…

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Couples names: Latavia Jo & Tianna City: Alton Date met or started dating: August 7, 2020 What makes your relationship special? Latavia Jo & Tianna met in August 2020 through a mutual friend and began dating on December 21, 2021. Their relationship is really special because Tianna had been single for over four years before “finding” Latavia Jo and continued to wait for her to become single. Tianna would often run into Latavia Jo downtown Alton and “knew they would one day become a couple” Share a memory you have made together: Tianna and Latavia Jo have traveled a lot together over the last year visiting Chicago, IL twice, Arkansas, Memphis Tennessee, Nashville Tennessee, Las Vegas Nevada and Tulum.

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Couples names: Dean & Carole Mann City: Carrollton Date met or started dating: May 21, 1971 Date married: November 3, 1973 What makes your relationship special? Dean and I started dating shortly after he was drafted. He was eventually deployed to Vietnam. We communicated by letters, as there were no computers or cell phones. Dean was discharged in February 1973 and we got married November 3, 1973-50 years this year! We appreciate every day together and enjoy each day together. We love to walk, bike ride, and hiking at Pere Marquette. Simple things-together! Share a memory you have made together: We have so many wonderful memories. We both love Halloween and having Halloween parties and decorating our garage for trick or treaters. Other wonderful memories are the day Dean got home from Vietnam, our wedding day, the birth of each of our 4 children, and the birth of each of our 6 grandchildren. God has truly blessed us!

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Couples names: Greg & Lauren LeClaire City: Alton Date met or started dating: October 12, 1984 Date married: October 2, 2009 What makes your relationship special? WE dated in high school. She became the Queen of Highland in 1987. I was in the Navy and asked Lauren to marry me but she refused. 24 years later we got together and have been married for 13 years. She is now an RN and I am a mechanic. She is the LOVE of my life. Share a memory you have made together: My goodness I took a hard drive down to Riverbender tech suppor and they recovered our drive. So many pictures of us back when we started out together. 8 kids but none of our own. Lauren is an amazing woman.

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Experience a beloved tradition in a brand-new space as the annual Orchid Show returns in its new home in the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center’s Emerson Conservatory.   For most

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Breathe is a collection of large-scale abstract paintings created through the unconscious combination of bold colors and free movement. Artist Lauren Younge uses acrylics to design irregular patterns that could motivate

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In October, Emerson said it sold its headquarters in Ferguson and would search for a new headquarters both within and outside of St. Louis.

During Tuesday's primary election for the City of St. Charles, voters narrowed down the two from a list of three candidates.

Voters in the city of St. Charles' mayoral primary election Tuesday chose two of three candidates, all local business owners, to advance to the general election April 4.

JERSEY COUNTY - Two Rivers Crime Stoppers posted information today in conjunction with the Jersey County Sheriff's Office and sought the whereabouts of a man wanted for a charge of delivery/possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. Jeremiah Bowman, 5-foot-7, 150 pounds, birth 02-24-89, is the person wanted. He has ties in Greene County and Calhoun County. The arrest warrant was valid as of this posting. If anyone has any information about the whereabouts of Bowman, contact the Jersey County Sheriff's Office at 1-800-300-2590.

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The Hazelwood Central High School graduate has developed a name for himself by releasing singles over the last few years. His debut album is part of a record deal with a top hit-maker.

Police officers with their guns drawn swarmed Bade Ali Jabir's apartment. They were everywhere.

In what it called a "strategic update" Tuesday after the funding deal was completed, the company said it expects to keep about 360 of its flagship Bed Bath & Beyond brand locations open, about half the number it had a year ago.

We’ve noted for a while how most of the hyperventilation about TikTok is of the manufactured moral panic variety. We’ve also noted how the folks who’ve been the loudest about TikTok’s privacy and security threats spent decades fighting against competent oversight or privacy legislation, yet now want to pretend that banning a single app somehow […]

The sale features live crawfish, live blue crab, a dozen varieties of fresh fish, shrimp, oysters, snow crab, king crab, and more.