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It’s difficult to overstate the impact of the past several years.

"If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from Jan. 6 fairly. We will treat them fairly," Trump said.

Burns’ Night: An Excuse to Be Scottish In the spirit of full disclosure, my maternal grandmother was a lassie of the Armstrong clan. But those who have even a wee bit of Scottish blood a-flowin’ in their veins know that this week, (actually January 25), was Robert Burns’ birthday. And what better way to celebrate... 

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$500 eyebrow shading, $250 eyelash extensions catch on in St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS - Snow has been a no-show for much of this winter – until now. A Winter Storm Watch covers the entire area for late Tuesday night through Thursday. The storm is expected to bring significant snow, sleet and freezing rain across the region with impacts on travel and daily activities. Confidence in a [...]

Initial plans call for building a 105,000-square-foot recreational sports center almost entirely in a south St. Louis County floodplain.

Area health care systems ask office staff to help front-line workers help get them through the latest COVID-19 surge.

St. Louis Public Library is partnering with the St. Louis Department of Health to host two free vaccination clinics at area libraries. They will provide free Pfizer vaccines for first, second and booster doses for those 12 and older. No appointments are necessary and walk-in are welcome. The first clinic will be at Carpenter Library, at [...]

The nonprofit hopes to raise $1.5M to acquire about 20 units of transitional and affordable housing units in St. Charles County as well as Lincoln and Warren counties.

Missouri’s contested U.S. Senate race raises awkward conundrum: Are Missourians really polarized or just the people doing the talking?

SCHAUMBURG – A legislative and congressional candidate from Illinois has withdrawn a candidacy scheduled for a partisan primary in late June. On Wednesday afternoon, roughly a fortnight since candidate petitioning in Illinois began, and after several bitterly cold days typical of January in the state, W. Thomas Olson began experiencing “symptoms consistent with a corona virus,” the candidate admitted, “and presently feel very sick.” The candidate, who has appropriated to himself a moniker of “renegade,” now and then speaks of a sickened body politic, but is affected no more by such corollaries. A quote summarizes the candidate’s views, yet a disinterest in its associations beyond summarily dismissing them is discernible: “Renegade pop stars who spend lifetimes absorbed in themselves, renegade Harvard law grads who stand for the US senate or President, renegade political appointees who anonymously publish essays critical of others.

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EDWARDSVILLE The Edwardsville Community Foundation is pleased to announce the Raymond & Lucia Weber Scholarship. This $1,500 award will go to a graduating senior at Edwardsville High School who will continue their education in the field of special education or the field of medicine with the plan of becoming either a special education teacher or a physician, a registered nurse, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. “As graduates of the EHS Class of 1968, thankful for having received an excellent high school education preparing us for eventual careers in Special Education and Medicine, we hope to pay it forward by establishing this Scholarship Fund for future EHS graduates,” Raymond and Lucia Weber, fund sponsors said. “We are pleased to offer this new award for graduating seniors at Edwardsville High School and appreciate all of our scholarship fund sponsors whose generosity allowed for $86,500 in scholarship awards in 2021,” Pam Farrar, ECF Executive Director

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BRIGHTON - Southwestern High School announced their 2022 Illinois State Scholars list today. The students are as follows (left to right): Alexandria Goss, Kayla LeMarr, AmyDee Bachman, Emily Lowis, Ashton Seniker, Whitney Keith, Laina Wilderman, Megan Webb, and Kayla Rudolph.

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EAST ALTON - Jared Brynildsen, co-owner of Germania Brew Haus with his wife Carolyn, recently announced the opening of Germania’s new location in East Alton will be slightly delayed. The East Gate Plaza location - Germania’s third overall - was originally scheduled to open in mid-to-late January. Citing a recent omicron outbreak, Brynildsen said there have been some delays with setting up equipment and getting the electricity connected. Brynildsen said the East Alton location should be ready for a “soft opening” by February 7. As part of the soft opening, this location in East Gate Plaza will start as a drive-thru only, Brynildsen said. However, he said they plan to add an outdoor area similar to a greenhouse by mid-spring. For more updates from Germania Brew Haus, visit their Facebook page or germaniabrewhaus.com .

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SPRINGFIELD –The Illinois State Police (ISP) has unveiled an interactive Statewide Expressway Shooting (SES) dashboard which contains current and historical data regarding reported expressway shooting incidents on all expressways in Illinois. The ISP created this tool to provide not only data but also as context to expressway shootings reported in Illinois. One of the main goals of the SES dashboard is to be timely and transparent by displaying the latest reported expressway shooting information. The (SES) dashboard will display specific data relating to each reported expressway shooting located throughout the state. The SES dashboard displays the number of reported expressway shootings from 2019 through 2022 (YTD). The Current YTD number of reported expressway shootings are also compared to the previous YTD number of reported expressway shootings. The SES dashboard will also include information concerning the location, date and time, specific Illinois Highway System

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SPRINGFIELD – Young hunters between the ages of 10 and 17 can apply now for the Youth Wingshooting Clinic and Illinois Youth Pheasant Hunt scheduled for Saturday, March 19 at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Randolph County. Young hunters will participate in a wingshooting clinic during the morning with instruction from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and National Sporting Clays Association certified wingshooting instructors. Young hunters will practice safe shotgun handling and operation while advancing their wingshooting skills during the clinic. Following the morning clinic and lunch, a pheasant hunt will take place during the afternoon. Young hunters must have successfully completed an approved Hunter Safety Course and have a valid hunting license to participate. Co-sponsors assist the IDNR and the World Shooting and Recreational Complex with the clinic and hunt by providing funding for the clay targets, target and field shot shells, and lunch for

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KEWANEE - For many years, it has been known that adults over the age of 65 are most at risk for heart disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on average, U.S. adults have hearts that perform at a level about seven years older than they should. Because of this, the prevalence of heart issues in young people is increasing. In fact, according to the Cardio Metabolic Institute, one in five heart attacks occur in adults younger than 40 years of age. Dr. Christopher Powers, an OSF HealthCare cardiovascular disease specialist, says that being proactive early in life is crucial to keeping your heart healthy for years to come. One piece of advice includes aiming to eliminate the overconsumption of energy drinks. “Some people feel very attached to these kind of psychological addictions to the sports drinks. And it’s like anything else – if you overdo it, then most definitely we will see primarily the issue of blood pressure elevation. Most

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OTTOWA - For the past two years, people have found a number of ways to cope with the stress that comes with living through a pandemic, and that includes alcohol use. A recent online survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Alkermes, Inc., discovered that 17 % of respondents over the age of 21 revealed drinking patterns that met the criteria for heavy drinking, which was defined as having two heavy drinking days in one week at least twice in the previous 30 days. In another poll conducted by Ria Health, an online alcohol addiction treatment program, found that drinking among women – especially younger women – has drastically increased during the pandemic due to a variety of reasons including isolation, work-related stress and parenting. Loni Nolte is a behavioral health provider for OSF HealthCare. She says these problems are common among some of the clients she works with on a regular basis. “More often than not a woman gets very quiet when she’s

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