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GLEN CARBON – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) is proud to announce that Adriyanna Gutierrez of Lenzburg, Illinois has been awarded the Girl Scout Medal of Honor – a lifesaving award she received for demonstrating heroism in saving another’s life. October 14, 2022 was supposed to be a typical day. After school, Adriyanna came home to help care for her little brother while her mother was at work. She took him into a bedroom so he could sit on the bed and watch a television program. Noticing the adjacent room appeared foggy, Adriyanna went back into the bedroom to check on her brother. The bedroom had become foggy as well, and Adriyanna knew she needed to determine the cause. She first opened windows and doors to air out the space. As she explored the cause, she discovered smoke behind the bed and noticed a light. At that moment, Adriyanna realized she was battling a fire and sprung into action. Adriyanna called her cousin into the room to help her get

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Two people were injured in a house fire Sunday morning in south St. Louis. One victim remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

8 am to 5 pm Saturday, May 6th Franklin County Master Gardeners Plant Sale at J.C. Penny Parking Lot, Washington MO 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Saturday, May 6th Webster Groves Women’s Garden Association Plant Sale at First Congregational Church 9 am to 1 pm Saturday, May 6th Wildflower Market @ Shaw Nature Reserve. $5 9 am to 2 … Continue reading STL Region Plant Sales: May 6-7 →

Transgender and non-binary Missourians are turning to do-it-yourself treatments as Republicans across the nation move to restrict gender-affirming health care.

Inspired by her dad's caregivers, Annie Tietjens is now working as a nurse in BJC's Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.

After supply chain issues pushed used car prices up drastically in 2021 and 2022, they have finally begun to dip. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index—the most common measure for inflation—the price of used cars and trucks dropped a national average of 13.6% from February 2022 to February 2023.Stacker used data [...]

It would be only the latest wrinkle in a case that has captivated the region in recent weeks.

CEO Tony Thompson explains how Kwame Building Group is changing the face of St. Louis and becoming a model for developing a diverse workforce..

What could be more Missourian than going to a cave to drink wine? Ste. Genevieve's Cave Vineyard is a place to go.

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — The search for a Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard stretched into a second day Sunday, with authorities saying the man could be anywhere by now. Francisco Oropeza, 38, fled after the shooting Friday night that left five [...]

I’ve driven over to Eckert’s Family Farms in Bellville, IL, during their PYO time of the year. (That’s Pick Your Own.)  I’ve been for apple pickin’, peach pickin’, pumpkin pickin’, and, most recently, their asparagus wingding. This weekend (April 29 & 30) the Eckerts opened their fields from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for those... 

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